Ebola

[James48]

Big picture.

FOX's Shepard Smith blasts irresponsible media.

[ballyhoo]

1. I though that was a good presentation.

[YOHABLO]

2. Let's see, so that explains the politics and hype over Ebola from FOX ''NEWS".

[Jack Rabbit]

4. Since I am not a FoxNews consumer, I can't say

Of course, it wouldn't surprise me one bit.

Nevertheless, Shep Smith is a responsible journalist, even if we don't always agree with his opinions. What you see on that video is responsible journalism. He presented facts and did nothing to cut to size or hammer to fit the facts to Rupert Murcoch's opinion, or even his own.

If news outlets were baseball teams, I'd like to see NBC News trade Mr. Toad to FoxNews for Shep Smith. They would both be better fits at their new networks.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

8. Jack Rabbit - great minds think alike

Trading Shep Smith to MTP and sending Chuckie along over to Faux Snooze sounds about right.
He was a good reporter during Katrina, too....remember?

[Jack Rabbit]

9. Yes, I remember that

Pointing out there was a major fuck up that could be laid on the doorstep of a man who, village idiot though he was, was still the man FoxNews wanted the whole world to believe walked on water, was not something expected from FoxNews. I have tremendous respect for Shep Smith.

[AlinPA]

3. He said "two health care workers died in Texas" didn't he? I thought it was just one, the patient.

(He said it at 4:11 in the video)

[Jack Rabbit]

5. Yes, he did

He clearly misspoke and there's no reason to believe the error was intentiontial. If Hannity did the same thing, I would be less sure of that.

[JeaneRaye]

10. Yes, he did

But, he later said that there were two health care workers that have "contracted "the virus. He clearly misspoke. I am probably one of the last persons who would defend FOX news or their newscasters, however, I believe Shep Smith is one of the few FOX newscasters who is honest. I think he truly misspoke.

[Oakenshield]

6. He says Americans must refuse to panic?

He should find himself a different network to work for then.

[JeaneRaye]

11. Yeah... you're right, but...

I have often wished for Shep Smith to leave FOX "news". I think he is the only honest, decent person that works for that station. However, I think that he is a voice of reason and as long as he is at FOX, he may have a chance at opening the minds of the faithful FOX viewers to the truth of what is really going on in this world instead of the BS that FOX touts on their other programs.

[Neoma]

7. Ah, I get it. They're worried about the stock-market.

[IronLionZion]

12. Who is they?

Tea party nutjobs are all in gold and hoping for panic as an excuse to stand their ground. Some of these people have been prepping for doomsday for years

[Neoma]

14. People who are invested in the stock-market.

Corporations generally are, and they own most of the news so this is as one poster pointed out, damage control.

[marions ghost]

13. Right, damage control