They got suspended for a lesser evil
Fox News hyperventilating pundits Ralph Peters and Stacey Dash were suspended by Fox News today. One would think that these pundits would be suspended for their journalistic failures and deceptions. The two pundits used ‘offensive words’ on two separate programs after the President’s speech to the nation. Really?
Well as reported by Media Matters, Fox News could have none of that.
“Earlier today, Fox contributors Lt. Col. Ralph Peters and Stacey Dash made comments on different programs that were completely inappropriate and unacceptable for our air,” Fox senior executive vice president Bill Shine said.
“Fox Business Network and Fox News Channel do not condone the use of such language, and have suspended both Peters and Dash for two weeks,” he said.
Here are snippets of the transcripts courtesy of Media Matters.
Ralph Peters: Well, first of all he keeps speaking about “we can’t give in to our fears.” You know, “don’t be afraid.” Look, Mr. President we’re not afraid we’re angry, we’re pissed off, we’re furious. We want you to react, we want you to do something. You’re afraid. I mean this guy is such a total pussy, it’s stunning.
Stacey Dash: And his speech was an epic fail. It was like when you have to go to a dinner with your parents but you have a party to go to afterwards. That’s what it felt like. He was just trying to get through it because he just wanted to go to this event afterwards. I did not feel better. I didn’t feel any passion from him, like you said, Andrea. I felt like he could give a shit — excuse me, like he could care less.
The semblance of propriety is not reality. Were their actions all that different from the Fox News modus operandi? Ralph Peters and Stacey Dash’s suspension seem rather selective.
