“I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!” said Captain Renault in Casablanca, right before he accepts his table winnings from the croupier.
And just like the perennially corrupt Captain Renault, Faux News is shocked, shocked to find that show producers are using old footage to make Quitty McQuitterson Doofy McDooferson events look larger and more enthusiastic.
I happen to be in the business, and I’ll reveal to you the technical terms high priests of the media call it in the edit suite: it is called LYING. BS-ing the public. Screwing the truth. But we are talking Faux News, after all.
Some viewers crave being lied to, and Faux never fails – this is just their latest. I remember when former Rep. Mark Foley (R-Pedophilia) was labeled on-screen with a prominent “D” behind his name. They’ve done it many times, and it’s only when some Republican is hiking the Appalachian Trail or boinking interns.
Coincidence? Right.
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