John Stossel Moving to Fox
John Stossel is moving to Fox, and I don’t know if I like that. Having him at ABC was an equalizer, making him more legit. Now that he’ll be on Fox, those who disagree with his views on personal liberty will just say he’s a typical conservative partisan, yada yada yada. On ABC, he was the odd man out, and it seemed to give him more credibility and ABC the image of being less partisan, but now the molecules have aligned to their “proper” place. Eh.
He’s not always right, but he’s better than a lot of the opinion makers on MSM giants, so I’ll probably watch him on Fox to see what he says.
via I’m Moving to Fox.
20091105: What did I say? It’s okay to tell me I’m right….
I made The New York Times last week. It even ran my picture. My mother would be proud.
Unfortunately, the story was critical. It said, “Critics have leaped on Mr. Stossel’s speaking engagements as the latest evidence of conservative bias on the part of Fox.”
Which “critics” had “leaped”? The reporter mentioned Rachel Maddow. I wouldn’t think her criticism newsworthy, but Times reporters may use MSNBC as their guide to life. He also quoted an “associate professor of journalism” who said my speeches were “‘pretty shameful’ by traditional journalistic standards.” All this because I spoke at an event for Americans for Prosperity (AFP), a “conservative advocacy group.”
It is odd that this is a news story. In August, AFP hired me to do the very same thing. I give the money to charity. The Times didn’t call that “shameful.”
But in August, I worked for ABC News. Now, I work for Fox. Hmmm.
