Perhaps this is a tiny first step in a Fox pivot toward “normalcy”. The whole Traitor Hillary Uranium One schtick had been going on for a couple of weeks prior to this. Why not sooner? The Murdoch sons are reportedly trying to change the Fox News trajectory. The network has been bordering on the insane and its been getting worse day by day. Is U-1 the final insult?
I think the Murdoch sons gave up on that endeavor around about March. While there’s a little juice left to be squeezed from the sponge, there’s nothing worth salvaging.
Good point. Gotta wonder how much it sinks in though. People aren’t there because they crave more nuance and contrarian views in their media consumption.
Smith went on, dismantling point-by-point an attack that originated in the Government Accountability Institute — which was co-founded by Steve Bannon and funded by the Mercer family and the Koch brothers — before making its way into mainstream media outlets, including the New York Times.