Sunday, January 30, 2005

What Do I Do When Fox Calls

My wife asked me today what I am planning to do when FoxNews calls me and asks me to come to New York to work for them. Well, I said, "I can work from home."

Of course, they won't call because I'm a bit more conservative than most. And of course they won't call because I'm a bit more full of myself than most, and of course, they won't call because I unwilling to sit passively while the "personalities" of 60 Minutes berate a sitting President because he is a bigger media draw than they may be.

To be honest, I could not work for any news outlet. I'd get sick to my stomach every time I heard some report walking toward the camera talking about some lame made up story they are trying to sell to the producers by highlighting the worst of America. I'm sick of ambush journalism and pornographic journalism. You cannot call a TV reporter a journalist any more than you can call Larry King a journalist. Larry and most reporter I see these days inject their personal philosophy into their stories such that you can't tell the two apart. Makes me sick.

My wife used to ask why I could not watch an Anaheim Duck home game on TV. Well, it's simple, their TV announcers are "homies" BIG TIME. They call the game as if the Ducks can do no wrong. They need to learn from some of the better sports announcers that call it the way it is as opposed to the way they want it. Larry King and 60 Minutes need to do the same thing. They are "homies" for the Liberal Left, for Hillary and Bill Clinton, for the Democratic Party, for the Socialist Nations and sometimes even for communist nations. Homies make me sick.

3 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

As I sit reading your various comments on all these important issues that effect you and your family, (including Battlestar Galactica)I become fightened at how alike we are!!! I have so enjoyed your rantings and would consider you a breath of fresh air if you took Dan Rathers spot on the CBS (Consistently Bad S#$@) Evening News on the occassion of his retirement instead of Bob Schieffer. I would definitely keep your day job though as I am sure that Fox News would not want any competition for Bill O'Reily!!! Hope all is well!!!

Your little brother,
John

9:21 PM  
Blogger Utah Chris said...

Whoa.....

What a pleasant surprise! To think I've become a celebrity with my own family members... how rich life can be. Feel free to contribute as often as you like, I welcome the constructive feedback and to know the Barstow Unified School District taught us equally bad grammar. I'm somewhat embarrassed to know sometimes I have to look up words to spell them correctly.... but alas.... I'm not too stodgy to share my political commentary with those around me even when it includes bad grammar.

By the way, I'm glad you are back. I'd love to hear about some of the places you've visited when time allows. Hey.... can you come to Utah for your Birthday? I can take you skiing (I'm not sure if you ski or not.... I don't recall you ever going). Anyway, I can buy you a great dinner at Snowbird.

Utah Chris

9:58 AM  
Blogger Utah Chris said...

Hey.... Dad called today and wanted to bring me up to speed on the happenings around the house. Call me some time and we can talk.

8:56 PM  

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