By (O)CT(O)PUS
I don’t think Greta or Megyn will be fetching coffee for Erick and his sidekicks anytime soon. Here is the latest imbroglio from Fox News, a gender comedy in five acts:
Act 1. Breadwinner Moms: Mothers Are the Sole or Primary Provider in Four-in-Ten Households with Children:
“These “breadwinner moms” are made up of two very different groups: 5.1 million (37%) are married mothers who have a higher income than their husbands, and 8.6 million (63%) are single mothers” (Pew Research Center).Act 2. Fox News: Rise In Female Breadwinners Is A Sign Of Society's Downfall:
“You're seeing the disintegration of marriage, you're seeing men who were hard hit by the economic recession in ways that women weren't. But you're seeing, I think, systemically, larger than the political stories that we follow every day, something going terribly wrong in American society …” (Juan Williams).Act 3. Fox News Host Rips Sexist Male Colleagues:
“When you look at biology, look at the natural world, the roles of a male and female in society, and the other animals, the male typically is the dominant role” (Erick Erickson).
“Have these men lost their minds? (and these are my colleagues??!! oh brother… maybe I need to have a little chat with them) (next thing they will have a segment to discuss eliminating women’s right to vote?) …” (Greta Van Susteren).Act 4. Some Women Believe They Can Have It All, And That's The Crux Of The Problem:
“ I also noted that the left, which tells us all the time we’re just another animal in the animal kingdom, is rather anti-science when it comes to this. In many, many animal species, the male and female of the species play complementary roles, with the male dominant in strength and protection and the female dominant in nurture … One notable exception is the lion, where the male lion looks flashy but behaves mostly like a lazy beta-male MSNBC producer” (Erick Erickson).Act 5. Fox News Host Demolishes Erick Erickson and Lou Dobbs Over Sexist Comments:
"I didn't like what you wrote one bit. To me you sound like somebody who's judging and then wants to come out and say 'I'm not, I'm not, I'm not, and now let me judge judge judge, and by the way it's science it's science it's science it's fact fact fact fact. Well, I have a whole list of studies saying your science is wrong and your facts are wrong” (Megyn Kelly).At Fox News, you can always count on the slogan "Fair and Balanced" to serve as a cover for "stupid." Here is how other networks covered the Pew Research story: Unlike Fox, CNN And MSNBC Turned to Female Panelists for Comments on "Breadwinner" Study. Instead of R-2, E-2, and Lou-too, perhaps what Fox News really needs is a comment troll:
“Because who better than men to comment on women's issues? Sheesh, you libtards understand nothing. Obviously a noted mysoginst [sic] like Eric Ericson's [sic] opinion is far more germaine [sic] to the debate than some broad's. oh, and tell the dames to vote Republican, if they know what's good for them, rant, rant, foam, foam, blather, blather, my old man's a chipmunk, etc, etc... " (remKuzucu).