It’s not that I don’t have anything to say, it’s just that, like most of us, I dare not commit my innermost thoughts to the pages of this blog or a diary. Perhaps that is why, after we survive our teenagers years, we seek refuge in the analysis of our dreams or in fiction - or even in extreme cases - to excuse the paucity of what follows?
When Rupert Murdoch appointed his good friend and fellow mendicant and germanophobe Roger Ailes to set up and run Fox News, he was adamant about two things. First the hosts and anchors should not only sound alike, that is to say, spout the same marginally insane drivel, but they should also look alike. The idea was that if any one of the “team” were to fall “beside the wayside” (sexual violence, child abuse, criminal wrong-doing,that sort of thing), they could easily be replaced). Also, men should give the impression of bursting out of their suits. Platinum blondes are also a plus.
In house, the current crop of anchorettes and hosts are referred to as follows:
Bimbo I, Bimbo 2, Ken 1, Ken 2, Barbie I, Barbie 2, Action Boy I, Action Boy 2, Bambi I, Bambi 2, Rambo 1, Rambo 2, Rocky and Norman Bates.
In this house the Fox News Blondes are known as Stepford Barbies.
ReplyDeleteAre we talking about Judge Jeanine?
DeleteI'm ashamed to admit my knowledge of the contents of Fox comes entirely from snippets shown on CNN. Who she?
ReplyDeleteShe's an anchorette, that's what she is! And a particularly nasty one at that.
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