Maybe, after all is said and done, promoting an irritable bowel with a Sriracha beer bong attachment as your party’s standard-bearer isn’t such a great idea after all. For years, Donald Trump was to Fox News what Jared was to Subway: the face of the franchise. The only difference is, Fox knew all along what an odious lump of id Trump was but decided to make him their mascot anyway.
That may all be changing. The network that somehow didn’t blanch at “shithole countries,” bleach injections, or forcibly splitting up asylum-seeking families at the border may have finally seen enough. Trump has always had baggage, but with the cascading revelations coming out of the House Jan. 6 committee, Fox Corp. is now sort of like the TSA ignoring a couple dozen pieces of minor contraband before eventually discovering a half-eaten human head in your carry-on. They kind of have to say something now, right?
On Friday, Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal and New York Post both published scathing editorials declaring Trump unfit for office, and now it looks like the worker bees at Fox News may have gotten the memo as well.
Discussing a Turning Point USA poll that showed Trump with a commanding lead in the race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, the folks at Fox & Friends, who act entirely of their own free will so long as Rupert Murdoch says it’s okay, were quick to throw cold water on that poll during Monday’s show. Watch:
Attention, Fox News viewers! We are no longer serving the shit stew. Today’s special is the duck breast with mango chutney, wild rice pilaf, and poached quail eggs. Served on a bed of rancid shit, of course.
Needless to say, Trump wasn’t happy about the segment.
For the nontweeters:
Never again can we allow anyone to become commander in chief who shows such open disregard for the proper use of quotation marks. What exactly does he mean by “love.” It was sarcastic love? Seriously, though, how can a former president not know how to use quotation marks? As someone who speaks the Queen’s English, looking at his posts feels a bit like watching a drunk toddler try to stay inside the lines when he colors. Only the drunk toddler manages to fuck up with far more aplomb.
Looks like deliberately sending an armed mob to the Capitol building as part of a secret plot to literally end America may finally be the breaking point for some conservatives—and one of those conservatives appears to be named Rupert Murdoch. And that’s really bad news for Adderall Hitler.
That said, Murdoch may also see Ron DeSantis as a horse who’s easier to tame—and who would likely have a better shot at winning future races. And while the horse shit will continue to flow like milk and honey in Fox’s land of make-believe no matter who they back, with DeSantis at the head of the team, cleanup should be a lot easier.
Now try not to choke on your popcorn. I doubt you’ll want to miss any part of the show that’s coming.
Check out Aldous J. Pennyfarthing’s four-volume Trump-trashing compendium, including the finale, Goodbye, Asshat: 101 Farewell Letters to Donald Trump, at this link. Or, if you prefer a test drive, you can download the epilogue to Goodbye, Asshat for the low, low price of FREE.
That may all be changing. The network that somehow didn’t blanch at “shithole countries,” bleach injections, or forcibly splitting up asylum-seeking families at the border may have finally seen enough. Trump has always had baggage, but with the cascading revelations coming out of the House Jan. 6 committee, Fox Corp. is now sort of like the TSA ignoring a couple dozen pieces of minor contraband before eventually discovering a half-eaten human head in your carry-on. They kind of have to say something now, right?
On Friday, Rupert Murdoch’s Wall Street Journal and New York Post both published scathing editorials declaring Trump unfit for office, and now it looks like the worker bees at Fox News may have gotten the memo as well.
Discussing a Turning Point USA poll that showed Trump with a commanding lead in the race for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, the folks at Fox & Friends, who act entirely of their own free will so long as Rupert Murdoch says it’s okay, were quick to throw cold water on that poll during Monday’s show. Watch:
Attention, Fox News viewers! We are no longer serving the shit stew. Today’s special is the duck breast with mango chutney, wild rice pilaf, and poached quail eggs. Served on a bed of rancid shit, of course.
Needless to say, Trump wasn’t happy about the segment.
For the nontweeters:
Never again can we allow anyone to become commander in chief who shows such open disregard for the proper use of quotation marks. What exactly does he mean by “love.” It was sarcastic love? Seriously, though, how can a former president not know how to use quotation marks? As someone who speaks the Queen’s English, looking at his posts feels a bit like watching a drunk toddler try to stay inside the lines when he colors. Only the drunk toddler manages to fuck up with far more aplomb.
Looks like deliberately sending an armed mob to the Capitol building as part of a secret plot to literally end America may finally be the breaking point for some conservatives—and one of those conservatives appears to be named Rupert Murdoch. And that’s really bad news for Adderall Hitler.
That said, Murdoch may also see Ron DeSantis as a horse who’s easier to tame—and who would likely have a better shot at winning future races. And while the horse shit will continue to flow like milk and honey in Fox’s land of make-believe no matter who they back, with DeSantis at the head of the team, cleanup should be a lot easier.
Now try not to choke on your popcorn. I doubt you’ll want to miss any part of the show that’s coming.
Check out Aldous J. Pennyfarthing’s four-volume Trump-trashing compendium, including the finale, Goodbye, Asshat: 101 Farewell Letters to Donald Trump, at this link. Or, if you prefer a test drive, you can download the epilogue to Goodbye, Asshat for the low, low price of FREE.