Bill Kristol: Most of Fox News Has Become 'Ridiculous'

[DonViejo]

by Aidan McLaughlin | 12:28 pm, May 15th, 2017

Political commentator and Weekly Standard editor Bill Kristol lambasted Fox News in an interview with Mediaite columnist John Ziegler on his podcast, calling the network “ridiculous.” The interview began with a discussion of the firing of FBI director James Comey, in which Kristol described feelings about President Donald Trump’s rough week amongst Beltway Republicans:

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Ziegler then asked Kristol what he thought of the conservative media: “Fox, Drudge, Breitbart, Rush Limbaugh, people like that, lockstep supporting Trump for things for which they would brutalize Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, specifically what happened this week.”

Kristol, formerly a commentator for Fox News, criticized the conservative media for “rationalizing everything” the president does. “It’s ridiculous, honestly, and depressing,” he said.

“I mean Fox, parts of Fox have just gone down a ridiculous path,” Kristol continued.

Kristol mentioned Fox host Tucker Carlson, who he noted is a friend and talented writer once at the Weekly Standard: “to see him on Fox — I don’t really watch him much but still — beating up some 20 year old college liberal because he said something stupid, it’s really ridiculous.”

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[louis-t]

1. That's what bullies do. Beat up on the weakest

then brag about it.

[Wednesdays]

2. He just noticed, now?

[Blecht]

3. Bill Kristol is in large part responsible for all this shit

He helped create this monster.

[Orsino]

4. Bill Kristol's opinions may be safely ignored. n/t

[workinclasszero]

5. Err...when was Fox

not ridiculous?

[JHan]

6. ++++++++

[Blanks]

7. It's called the 'breaking point' or...

Reaching critical mass. Like George Will said 'Trump is chemotherapy for the Republican Party.'

It's cool when all of the dishonesty yields winning elections, but when it becomes obvious that it's gonna cost you elections, you realize just how far you've gone.

When your credibility is at stake FOREVER it's a good idea to start stepping away.

I've noticed Bill Krystol (who is wrong about everything) embracing reality a little bit more these days. Kind of like Wolf Blitzer, they used to both annoy the shit out of me, but I'm finding myself actually listening to them lately.