How stupid can you get??

Posted by: TheRhino

How stupid can you get?? - 30/10/2003 09:09

Simpsons Nearly Sued By Fox

"Now Fox has a new rule that we can't do those little fake news crawls on the bottom of the screen in a cartoon because it might confuse the viewers into thinking it's real news,"
Posted by: tonyc

Re: How stupid can you get?? - 30/10/2003 09:17

it might confuse the viewers into thinking it's real news
You know, I *almost* find myself agreeing with this. These days, with headlines like this, it's becoming very difficult to tell real news from fake news.
Posted by: loren

Re: How stupid can you get?? - 30/10/2003 09:50

Ya just gotta love that there's at least someone out there still willing to push the envelope like that.
Posted by: Conscientious

Re: How stupid can you get?? - 30/10/2003 10:17

I think this could go either way. There are a lot of idiots out there that are willing to believe anything that is put in front of them. If you ask me, goto CNN for the news. Watch local stations for weather and school closings, etc.
Posted by: DLF

Re: How stupid can you get?? - 30/10/2003 11:04

CNN, huh? Somebody told me that CNN's "crawl" recently said, "Schwarzeneggar, who was born in Austria, like Hitler...." Can anyone else verify they saw this? (I was blissfully on holiday w/o TV.)
Posted by: mtempsch

Re: How stupid can you get?? - 30/10/2003 11:32

Well, it's accurate - but also a not very flattering comparison...

/Michael
Posted by: Conscientious

Re: How stupid can you get?? - 30/10/2003 11:40

I'm not sure about them saying he was born there "LIKE" Hilter, true or not, I dont know. However, I did find a little experpt of:
"After surging ahead in polls after a September 24 debate, the actor found himself fending off the sexual harassment allegations and a claim that he expressed admiration for Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler in a 1975 interview. (On the Scene: CNN's Kelly Wallace)"
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/10/07/recall.main/
Posted by: muzza

Re: How stupid can you get?? - 30/10/2003 22:49

These Guys are the king of the news bar. In thier second last episode they had the standard newsbar, the faster newsbar giving more uptodate news, and the express newsbar which went blindingly fast and summarised the other two for those people who dont have much time for newsertainment.