Fox News thread of fine journalism

Judging by the responses here and on my FB feed I’d say both artists have been wildly successful in these commissions. The first aim is to always encourage a response.

Mission accomplished

“…And now back to Gene Simmons and his take on healthcare.”

Trump’s portrait is going to show him with Fabio-like hair and a 14-inch horse cock, isn’t it.

He’s going to have Ben Garrison draw it.

I’m sure there are less important aspects of a president’s legacy than his portrait, but I can’t think of any.

I really hope he finishes his career here in Philadelphia. Love that guy.

Is it a bombshell though? Trump had affairs with playmates and porn stars. No one is surprised and most Trump supporters would just high-five the guy for all the quality tail he chased.

I think you will find Trump supporters lose respect for the guy, but they are never going to admit that to Dem or Hillary supporter. Things like this may have an effect come election time though. I expect someone to make a serious challenge to Trump (assuming he runs) in 2020 and this may make that challenge more viable.

I’m confused why this is such big news. Trump’s affair with PMOY Karen McDougal was reported during the campaign, I believe in late summer early fall. The New Yorker article adds a lot of detail and the similarities between her story and Stormy Daniel are striking and the role of the National Inquirer in burying the story is important. But it wasn’t a shocking revelation during the campaign much less now.

I was bummed because Karen was one of my favorite Playmates, and so the thought of her having volunteer affair with Trump makes me want to vomit.

You have a favorite playmate?

The Playboy lifestyle was irresistible

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I’ll second this opinion. Though if I think of Trump with anyone, it’d be vomit-inducing.

Yep, that’s the actual story. Once upon a time (say the 80s) there was a myth that, as tacky as tabloid journalism was, it would eventually dig up the truth about sordid scandals like these, because, the story went, the tabloid press was motivated by purely by the twin desires for a Big Scoop and Big Sales. (This is how Murdoch defended himself for decades.)

That turns out to be bullshit. The actual tabloid press is run by entities big enough, rich enough, and ideologically driven enough to kill any story if that suits its purposes, even if it loses them money. Fox or the National Enquirer is only going to tell you who is sleeping with who if it matches the political agendas of Murdoch or the National Enquirer publisher, the aptly named David Pecker.

One of these days this will get old

But why male models?

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In other news…

Fox News Channel is planning to launch a new subscription-based streaming service called Fox Nation that would offer commentary-and-opinion programming to “superfans” of the network even when popular primetime hosts like Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson are not on the air.

Fox News is expected to announce the new stand-along service on Tuesday, according to a report in The New York Times. A Fox News spokesperson declined to comment on the report.

Executives did not detail the cost of a subscription or outline specific hosts who would appear via the new service.