Post-Fair & Balanced
The ever-modest Bill O'Reilly provides
fair and balanced responses to Al Franken's meager attempts at satire:
bq. In a few weeks, the Fox News Channel will celebrate its seventh birthday awash in publicity and success. From virtually nothing, the organization that employs me has risen up to become one of the most powerful news agencies in the country....
bq. It is simply a sorry joke to see a political activist like Al Franken labeled a satirist by The New York Times....
bq. It makes me sick to see intellectually dishonest individuals hide behind the First Amendment to spread propaganda, libel and slander.
Earth to Bill: If it was libel or slander, Fox would be suing for libel or slander. Your copyrights aren't protected against satire, which is a form of free speech. And, yes, political satire is free to use satire. In fact, satire makes free speech more interesting.
Posted by johndan at August 21, 2003 01:00 PM
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