Posted on 02/18/2006 6:40:24 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
by Mark Finkelstein
February 18, 2006
Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, Neal Gabler's gotta take outlandish swipes at the Bush administration on Fox Media Watch. And, perhaps in a form of childish defiance, Gabler also has a penchant for biting the Fox hand that feeds him.
On tonight's episode, Gabler:
Claimed that Vice-President Cheney "doesn't believe in a free press."
Described the shooting accident as "idiocy" on the VP's part.
Accused Brit Hume of not asking the 'major question' in his interview of Cheney [having to do with the timing of notification].
Seconded the notion that the shooting might have been a 'conspiracy' and 'good PR' for purposes distracting attention from the latest Abu Ghraib photo release and other administration problems. Cal Thomas had floated the notion as a joke, but Gabler seemed to pick up on it seriously.'
Mocked Fox's objectivity, saying "when the Vice-President shoots somebody in the face, it's big news. I don't care where you live, even on Fox News, it's a big story."
Alright Neal, you've met your quota for the night. See you next week.
Fox Media Watch/NewsBusters ping to Today Show ping list.
Saw it ... what a paranoid blowhard!
Free press= We must know everything about everybody at all times.
Stupid idjit.
Yeah, Neal, Cheny's hunting accident is feeding-frenzy material. But when a sitting Democrat President is credibly accused of rape the media can sit on it silently for months and months.
I have already sent my e-mail to the show! Neal made a huge faux paux... he opined that this administartion treats the media as if they're in left field. BINGO, Neal. They are in LEFT field.
I looooooathe that guy. What a smug piece of...work.
They just won't let it go, will they?
What a perfect description of Gabler. He comes off like an also-ran who can't believe he isn't recognized as a great movie critic, so he tried "social criticism" or whatever, and now he's flopping THAT.
He has never said a memorable, original thing, on any subject, ever.
There's one thing about the story and idocy that I'll agree with and that is Gabler. He needs a lot of help.
did he mention anything about the Barrett Report being scuddled by the rats???
Gabler and me should go hunting together...
Neal Gabler: It's not Cheney who doesn't believe in a free press but rather Bill Clinton.
Former US president Bill Clinton on Friday condemned the publication of Prophet Muhammad’s caricatures by European newspapers and urged countries concerned to convict the publishers.
http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1580801/posts
So Clinton neither believes in freedom of speech or, apparently, having a little thing like a trial before actually convicting someone.
I saw this tonight and I wished for "feel-a-vision". I wished I could reach through the screen and slap his silly bearded face. What a weenie! I'll bet he has never even touched a shotgun much less hunted with one.
I'd add that, in the talking-head corollary to Gresham's Law, Gabler's bad punditry drives good punditry out of circulation, as he regularly seems to get more than his fair share of air time.
LOL I've felt that way about him myself.
How DO these untalented useless wussie skanks get jobs on TV and how do they stay there?
I think they're all secret sons and jobless nephews of TV corporate bigwigs. There's no other reason.
Leni
This isn't the first time Gabler's taken shots at Fox News, having famously called O'Reilly, Hannity and Gibson "demagogues."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1533543/posts
I turned it off when I saw it coming on. I can only guess that show is FNC's tip of the hat to the Old Media?
I saw that and thought he might get fired. Wishful thinking I guess.
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