Shepard Smith Blasts Right-Wing Extremism ... From Fox News Viewers
Shepard Smith has spent a good chunk of his time on Fox News today saying how today's shooting at the Holocaust Museum vindicates the Department of Homeland Security's report on the threat of right-wing extremists -- that birthers and other such conspiracy theorists who vilify President Obama have to stop.
At one point, he focused his ire on a particular group of right-wing extremists -- the Fox News viewers who write e-mails to the channel:
"I read a lot of e-mail around here," said Smith. "And the e-mail to me has become more and more frightening. It's not a new thing. it's been happening over the past few months. It's been happening, you know, to some degree, since the election process went along."
He then proceeded to read an example of the e-mails, which he collectively described as being "out there in a scary place."
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Between this and his refusal to sign on to the Sotomayor Is A Racist meme Shepard Smith is about to get his ass fired. Don't you have to either be a lame-ass leftish apologist (Colmes) or a rabid vapid right-wing True Believer to work for Rupert The Bare?
June 10, 2009 5:25 PM | Reply | Permalink
You forgot about this torture outburst.
The clock is ticking, no doubt.
June 10, 2009 5:30 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'm writing to Fox in support of Smith as soon as I get home. For what it's worth. Maybe if they get an avalanche of e-mails backing him up...
June 10, 2009 5:27 PM | Reply | Permalink
I have emailed FNC to thank Shepard Smith. I believe he deserves that much.
June 10, 2009 5:28 PM | Reply | Permalink
Okay, I think MSNBC should take Shepard Smith and in turn give Joe Scarborough to Fox News.
Who's with me?
June 10, 2009 5:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yes!
June 10, 2009 5:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
MSNBC should also throw in a Player To Be Named Later, or at least some Future Considerations.
June 11, 2009 12:26 AM | Reply | Permalink
Me, me, me, me, me!!!!!
June 10, 2009 5:40 PM | Reply | Permalink
Who's gonna get the player to be named later for Mika?
June 10, 2009 6:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
Yes LisB! Brilliant, he can pack up Pat Buchanan & take him along as well.
June 11, 2009 12:55 PM | Reply | Permalink
I hope those e-mails are being turned over to the Secret Service. You're a good guy, Shep! Now tell the other haters over there to stop inciting to violence.
June 10, 2009 5:48 PM | Reply | Permalink
Jesus H. Christ! How in the hell can these two guys sit there and shake their heads reprovingly over the insanity out there among right wingers and then blame in on "the blogs" without even so much as implicitly acknowledging that herd of elephants in the room with them? This is the outlet that gives us O'Reilly, Beck, those fearmongering twits on the morning show, and a steady stream of slanted coverage that feeds the worst fever nightmares of the American Ulsterist loons and they're blaming it on the the blogs? Are you fucking kidding me?
June 10, 2009 6:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
The Commenter,
you beat me to this thought. Shepard is criticizing the crazies that FOX plays to.
Makes you wonder why Shepard hasn't quit.
June 10, 2009 6:53 PM | Reply | Permalink
I'm email Shep too. Bravo to him for being a decent human being.
June 10, 2009 8:07 PM | Reply | Permalink
Shep has really stepped it up in regards to pushing back against the crazy.
That said, he should probably be watching his back - no doubt the long knives are out by now...
June 10, 2009 8:59 PM | Reply | Permalink
Send an e-mail of support:
http://www.foxnews.com/bios/talent/shepard-smith/
But don't forget to mention that Fox News itself also should get some of the blame for this craziness. It's not a coincidence that all these wackos were writing to Fox!
(Fox's web site looks so bad...! And is that plastic surgery I'm noticing in Shepard's face, or just botox??)
June 10, 2009 10:04 PM | Reply | Permalink
Smith has the only show on FN that I can watch. He is an actual journalists. I have a great deal of respect for his journalistic integrity, especially after Katrina.
Why he is at that Network is beyond me. Either he was rejected by the others, the ay is better, or both. He does not belong on that network
June 10, 2009 11:20 PM | Reply | Permalink
Why? $$$$$
June 10, 2009 11:27 PM | Reply | Permalink