Watch The Muppets Skewer Fox News

[Tsaba]

However, I do disagree with you. It's not slanderous. In fact, Miss Piggy's comment isn't nearly as hostile to Fox News as Fox News was to the Muppets.

They are puppets, they are not real, this is why it's all very funny that Fox News continues to drag down what ever credibility they have/had by discussing such ridiculous crap.... then again, I do watch Fox News when ("when" being the key word) I get tired of watching CNN talk about Hollywood to see what else is going on in the world. I do have my own personal gripes about both "news" outlets.

 

[Blue Musician]

Never seen the The Muppets in my life, and I think that I'll have to see it one day of these.

 

[DkLnBr]

Lol, this story just made my day. I liked the Muppets before, but now they are my heroes! Kudos you loveable puppets, kudos

 

[Something Amyss]

No kidding. Hell they even called themself out once.

During the ground zero mosque debate, Jon Stewart played a clip of himself blasting the NRA for holding their conference in a city close to the city where Columbine happened, (IIRC they planned it at that location before the massacre happened but they were under pressure to move it anyway).

He then apologized saying that he was wrong, and the the NRA and these mosque guys are/were not in the wrong for doing those things.

Not to mention the time he mocked the press, including himself, over the whole ACORN "Pimp" interviews.

Hell, most of the real media buried this story, and he was about the only one talking about it...And he took a shot at his own coverage.

Not saying they always have that level of integrity, but still.

 

[Chaos1228]

This is just freakin hilarious.

Seriously, has anybody seen the original "news" clip about this? I mean, it was crazy enough when they were talking about the muppets, but then they criticized the Big Green Help and Captain Planet?!

 

[Merlark]

I know its against freedom of speech but fox really makes me think that we need to pass a law that you are required a license to have a show thats labeled as 'news' over opinion. if you don't present any facts then your not allowed to call it news, if you have done no research and are going off of someones blog...yeah, license revoked.

It would be nice if we could expect integrity to be part of reporting but it seems that its more important to entertain then to inform. Its partly the public's fault for being stupid and swallowing anything said by anyone on TV but Fox doesn't make it better.

Also, I really didn't like the muppets movie. it felt like a reboot of what they have already done. most of the old jokes were there and pretty much the same plot. we gotta put on a show to save the theater!

wouldn't it have been a more compelling story of why they wanted to get out of the business in the first place, or even saying that they do want to get back into it and all they need is money, it appears like most of the muppets actually made it pretty good in the world. Gonzo for instance could have sold his business and just gave kermit the money. miss piggy also appears to have a well funded business...I mean there is this thing called a loan, that banks give.

ahh well. it brought back the muppets to a younger generation i guess and thats a good thing.

 

[Elyxard]

I'm glad to not see that one typical response, "Oh all the news networks are like that". They're right in one way that all television news is terrible (all television, period, for the last ten years is terrible, cancel your cable for god's sake), but Fox News exists on some other dimension of terrible-ness.

I would call them the most vile people in this country; they're the reason for the Islamophobia, they're the reason for the support of our wars, they're the reason psychopaths like Michele Bachmann are given a voice, they are the reason that news networks can lie to us, they're the reason that the anti-gay marriage force has so much power, they're the reason that evangelism has taken such a huge rise, they're the reason that the Republican party has been denigrated into a reality show, they're the reason for anti-intellectualism in the media, they're the reason behind the forces against environmentalism, they're the reason behind pro-corporatism, and I can keep going on forever. I don't know how anyone working at that station sleeps well at night.

I understand that they aren't solely to blame, it's the people that clamor for that garbage, but they are the ones perpetuating it to such a horrific extent. All for ratings, that's why they have to destroy the fabric of our country. I can't bang my head enough against the people who have been brainwashed by it. They know not what they do.

 

[SnakeoilSage]

They're like the worst "news" (if you can even call it that) station, why are they still around?

Well, the Frog thinks he owns it, and the Pig says he does.

WOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOH!

Fox can't debate political issues with puppets. If they all got up on stage together no one would be able to tell who's hand goes up who's ass!

WOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOH!

 

[roostuf]

They're like the worst "news" (if you can even call it that) station, why are they still around?

Well, the Frog thinks he owns it, and the Pig says he does.

WOHOHOHOHOHOHOHOH!

You win EVERYTHING!

OT: yeah i can safely call that a AAA, %100 bonified burn.

 

[emeraldrafael]

I cant imagine what it feels like knowing you're getting bested by puppets.

 

[Arec Balrin]

Sorry I was fixated on the voices. Miss Piggy was definitely Franky Oz, but since Jim Hensen died I haven't actually been able to tell the difference in Kermit until right now when he's speaking live. Wonder how I ever missed it before.

Can we respawn Hensen?

 

[redisforever]

That made me laugh harder than anything else did today. I love this video, a lot.

 

[Reincarnatedwolfgod]

fox got burned by a puppet. well that has got to hurt

 

[wolf92]

Damn Fox, you got slammed by the Muppets. Pack it up, it's time to go home.

 

[90sgamer]

What makes this hilarious is that Fox News thinks our children's opinion on the use of oil is important.

Our children won't be using oil.

 

[Evil Smurf]

you could argue the Fox News is a bigger threat then the "liberal media." Also I love you Miss Piggy

 

[Travis Higuet]

I haven't seen the movie or "Fox News'" comments about it, so I won't come down either way there. I do however really get a kick out of the people who hate Fox, and accuse it of not being news blah blah, etc.. etc... Does Fox lean to the right? Yeah, it sure does, but that doesn't mean it isn't fair. Especially when compared to every single other network news outlet in America. The idea that somebody can loathe with every fiber of their being a network like Fox, and completely fail to see any bias whatsoever in a network like MSNBC shows that their problem with Fox has nothing at all to do with it's imagined unfairness. The problem that people like that have, is that viewpoints in opposition to their own have any sort of venue at all. These fascists imagine their own political persuasion to be the only acceptable one, and they would love nothing more than to have any dissenting voice silenced or at the very least sidelined. It is the very heart of fascism. No doubt they are so blind that they see everybody who disagrees with them as the true fascists however.

To many people have either forgotten, or more likely never known the meaning of fascism. They imagine themselves as champions of freedom and liberty, while seeking control others and silence debate all in the name of fairness. They seek to free people from responsibility for the choices they make while at the same time limiting the choices people are allowed to make, all for the greater good of course. Ugh.. I'm getting off track lol. The point is, if you're the sort of person who thinks Fox "shouldn't be allowed" to do this, or say that, etc... because they are such fascists...... then perhaps you should take a hard look at yourself.

 

[Travis Higuet]

you could argue the Fox News is a bigger threat then the "liberal media." Also I love you Miss Piggy

Do you think Fox should be shut down? If so, on what grounds? Or perhaps you imagine that they should be forced to broadcast some kind of disclaimer about how it's only entertainment during commercial breaks? I don't think they think it's supposed to be entertainment. No more entertaining than the news broadcasts of any other network anyways. So who is to say? Should everybody who disagrees with your interpretation of politics be forced to announce to everybody that they are ignorant every time they open their mouths? How can we be sure it's not you that's wrong. What if it's you that's dangerous, and should be forced to shut up, or at the very least make sure everybody knows that nothing you say should be taken seriously?

I'm not making any claims or accusations here, I'm just trying to point out the folly of any argument where "free speech" becomes "dangerous". You may disagree with what Fox News has to say, and there are many people who watch it who might disagree with what you have to say. It isn't up to government to decide who gets to speak or what they are allowed to say.

 

[Travis Higuet]

Unfortunately, Fox News does have a significant market share. And their viewers don't seem to have a very long attention span. If someone in their strategy room has half a brain, they'll let this pass; it would be throwing grease on a fire to get in a shoving match with puppets, and all the more ridiculous if they should do so and lose.

Still, love the clip. A friend shared it on Facebook yesterday.

And for the lonely few who persist in believing that Fox News is just like every other news organization now, or even possibly better than some, I'll take this moment to remind everyone that Fox is literally responsible for the legal precedent that the "news media" can out-and-out lie to their viewers:

[link]http://www.projectcensored.org/top-stories/articles/11-the-media-can-legally-lie/[/link]

and note that you are objectively wrong.

Is there any data to back up this claim about Fox viewers limited attention span? It seems like a pretty generalized throwaway insult. Is everybody who disagrees with you an idiot? The fact that you disagree with Fox's perspective on current events doesn't make them liars. It doesn't even make them wrong. For the purposes of this argument, I'm not saying that they are right, I'm just saying that a person isn't necessarily a moron simply because they interpret political/economic reality differently than you. I have to constantly remind myself of this fact as I watch people protesting cuts in benefits and handouts. Instinctively I want to scream at the TV about how basic math points to economic catastrophe if these self centered lazy little piles of dung can't find a way to survive without having all their needs provided for by others, just like every other generation has done before them. But I don't, I stop myself and force myself to see that they are simply interpreting the circumstances differently than me. I still think they are wrong of course, but I force myself to not see them as subhuman fucktards selfishly dragging down the greatest nation in all of human history. You should try it. It's hard trust me. Just keep repeating to yourself, disagreeing with me, is not inherently stupid.

 

[karloss01]

You know you aren't taken seriously when a frog with a guy?s fist up his arse is mocking you.