Very true. Florida case, involving dairy milk and the use of hormones, antibiotics, etc., I believe. The two investigative reporters who put a lot of research, old-style investigative snooping (as some called it back then), blood sweat and tears into the story were side-swiped by the industry who threatened to take their ad dollars elsewhere … FOX pressured the reporters to twist their own story all around. Eventually, the reporters lost their jobs. Court case ensued. FOX claimed they were not obligated to tell the truth in their stories because they were/are an entertainment company, regardless of the “News” in their name. Courts agreed. If I had been the judge, I’d have said, fine, but you aren’t allowed to advertise yourself as a news agency. The FCC has been so defanged – thank you, Saint Ronnie, you hell-rotting corpse.
It’s this kind of discussion that makes it hard for me to take seriously that all these people and everyone who hears them don’t fully understand just how stupid everything they are saying is. The two central concepts here are totally incorrect. No one is talking about taking anything away, and we do ridiculously regulate cars in both terms of manufacture and operation. What is wrong with these people?
Is it wrong that my first thought was “omg I want to take a dump in that chandelier!”?
Who’s house is that?
That looks like the Illinois gay (but not out) dude’s old office. Have they finished looking into his money-laundering habit?
Rosco P. Coltrane
Not quite like that actually. The Courts ruled it was an editorial disagreement not a first amendment issue.
EDIT: I do feel a little dirty for defending Fox…
They go into these places. Voluntarily. Not at the point of a long spear. And somehow, I guess through repeated exposure, suffer no seizures for doing so…
Ahh-yes we do! Have you heard of seat belts and air bags?! The car makers didn’t add them to cars out of the goodness of their hearts. The GOVERNMENT required the manufacturers to add them!
That looks for all the world like the entry way of our local Cracker Barrel restaurant out by the interstate.
what a waste of oxygen, time and money…they will never “get it”…Ya kin fix ugly, but ya cain’t fix stoopid…
Legalese/technicality. You’re right, though. Still, it’s the same outcome. Some years back, I read a long interview with the two reporters (I DID have the page link but that was on an old computer that died before I backed up my stuff … live and learn) involved. I know the court ruled like you stated–and that’s all that matters from a legal standpoint–but their version of events and interactions was that the company told them they were under no obligation to tell the truth in their reporting, that nothing in FCC rules mandates it and that they had–yes, editorial–full discretion in what goes in and what was to be removed from their expos’e.
That’s exactly what it looks like. My mom used to love them.
Just remember to wipe … and leave that, too, in the chandelier.
Conway Twitty actually died from a ruptured stomach blood vessel caused by excess consumption of Cracker Barrel peanut brittle during a tour stop. Poetic justice I suppose.
Watch the full Fox News clip below.
Sorry — Just…can’t … do … it —
Mike, My solution, in addition to licensing, insurance, universal background checks etc would be to make ammo insanely expensive and to closely regulate gunpowder sales. I like the idea of folks having any gun that they want … just no ammo. To my knowledge ammunition is not covered by the second amendment.
That’s a good idea. Sort of like marijuana, or liquor during Prohibition. Make ammo highly regulated, nearly illegal for all practical purposes, that way a very few enterprising individuals can rake in millions selling it on the black market.
I have an image of the entry way of a Cracker Barrel but for some reason it won’t up load. Oh well.