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2 Responses to “Shep Smith (rightly) apologizes for Fox giving free airtime to Christie in NJ governor race (video).”
I’m puzzled over why you think Shep was right. Does Corzine have veto power over a network’s airing of his opponent’s interview by refusing to give one himself? I don’t get it.
Because Fox gave Christie free airtime without allowing Corzine to respond. It’s very different than talking to a sitting politician not running for office about a bill, as Hot Air makes the argument seem to be about. To take it to the extreme, Chrisitie could “just show up” every time Fox did a live broadcast and get free airtime on the most popular cable network for free. That would make Fox exactly what its critics are charging: a partisan network. It’s not, which is why Shep was right to apologize.
I’m puzzled over why you think Shep was right. Does Corzine have veto power over a network’s airing of his opponent’s interview by refusing to give one himself? I don’t get it.
Because Fox gave Christie free airtime without allowing Corzine to respond. It’s very different than talking to a sitting politician not running for office about a bill, as Hot Air makes the argument seem to be about. To take it to the extreme, Chrisitie could “just show up” every time Fox did a live broadcast and get free airtime on the most popular cable network for free. That would make Fox exactly what its critics are charging: a partisan network. It’s not, which is why Shep was right to apologize.