You never know who is going to contact you. One day it’s the University of Phoenix, the next it’s Fox News. Here is the humorous (for me) dialogue between myself and the Senior Director of Media Relations for Fox Business News that happened last night and this morning.
INITIAL EMAIL:
Hi Jim
I hope this finds you well. I apologize in advance for reaching out to you via your work email. I came across your TBP blog and wanted to ask you a few questions about it. Are you free for a call today/tomorrow?
Thanks so much
MY RESPONSE:
I try to keep a low profile with my blog so it doesn’t interfere with my real job. I tend not to do interviews with the media.
HER RESPONSE:
Hi Jim
Thanks for the quick response. I am actually not reaching out for a television appearance if it matters. I wanted to see if you’d be interested in receiving any news/videos from FOX Business. I’ve seen you post some on the blog and thought I could be of help. I also wanted to ask about the frequency of the blog and partnerships you have. I noticed you have reposted ZeroHedge in the past so just curious what other outlets you work with. Let me know if that changes anything.
MY BLUNT HONEST RESPONSE:
My blog is an anti-government, anti-mainstream media, anti-Wall Street site where I regularly scorn and ridicule Fox News and Rupert Murdoch, along with CNBC, MSNBC and the rest of the propaganda spewing media. I don’t think a partnership is in the cards. Zero Hedge publishes all of my main articles, along with a few other truth telling websites. My libertarian Ron Paul views do not fit with Fox.
Thanks for your interest and no offense from my above comments, but I’m not looking to make money from my blog. I’m looking to provide the truth to people who want it.
SHOCKINGLY, I HAVEN’T RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP EMAIL.
Amen Jim.
Fuck Faux News
The question Admin deleted,
Hi Jim
Okay, I expected that response. Now what can you tell me about the Zarathustra character? My colleague, Bill Kristol, is very interested in finding out the identity of this Anti-Semite.
Thanks in advance.
fucking hilarious!
Nice dopple LLPOH.
Admin doesn’t get co-opted. Well done!
Admin is so tactful:
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Don’t want to partner with Fox News, eh? You just got yourself on the drone list.
You had me at “you ignorant cocksucker”…dude needs to do a balls check after that swift kick…
Jim
I’m going to catch some major grief for this, but no, no, no. At best, I think you acted in haste. Why didn’t you provide a polite “Let me think about it” reply? Just to give YOU and AVALON some time to think about where it may lead and how it may impact on all the moving parts of your lives.
Here’s the deal. You were contacted by the most popular news media outlet in America. Fact.
You have stated repeatedly on this site that your work here is dedicated to help making the future of the lives of your children better instead of the train wreck to which the country is surely headed. And every TBP frequent visitor knows and appreciates that. Fact.
You are a gifted writer and have some experience with dealing with the media, such as telephone interviews. Fact.
You steadfastedly have proven beyond a shadow of doubt that you aren’t in this for money. Based on your cheap-ass crowd of shit-throwing monkeys who spent a lifetime of pinching pennies, you know this all too well. Fact.
The other side is Fox News. While I agree that there are strong neocon views on that network, it also remains the PRIMARY major mainstream news outlet for honest conservative and libertarian views. Exhibit A: Judge Andrew Napolitano. Fact.
Do I know everything behind your decision to dismiss the approach from Fox News? Of course not. I can only base my response on what you’ve volunteered to share. Nonetheless, from what I know, I think you may have made a mistake.
Please give me 5 minutes to hunker down in my reinforced concrete bunker.
SSS, interesting analysis!
admin, thanks for sharing!
Admin,
I think you did the right thing. Were you said “yes” then what? Lots of bullshit graphs, vids to browse and less time for writting articles.
Fuck them. My 0.02c.
Peace
Admin – I’m sure everyone would agree with me – you’re the best!
I watch Fox on occasion, mostly for comic relief. Between MSNBC, CNBC, Fox, etc., Fox makes me puke the least. Blame my neocon roots. That and Fox is the only outfit that beats up on Obama’s bullshit. It would have been fun to watch you co-opt their stage, but I can’t blame you for keeping (somewhat) below the radar. Watch out-if Fox has noticed TBP, others have also. Stay safe-seriously.
You know you’ve got something when the enemy tries to entice you over to their side.
Quite a coup, Jim. Good on ya.
SSS
If you think partnering with Fox means having my opinions on their media outlets than you must be smoking some strong shit. Partnering means they feed their propaganda to this site. It means they pay me to be an outlet for Murdoch’s propaganda. I despise Fox and their bretheren.
They booted Judge Napolitano from the network.
As my grandmother used to say, lay down with dogs and you get up with fleas and there is no question Fox is a piece of fascist flea ridden shit no self-respecting lover of liberty should ever want to crawl into bed with.
…good on you admin for resiting the lure of pure adulterated propagandism…
SSS thinks you can change the evil statist bent of Faux Newz much in the same way he infiltrated and turned the DEA from an army of jack-booted ,face bashing , rights denying thugs into an choir of angels singing the blessings of liberty and justice for all…
An attempt to co-opt. Nothing more or less. Good on Admin for giving them the thumbs down.
@SSS – Generally I agree with not acting in haste, but in this I think the Admin is probably right.
Fox was not going to start a “truth telling” segment where Jim blasts the shit out of all things currently entrenched at the top of the social order. (MSM, all 3 branches of government, anti-war, anti-welfare).
It would be nice, but its not going to happen.
Open Letter To Fox News:
I’m white. In terms of political classification I used to be Republican/Conservative. More recently I am a Libertarian along the lines of John Stossel and Judge Napolitano. I love Ron Paul. In other words, in terms of network news channel demographics, I AM your target audience.
And, as such, I dutifully watched Fox for 20+ years. This year I turned you OFF. Forever.
Your network is a network of lies and propaganda. Your constant need of sloganeering is proof of that.
You believe that saying “Fair and Balanced” a thousand times a day is enough proof that you are fair and balanced. This is an insult to anyone with half a brain, for your news is ANYTHING BUT fair or balanced. Do you actually think we believe Bill O’Really’s claim that his show is a “No Spin Zone”? Again, you must believe we’re ignorant lemmings. Why do you torture us with idiot teleprompter readers such as Megyn “pepper spray is just a vegetable” Kelly? Why do march out one war-mongering douchebag after another … especially that criminal John Bolton? I don’t know enough invectives (your ‘word for the day’) to let you know what I think about Sean Hannity.
It took me 20 years to see through the crap you parade as “news”. Shame on me.
But, on the bright side, you have turned me into a Religious Person. Because, every day, I pray that your news channel will be cast to the Dung Heap of history … where it belongs. And with Missionary Zeal that would make the Apostle Paul jealous, I will preach the Gospel — “REPENT!! Turn off Fox News!!” — far and wide to the ends of the earth, to as many as have ears to hear, as long as I have breath.
Good Riddance,
El-Stuck-o
“If you think partnering with Fox means having my opinions on their media outlets than (sic) you must be smoking some strong shit. Partnering means they feed their propaganda to this site.”
Admin @ SSS
You don’t know what “parterning” with Fox News even means. You never even gave them a chance to explain why they contacted you in the first place.
Fuck Fox News