Monday, August 22, 2011

"...I Feel Like A Spinning Top Or A Dreidel....The No Spin Zone Serves It Up With A Ladle..."

Old joke.

The definition of mixed feelings.

Watching your mother in law drive off a cliff...in your new Lexus.

I'm reminded of that every night I catch The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News Channel.

There is something eccentrically, and intrinsically, charming about Bill O'Reilly.

At the same time, he annoys the bejesus out of me.

Primarily for two reasons.

First, he prides himself on "spirited debate".

But he, and almost all of his guest hosts, never let anybody finish a complete sentence when asked a question.

At worst, that defeats any chance that a full discussion will take place and is, at best, simply rude.

Second, and here's my real whine....he also prides himself on sub-titling his show "the no spin zone".

This is where the aforementioned "comedy" comes in.

Interrupting guests who move even an inch away from the answer that Bill and Co. are steering said guests toward hardly constitutes a lack of spin.

So, calling it "the no spin zone" is pretty funny, if you think about it.

Yo, Bill....

Here's something funny.

You present yourself as a "voice of reason" with no particular axe to grind.

Bullshit.

Now....THAT'S no spin.

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