Fox News came under fire recently after the network was caught using footage from Sarah Palin's vice-presidential campaign to illustrate one of her book signings. This prompted the network to issue a pledge of zero tolerance for on-screen errors.
During the segment "Tip of the Hat/Wag of the Finger," Stephen Colbert called out the network for its stupidity: "What are you doing? You're fair and balanced. To be fair, you have to balance every fact with corresponding bullshit." His solution: using air quotes during the newscast. This strategy would allow the network to let the audience know that they are being ironic when reporting the news.
He went on to give an example to help clarify:
Sarah "Palin's" New "Book" Has Been Released "Excellent" Reviews. And many people are "reading" it.
Colbert then added that if that measure was not enough, they should have Sean Hannity do every show wearing an ironic "Journalist" t-shirt.
Jon Stewart went after "Fox & Friends" host Gretchen Carlson last night. Saying she plays the "troubled mom, just trying to make sense of this modern country," Stewart explained Carlson seems to be dumbing herself down in order to connect with an audience that sees intellect as an elitist flaw.
After showing clips of Carlson talking about Googling the words "ignoramus" and "czar," Stewart was flabbergasted:
How do you get a job on television if you appear to be one of those people who need to pin their address to their coat so a stranger can help them find their way home?
Determined to get to the bottom of it, Stewart conducted a Google search of his own. According to his findings, this "troubled mom" is a graduate of Stanford and a classically trained violinist. With this in mind, Stewart challenged Carlson: "I don't want to have to turn you on tomorrow to see you're actually surprised that the Interior Secretary is in charge of the outside stuff."
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