American Thinker:
The ideological war between prominent Fox News channel program hosts that I first reported on eighteen months ago has gone hot — and this time, the dust-up is approaching near-nuclear levels of direct on-camera mano a mano. The combatants are veteran Fox News afternoon news program host Shepard Smith and prime-time opinion show host Tucker Carlson. The foil for pouring gasoline on the long simmering fire between the Fox News opinion and news department sides is prominent Washington, D.C. Republican attorney Joseph diGenova.
Appearing on Tucker Carlson Tonight on Tuesday at 8 P.M. E.T., diGenova called Fox News paid contributor Andrew Napolitano, the channel’s “senior judicial analyst,” “a fool” for saying on Shepard Smith’s show earlier that afternoon that President Trump had clearly committed a crime in his July 25 phone conversation with Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelensky.
I think Judge Napolitano is a fool. And what he said today is foolish.
When I wrote about the first public skirmishes in this internal Fox News war in March 2018, Smith — a consistent critic of President Trump — was critical of Napolitano for defending the 45th POTUS. More recently, Napolitano has shifted ground and can be counted on to sound more like a CNN or MSNBC commentator when the subject of Donald Trump comes up.
On his next show on Wednesday, Smith interviewed Napolitano once again, and they both took off on diGenova — with Smith not only criticizing diGenova, but appearing to take the unprecedented further step of directly criticizing Carlson, as well. Directly addressing the camera with a mien of seriousness, Smith intoned:
Last night on this network during prime time opinion programming, a partisan guest who supports President Trump was asked about Judge Napolitano’s legal assessment and when he was asked, he said unchallenged “Judge Napolitano is a fool.” Attacking our colleague, who is here to offer legal assessments, on our air in our work home is repugnant.
The feud continued on Wednesday evening, when Carlson brought diGenova back for round three in the fight. After playing the relevant video clips of Napolitano, diGenova, and Smith — including the moment where Smith commented that what was said on Carlson’s show Tuesday was “repugnant” —Carlson noted, while smiling and laughing:
Repugnant! It’s not clear if that was you [diGenova] or me, but someone’s repugnant!
Snip: I’m on #TeamTucker.
Sheptard and Napo are butt buddies now. DiGenova was a federal prosecutor for decades; so what does he know, huh? Napo, on the other hand, was a traffic judge who actually thought Trump was gonna put him on the SCOTUS.
“…and this time, the dust-up is approaching near-nuclear levels of direct on-camera mano a mano…”
I believe this phrase is being incorrectly used. Shouldn’t this be “mano a fago”?
Distraction and bullshit. Conveniently timed.
Remember when Shep Smith did this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzV8wrnLfS4
queers vs real men
Is Shep still showing bears on trampolines?
Tucker and the rest of the prime time Fox line up don’t pretend not to be partisan. They also aren’t afraid to be critical of Trump or policies as they come up or put on their opposition without cutting their feeds when they say something they don’t agree with. The issue is when you have an entire MSM, which much of daytime Fox has become, that is totally partisan but pretend they are not yet they can’t even report on actual facts, they are reporting lies as truth to promote their partisan goals. They get the lie out there and deal with the retraction later. And if they accidentally do have a guest or employee that goes off record and reports the truth they get taken to the wood shed and vanish when mysterious technical problems arise.
PLEASE!!! Thmith, Wallass and Baier “journalists??? Baier appeared to be before President Trump was nominated and the famous “interview” with him, Meagain Kelly, wallass and the President to be. Ever since, not so much. The other two never were IMO. Wallass is just trying to live up to his father’s shtick. He’s got the sneering, snide nastiness down pat but definitely not the talent, such as it was.
Tucker just refers to “one of our daytime hosts” without mentioning a name. Tucker is prime time in a slot Shep thought he was entitled to when Megyn Kelly left to make her big time splash at NBC.
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TommyBoy in IN
SEPTEMBER 27, 2019 AT 1:56 PM
““…and this time, the dust-up is approaching near-nuclear levels of direct on-camera mano a mano…”
I believe this phrase is being incorrectly used. Shouldn’t this be “mano a fago”?”
…mano a maricón would keep the language together, but comes to the same thing…
FU WALL ASS AND SHEPTURD
Could be a ratings stunt by Smith.
Paul Ryan is solidly on Team Shep-Andrew. Responsible in some measure for the host war on FNC?
“Former House Speaker Paul Ryan reportedly wants to use his position on the board of Fox to ‘do something’ about Trump”…to “do something” about President Donald Trump, according to a new report in Vanity Fair….Ryan, who joined the Fox Corporation board in March, is now reportedly one of the most important voices pushing Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch to transition Fox New and pivot away from Trump,..”
https://www.businessinsider.com/paul-ryan-position-fox-board-reign-in-trump-report-2019-9 .
Somebody doing something — sound familiar?
Phox Nooz ought to unveil a new daytime show. My Three Sons.
Andy Napolitano as the Dad. Shep, Juan and Chris as the boys. Who they get to play Uncle Charlie is anyone’s guess. Make it more diverse, have Donna Brazile play a Buelah type maid.
Oh, opps, I missed this absurd statement near the end of the above linked businessinsider article:
“Shep Smith, a straight-news correspondent “.
Was it a a bit of satire by the author? Or is she just unaware? Shep is a long way from straight.
Hey Shep.
Here’s a Tic Tac.
Your breath smells like shit.
I attach more significance to a slap fight between two street-corner hookers.
Shemp wears more makeup than a Vegas show girl.
if it werent for Tucker and IOTW linking to him i doubt i’d remember fux “news” existed.
“Shemp wears more makeup than a Vegas show girl.”
Or a $10 truck stop lot lizard.
WDS, the politically correct term is “Commercial Beaver.”
1 more time for emphasis. SHEP IS A ROVE/OBAMA/BUSH liberal! Has always been
“progressive”! But Paul Ryan likes him!
Mark Levin has criticized Napolitano numerous times on Constitutional matters.
Judge Nap might want to brush up on the Constitution or just go work for CNN.