Fox News Hosts - Who is the worst?

Gonna have to go with Hannity on this one. His only real competitors for sheer volume of awfulness year-after-year are Beck and O'Reilly. Beck's saving grace is his ability to entertain unintentionally; O'Reilly's is his ability to occasionally come off as reasonable.

Doocy (edging out O'Reilly).

Yeah imo Hannity is the only one who projects pure evil. Beck/O'Reilly are just really stupid people who just happen to have gotten TV shows.

this is real tough

• glenn beck is basically retarded, gets tons of shit wrong all the time, is smug as a mug even tho he is wrong lots, not really hatable tho
• neil cavuto got outed a down low racist and on top of it all he's so obviously itching to be a CONTROVERSIAL FIGURE and instead he's kind of just this sniveling guy w/ no real thoughts, i think you could hate this guy on principle but in reality he's harmless
• steve doocy is hard to hate since 'fox & friends' is a pretty lighthearted show all told, he obv holds some tenants of lockstep conservatism close to his heart but in terms of smugness, outright hatred for others, racism, classism, elitism, etc etc he's soo far down on the fox news totem pole that he's not even rly worth discussing. i'd watch football w/ him at least
• sean hannity is going to be my vote, mostly because he has absolutely no class or morals at all. he really lowered himself to another level during the election this year and right after w/ ACORN stuff, birth certificate nonsense, muslim bs etc all which he knew was false. on top of it everyone on his show is almost as bad as he is, and really since he so obviously gets off on being a jr limbaugh i think he's the worst on the channel. his misplaced self-satisfaction is only matched by rush
• mike huckabee, c'moooon this dude oookay once you get past his awful views on lots of things. but he's acceptable to me on one level because his views seem reasoned to me (i know the reasoning comes from the bible but w/e) and not borne out of str8 hatred for other ppl so he's passable as far as fox goes (his show with bill maher was genuinely cool)
• brian kilmeade is basically juts like doocy, not enough personality or self-confident charisma to ascend to o reilly/hannity heights so instead he's kind of just a bumbling fool at worst and a functioning robot at best. nothing more than meets the eye w/ this dude
• bill o reilly is a someone whose side i am actually on. i watch dude's show or part of his show every night and like huckabee i think he's wrong 5 million percent of the time but i think he has actually thought about his beliefs, and unlike hannity i don't think he tries to provoke people purposefully for the sake of being a huge asshole, i just think he's a spirited dude. he's respectful of others' views (i.e if hannity had on cam'ron and dame dash it would've been purely to humiliate them whereas o reilly really brought them on in the spirit of 'fruitful discussion' [had a school principle on as well iirc] which is kind of endearing to me) even tho he sometimes doesn't act that way. i turned the corner on him after he spoke about how he gained a lot of respect for obama after he got to talk to him one-on-one, showed me that dude really takes what other people have to say into consideration etc etc
• geraldo rivera, if it wasn't for hannity id vote for this piece of shit. he's not even fun to make fun of because he's so self-important even tho his career amounts to him being a lapdog. he carries himself in the name of 'reporting' which is just so vile and degrading that i can't really speak about it. my hate for his man and what he does is unspeakable
• greta is kind of an awful human being but as far as her 'genre' goes she's lapped in hateability by nancy grace about 35 times over
• chris wallace is a good guy and he's broken rank a few times. he's just as much of a 'newsman' to me as david gregory or anyone else of that ilk, he just happens to lean right. no probs w/ him at all really

here is shep dedicating his whole friday to clowning the hell out of glenn beck's pathetic ass - if you don't think shep is the best man walking the planet you = geraldo

That Shep clip all made sense 'till "The Dynasty Records" inexplicably starts at the 1:35 mark.

I've watched that maybe a dozen times since last Friday, it is great. "We are here to worship, praise and adore."

Hannity just edges out O'Reilly, who at least will pepper his right-wing punditry with a few jokes.

I like, "I'll bet they're serving food. . . . They might have food."

I've got to watch this Shep show.

I agree that O'Reilly's different from these other guys, for better or for worse. I think he takes his position as #1 at Fox seriously, and tries to be the guy who isn't thought of as a kneejerk reactionary. And from a political/ideological perspective, I don't think he is - he's def. conservative, but not far-right. But on a personal level, he is totally a kneejerk reactionary, and in discussions, will look for opportunities to simplify the other person's side so he can make them the bad guy and himself the righteous defender of blah blah blah.

But I do enjoy watching him too; it's very entertaining to see him do all that. And his interview w/ Obama was great, and relatively free of the posturing I was talking about.

here's shep sonning joe the plumber after our plumbing friend said that he'd "go ahead and agree" with the idea that a vote for obama = a vote for the death of israel. this video is amazing cuz you can tell that joe is in some van and he thought he was gonna get a bj interview from fox news and instead shep utterly dismantles him. also i <3 the idea of shep taking it upon himself to ruin joe the plumber, like his detest for the spectacle is so palpable

yeeaaah nigga

just checkin ;/

here is shep being the pallbearer of ralph nader's career after nader called obama an uncle tom. again, shep's palpable hate for nader is so refreshing, like after the uncle tom comment nader deserved no respect and shep just pummeled him w/o mercy

how can you not love ^^

"...really?"

"you're talking respect and you use the term 'uncle tom'?"

"you were reduced to complete irrelevancy this year, will you run again?"

shep 'reporting' on paris hilton is made for the hall of fame

hey drew peterson you've been pwnd

This is also a good clip of Shep talking with O'Reilly about the Nader and Joe the Plumber interviews. He gives a bit of his philosophy on reporting, journalism, etc and why he went after them. When people tell him Fox is biased, etc he says he asks "have you just been watching that O'Reilly cat?"

Wow I never saw that Paris Hilton stuff before, I love him just riffing on the weirdos in the background at the press conference.

my bad second video should be

^grills a dude who murdered his wife. don't remember anyone else doing this

ex-gore advisor naomi wolf tells shep not to 'fox news her' or something and he gets super defensive about it, it's awesome

anyway sorry for spamming the thread, im procrastinating plus i love shep a lot

let's go back to talking about how awful hannity and geraldo are

xp Yeah he definitely seems to have a chip on his shoulder about people complaining about Fox's/his reporting being biased (see the O'Reilly clip above). Understandable, given the folks he has to work with.

good video ari

yeah also he's been there since the inception of the network, and he's obviously he's seen it move away from his style of journalism and towards the o reilly/hannity style of television so it makes sense that he's protective of the 'old style' and of his reputation personally

tom junod wrote a profile on him in one of the last two esquires, but i haven't read it yet

I've always liked Shep since Katrina when he was live in New Orleans and went off.

"Soldiers are moving those people from one hot overpass to another. They need water. Somebody get these people some water. What is going on here?" (that's how I remember it)

It was the first sane moment I saw on television that awful couple of days and I've always respected him for breaking character at that moment regardless of who he worked for, and I've enjoyed seeing clips of him over the years even though I won't watch FOX in general.

I voted Chris Wallace as the worst, because like Britney Hume, he pretends to be a journalist. When Clinton ruined him a couple of years ago I thought maybe he had learned his lesson, but he just keeps on. And the smirk suits him less than the other assholes.

Here's the thing about Sean Hannity: is it not obvious at this point that he, as opposed to the usually singled-out Limbaugh, is the real, perhaps apolitical, entertainer of the Republican talking heads? People calling him the most hateful or right-wing or whatever are only, at best, half-right. From what I've heard about him from a friend who's met him at a party and works in talk radio is that he actually doesn't have a huge axe to grind; it's all for the show. He's maybe the worst if you simply hate ideological actors.

And singling out fox for smugness is silly. If you have a tremendous problem with smug and condescending political hosts surely you also cringe whenever Rachel Maddow puts someone down or when you watch too much of the Daily Show. Fox News is annoying for a couple of reasons but it'd be silly to claim "smug" as one of them and then flip over to watch Keith Olbermann, who is, of course, just an honest journalist with the courage to speak truth to power (or whatever his talking points sound like to you if you believe the message).

Yeah, when I call them fascists, I'm right but when they call me a communist they are wrong. Fortunately, as long as we both get to say it the truth is exactly in the middle.

From what I've heard about him from a friend who's met him at a party and works in talk radio is that he actually doesn't have a huge axe to grind; it's all for the show.

I hear the same of Limbaugh. I mean, Limbaugh will tell you that, straight up, and so will O'Reilly. Maybe Olbermann will too, and if he won't he's the biggest prick of the lot of them. But is it noble? Is it even fair? It's a dark alley to go down, but are these hosts on news channels honestly presented as entertainers and not journalists, and how much responsibility lies with the viewer if they swallow their turds of wisdom?

Maybe if Hannity did a little soft shoe at the beginning of each show I wouldn't have a problem with him.

The Shep clips continue...here he busts on Fox & Friends and especially Gretchen right to their faces...

I'm with Jordan in the Shep Smith love tent.

"You don't watch it?"
"GOD, NO!"

great video

btw the red eye host is an inflammatory human being

also lol @ them playing that dumb ass "AWWWWW" sound effect after shep told them that he thought their show crap — an oblivious self pwn

j0rd4n s4rg3nt is a shemale

welp, didnt even take me 2 years to be outed

new currncy mistape called hitler cake

Posting Shep clips is fun. Now a fire alarm is going off and he blames it on Doocy and Gretchen smoking in the bathroom...

My favorite line from the Paris Hilton clip is, "If we gotta spend all day on it, I'm gonna have fun with it." HA! You gotta love a cable news anchor who has contempt for the cable news format.

the best

I actually remember watching this live back in January...

btw, I voted Hannity because he's such a witless partisan pipewrench, but Chris Wallace is a stain on his family's good name.

lmao, im srs shep is on another planet

hannity. wanted to vote beck but his eventual big meltdown is gonna rule.

Glen's good for laughs. Brit's slurred speech is fun to imitate. Chris Wallace is a wet noodle most of the time, but occasionally he says something that makes sense. O'Reilly is a trained monkey. The Fox & Friends crew is irritating beyond belief, but ultimately harmless. The rest of the anchors/readers are just cyborgs.

There is nothing remotely redeeming about Hannity.

(Realized I left out Shep, but I've already made it clear on several occasions that I wish he was my best friend.)

I hear the same of Limbaugh. I mean, Limbaugh will tell you that, straight up, and so will O'Reilly. Maybe Olbermann will too, and if he won't he's the biggest prick of the lot of them. But is it noble? Is it even fair? It's a dark alley to go down, but are these hosts on news channels honestly presented as entertainers and not journalists, and how much responsibility lies with the viewer if they swallow their turds of wisdom?

Maybe if Hannity did a little soft shoe at the beginning of each show I wouldn't have a problem with him.

I can relate to their predicament in that - and I think most people can recall similar stories - there have been times in my life where I'm goofing off through a sort of artificial persona and some people mistake the shtick for my actual personality, and then you feel obligated to not break character and disappoint or lose attention. Eventually, with these people, they got to the point where if they ever just lightened-up they'd lose their audiences. But, of course, they get paid millions to be something they're really not and to rile up resentment and bitterness in a lot of people (and that goes for both sides) and that's where my empathy dips.

wanted to vote beck but his eventual big meltdown is gonna rule.

Beck is the crazy uncle personified.

Beck's tears are unconvincing. I want to see him rend his clothing and bloody himself somehow.

Brit's slurred speech is fun to imitate

this is so otm - his constant monotone was great too bcuz after they ran a segment he'd often say "good report", but in his manner it sounded like a really condescending insult instead of stock 'praise' for some story and now my friends and i always zing a non interesting story/anecdote by going into britt voice and saying 'interesting report'

the problem with people tryna defend hannity or whoever as "o its just acting! hes not really like that" is--as was so astutely pointed out by shep smith esq--people really fuckin believe it. and if someones out there saying, oh, obamas a socialist muslim deviant, and ur going "o well he doesnt believe it"--get 1 clue dude cuz tons of ppl who are watchin the dam show do and in the words of shep smith phd "u cant unring that bell"

what a weak-ass, pathetic retraction.

this was only two weeks ago pic.twitter.com/ZITEgRdMpF

— Brandt (@UrbanAchievr) May 23, 2017

think Hannity is gonna be forced to say something?

no

A remarkable rant by Hannity on his radio show re: Seth Rich. Read for yourself. "I retracted nothing!" https://t.co/t523hnckwd pic.twitter.com/rY0Wu0FOkS

— Sopan Deb (@SopanDeb) May 23, 2017

of all the dumb hills to choose to die on

and get the fuck outta here with 'we got it right on [insert all the thins they def got wrong]' too

Appropriately timed

For Years, I Was A Bigot. Then I Took A Karate Class. Now I’m A Bigot Who Knows Karate. https://t.co/hJa7AW7m5r pic.twitter.com/wU9Blw4dtQ

— PatriotHole (@PatriotHole) May 23, 2017

He's on a roll!

IMPORTANT! Mediamatters is trying to silence me, get me fired, pressure my advertising on radio & TV. Liberal Fascism. I need your help!!

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) May 23, 2017

I said publicly over and over to the Rich Family they are in my thoughts and prayers. I m trying to find the truth as the Mom Dad bro asked https://t.co/op11hVRlWW

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) May 23, 2017

Is he ... drinking?

Going out in a blaze of (non)glory?

Huge announcement tonight about Seth Rich, Trump/Russian Collusion corrupt media, the liberal effort to silence me. And my future at Fox!

— Sean Hannity (@seanhannity) May 23, 2017

i bet he's hammered in an irish pub in midtown

Rich's parents' piece running in the Washington Post is, of course, a must-read

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/were-seth-richs-parents-stop-politicizing-our-sons-murder/2017/05/23/164cf4dc-3fee-11e7-9869-bac8b446820a_story.html?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.2d40e30b37b7

I'm very good friends with the family's spokesman. Hes had a...hard couple days.

oof that piece is a real gut-punch

xp

Damn. Seriously, send him (and the family) all of our sympathies.

“I totally, completely understand how upset, how hard this is on this family, especially over the recent coverage of Seth’s death,” he said on his Fox News show, noting that he has been in touch with Rich’s family. Seth Rich’s brother made a plea to Hannity to stop pushing conspiracy theories about the murder.

“Out of respect from the family’s wishes for now, I am not discussing this matter at this time,” Hannity continued before launching into a rant about the probe into potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia. Hannity said that Democrats and the media “have been pushing that tinfoil hat conspiracy with zero evidence.”

Though he said he would stop talking about Rich’s death for now, Hannity indicated a few minutes later that he would keep digging.

lol cucked

Hannity indicated a few minutes later that he would keep digging.

Congratulations ILX for getting this right 8 years ago

J0rdan is all over this thread eight years ago

yeah I'm pretty amazed at how otm the results were. outside of putting Wallace ahead of Huckabee I guess. always thought Wallace was fine more or less

ruh roh Hannity now on "vacation"

gonna be a looong weekend

lol cucked

Kilmeade should have gotten at least 1 vote.

Not seeing that Hannity news.

Ah wait, starting to make the rounds. Hey, enjoy more BBQ or something, Sean.

What a drama queen

EXCLUSIVE: .@seanhannity goes "underground" to decide if he will return to Fox News on Tuesday, source says https://t.co/vr8as2iWb8

— Jason Howerton (@jason_howerton) May 27, 2017

Just when you think he can't go any lower, he goes underground.

They'd probably just give his show to fucking Laura Ingraham or another hard right wingnut. Viewership at 10pm would drop to zero if they didn't.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/eric-bolling-fox-news-text-messages_us_5984d2bbe4b0cb15b1be6d65?hd6

Whomp whomp

Fox News confirms Eric Bolling has left the network after lewd texting allegations. His show "The Specialists” is canceled pic.twitter.com/vHckVwllSn

— Jon Passantino (@passantino) September 8, 2017

So this story appears to have taken an awful, tragic turn

I was going to say, terrible.

Adrienne and I are devastated by the loss of our beloved son Eric Chase last night. Details still unclear. Thoughts, prayers appreciated.

— Eric Bolling (@ericbolling) September 9, 2017

We need a new one on the original poll.

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/18/business/media/fox-news-lawsuit-charles-payne.html

Fox News, which for more than a year has dealt with the fallout from an embarrassing sexual harassment scandal, was sued on Monday by the political commentator Scottie Nell Hughes, who claimed that she had been raped by the longtime anchor Charles Payne and was then retaliated against by the network after she came forward with her allegation.

Mr. Payne, the host of “Making Money” on Fox Business, returned to the air earlier this month after the network suspended him in July pending an investigation into his conduct. Upon his return, the network said that it had completed the investigation, which came after Ms. Hughes brought her allegations to the network in late June.

Representatives for Mr. Payne could not immediately be reached for comment, but he has previously denied claims from Ms. Hughes. In a statement released on July 7, his lawyer, Jonathan N. Halpern, said: “Charles Payne vehemently denies the allegations. He will defend himself vigorously against these claims and will hold those responsible to account.”

...

The suit also names Dianne Brandi, the executive vice president of legal and business affairs at Fox News, and Irena Briganti, the network’s executive vice president of corporate communications. In the suit, Ms. Hughes says that Ms. Brandi and Ms. Briganti “knowingly and maliciously aided and abetted the unlawful employment practices, discrimination and retaliation” against her. The lawsuit claims that Ms. Brandi and Ms. Briganti “issued a false narrative to the National Enquirer that Ms. Hughes was a participant in an affair with Payne” and “revealed Ms. Hughes’s identity to the National Enquirer.”

uhoh

tie between hannity and carlson according to the UK broadcasting watchdog.

Fox News found in breach of impartiality standards by Ofcom. Not on air anymore but has dinged Sky shares 1.6pc as CMA reviews takeover. pic.twitter.com/sqFfyz8fso

— Chris Williams (@cg_williams) November 6, 2017

according to US law, the only way to break a tie is a one-on-one grudge match, to the death. don't know who i'm rooting for tbh

for sale

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/06/21st-century-fox-has-been-holding-talks-to-sell-most-of-company-to-disney-sources.html

Maybe they can replace the anchors with less cartoonish characters.

that link specifically notes that the news + sports divisions are not for sale

Trump spoke with Murdoch ahead of Disney deal to make sure Murdoch wasn’t selling Fox News, person briefed on the call said

— Gabriel Sherman (@gabrielsherman) December 14, 2017

when u tweet from the wrong account

Thanks @TheOfficialABCD I’m no regular Fox viewer but I’ll push back when u aim at @HowardKurtz. He’s 100% fair & balanced, he’s levelheaded & gives criticism when it’s due, no matter the party

— HowardKurtz (@HowardKurtz) January 28, 2018

John Barron was temporarily unavailable?

Not a host, but he's been there for a while -- but not now:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/tomnamako/ralph-peters

does Tucker Carlson have a deathwish?

https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/tucker-carlson-attacks-bts-speaking-out-about-hate-crimes-targeting-asian-americans

I'm fine with him dying either way tbh

can't really call yourself an army if you don't actually kill people, come on now.

A much-hyped biography of the former Fox News host Tucker Carlson has struggled to find favour with readers, a leading US publishing authority said, listing just over 3,000 copies sold in the first week of its release.

According to Publishers Weekly, Tucker by Chadwick Moore sold just 3,227 copies in its first week after publication on 1 August.

Huh, who would have guessed that Fox viewers don't buy/read many books