Is there a bit of a quarrel brewing on the right between failed Republican Senate candidates and Fox News?
In Debunktion Junction tonight, we addressed the fight on the right that we accidentally started. It was a classic Fox News said, she said. To recap: we reported last week that failed Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell would be co-hosting the popular Sunday morning show "Fox and Friends" during Christmas week, that's what she told Roll Call anyway. Then, Fox News denied the guest hosting gig to a TV columnist and to us directly. The Roll Call reporter who first broke the story stood by her reporting. Fox stood by its denial. Which means... hold on, let's do the math here... that Christine O'Donnell was "wrong." And that's putting it kindly. Ms. O'Donnell has yet to call us back to defend herself against Fox's assertion that she misspoke.
So we've got Fox saying one thing, Christine O'Donnell saying another. That's quarrel #1. Quarrel #2? Maybe?
Fox news reported, as did we, that Sharron Angle is starting a PAC, a political action committee. But that's not the big news. The big news is that for the story, neither the Tea Party Express nor Angle herself bothered to call Fox back to comment. (h/t Jon Ralston)
The Tea Party Express, which supported Angle's campaign, did not return a message seeking comment. Neither did Jerry Stacy, a spokesman for Angle, nor Angle herself.
We don't know what's going on between Ms. Angle and Fox News, but at least we know we're not responsible for this spat.
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Re: O'Donnell - I'm sure she just doesn't "understand" or "misheard" or "dreamed it" whatever. Considering her history, who's surprised?
Re: Angle - she's waiting for Fox's donation. No money; no talkee.
This is what doing the due diligence and holding everyone to account turns up: the people who don't take responsibility for themselves and ought not to be let out without adult supervision.
Sharron Angle said she would answer the reporters' questions after she's the senator, did she not? Fox may wait a long, long time....
Since her strategy worked so well last time, she's going to try it again. This time shutting out Fox as well as the rest of the media. Just her and her mighty army of machine gun wielding zombies and robots...now that's a 2nd Amendment strategy the Founders dreamed about!
christine musta "mis-remembered" ala roger clemens.
Fox News distancing itself from an airhead...Now THATS out of character!
That's what happens when you deal with amateurs, unprofessionals.
Christine O'Donnell misspoke? No, she just can't keep her mouth shut.
It was supposed to be a secret. Now that Faux was scooped on their own programming genius, there isn't any reason to use her. It was all a publicity stunt that went terribly wrong. The thrill is now gone.
Besides, nobody would hire O'Donnell to do TV when she does it for free for Mahr.
And why should she appear on Faux if she isn't publicizing her campaign website for donations? She isn't running for anything is she? It would be hard doing it from behind bars anyways.
So where does the indictment stand for her using campaign funds to pay her rent?
Palin/O'Donnell 2012....Youbetcha!!
Simple explanation. Angle hasn't yet set up the website where you can make donations to her PAC. No website, no reason to talk to FOX. Especially since she pretty much showed during her campaign that the *only* reason to go on any "news" show was to promote her website and shill for donations.
After all the reports on your show and others, about what all the 'newly elected extreme right wingers of the tea party are really after, it is very clear to me that there has to be a legal remedy to get rid of this new brand of American Terrorists in all 17 states. They have shown their true intentions, which evidently were not seen in their campaigns, they could be 'fired for malfeasence in office, misuse of power in the govenors chair, illegalities to force their new 'budget reforms' that will set the U.S. back 50 years. The most important, is where is the Fed because if there ever was a case for the seat being 'bought and paid for', since the only ones to get any benefit from their budget reforms are the Koch Brothers, Wallmart, Amway and other big business that likes what they are doing and that paid the big bucks to get them elected. I'd like to see all of them led out of their office in handcuffs! There has to be a way the American people can quickly show these terrorists to the door. So what is it. If we can find a way, we'll do it without breaking a sweat! Look out Republicans. We're a lot smarter voters than you give us credit for! There is a way to stop your ridiculous outright assaults now without having to wait for a ballet box. Are there any?