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BlueStreak

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16. In fairness

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Tue May 28, 2013, 04:17 PM

May 2013

To be fair to Rupert Murdoch, the local Fox stations (which might have helicopters) are nothing like Roger Ailes' "GOP Network". So the cartoon is unfair to the extent that the local stations are tarred by the brush that the national network deserves so well.

But to paraphrase Sarah Palin, "That's what you get when you pal around with racists."

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The Simpsons takes a dig at Fox News [View all] Playinghardball May 2013 OP

choked on my iced coffee! janlyn May 2013 #1

The show Family Guy does it all the time. nt. premium May 2013 #2

#1 with Tea Partyers, natch. nt onehandle May 2013 #3

Funny, and Murdoch who owns both of them is laughing all the way to the bank. WestStar May 2013 #4

Thats why Murdoch lets the Simpsons mock them. iandhr May 2013 #6

Actually, that would be because Matt Groening has complete editorial control, per his contract. n/t eggplant May 2013 #9

There are two signatures on his contract. former9thward May 2013 #10

Actually, the contract predated them making a pile of cash from the show. eggplant May 2013 #14

The point is that it does make money. former9thward May 2013 #15

Hah! Can't wait to show this to my conservative friend Populist_Prole May 2013 #5

The Simpsons finances Fox News. Orsino May 2013 #7

Bart makes this point iandhr May 2013 #18

That's one of my computer wallpapers TxDemChem May 2013 #8

Matt Groening 90-percent May 2013 #11

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Welcome to DU. mac56 May 2013 #13

In fairness BlueStreak May 2013 #16

This Simpson's edpisode is many years old. xtraxritical May 2013 #17