Imagine... two whole hours of "Lalala, can't hear you, lalala"

[ck4829]

Thursday, following the January 6 Committee’s hearing, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert went live. Colbert reacted to the most talked about moments from the two-hour broadcast, and skewered both Republicans and Fox News in the process.

“Republicans tried to claim that tonight was going to be a nothing burger,” Colbert said, near the top of his opening monologue. “They were wrong. It was a juicy double cheeseburger, stuffed with a burger, between two buns made of burger, smothered in a zesty burger sauce.”

Fox News opted not to air the hearing, which was broadcast live on ABC, NBC, CBS, and most cable news stations. Instead, they ran their two premiere evening programs, Tucker Carlson Tonight and Hannity. But Colbert found it particularly odd that neither show cut away to commercials.

“Do you understand what that means?” he asked the audience. “Fox News is willing to lose money to keep their viewers from flipping over and accidentally learning information… I'm really not surprised — that's the first rule of any cult: never leave the compound.”

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/stephen-colbert-claims-fox-news-went-ad-free-to-keep-viewers-from-accidentally-learning-information-065851604.html

"Who wants puppies?! Cookies?! Look, a squirrel!"

[madaboutharry]

1. Fox News keeping a grip on the cult.

It Is very sick.

[Kid Berwyn]

2. That is a Somethingburger

They really are obvious.

[mnmoderatedem]

3. there need to be a "fingers in the ears" emoji.

[FakeNoose]

14. One of my favorite gifs

But sadly, I've seen no emoji of this.

[2naSalit]

4. So this also...

Gives weight to my suspicion that they use visual, and probably audio, subliminal messaging to keep the viewers hypnotized. If they aren't breaking for ads, there is some streaming subliminal thing they use to keep the viewers from looking away.

That's what I think they've been doing for a long time and why their cult followers are like zombies.

[ck4829]

6. They use conditioning for sure

I've heard that Tucker takes pauses while he is talking, it serves a purpose, it lets the viewer at home scream "Yeah!" at the TV.

[Hugin]

5. Next they'll be handing out cash prizes to the first five callers.

In true Faux form, I doubt they will actually answer any phones.

[Mr. Ected]

7. The rest of the media needs to report on FOX...THIS is newsworthy

Every single American should know that FOX not only spreads disinformation - it blatantly omits critical factual information from its broadcasts at a time when our democracy hangs on the discernment of truth from fiction.

FOX needs to be skewered, not just on this site by political observers, but by its brothers and sisters in the media who know just how perilous this dissemination of pretend reality can be to the preservation of democracy.

[NoMoreRepugs]

8. Face it - reconciliation with the Reputinicans isn't happening in our grandchildren's lifetimes.

They have bought into the entire enchilada.

[ECL213]

9. I wonder if their viewership will show a decline last night...

..., or did their viewers just ignore the hearings as expected?

[KS Toronado]

10. I believe their viewership was down last night

I live on a fairly busy through street in a red town and noticed traffic was very light during the hearing.
Doubt if people stayed home to watch it with video and no sound as FQX presented it with their
split screen.

[Marthe48]

11. I saw a meme fox news motto

should be "for those who can't handle the truth."

[TigressDem]

13. Exactly.

They should officially go with the French Spelling: FAUX News

Fake News, it's their damm name.

[TigressDem]

12. I watched Colbert... but I was laughing so hard at the burger thing... I missed 1st rule of cult bit

“Fox News is willing to lose money to keep their viewers from flipping over and accidentally learning information… I'm really not surprised — that's the first rule of any cult: never leave the compound.”