Fox Tries to Appease Viewers With a
Statement From Sandra Smith, But It
Doesn't End Well
Red State,
by
Nick Arama
Original Article
Posted By: Imright,
11/15/2020 1:13:31 PM
Fox News has hit a crossroads with a lot of their viewers after their election coverage where they not only called Arizona early for Joe Biden, but also claimed that the Democrats were projected to have picked up a five seat gain in the House when in fact, so far, 12 seats have flipped to Republican winners.Fox also antagonized the viewers when Neil Cavuto cut off Kayleigh McEnany when she started to talk about fraud in the election and when Sandra Smith was caught on hot mic appearing to mock a guest, Cleta Mitchell, who was also questioning the election results. But we called it, Smith exclaimed, as though that
Reply 1 - Posted by:
jalo1951 11/15/2020 1:18:23 PM (No. 606810)
Won't work.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Moritz55 11/15/2020 1:18:54 PM (No. 606811)
Everyone makes mistakes, so that means every news station does, too. All i ask of Fox is that they do their best to be fair and balanced. The others don’t even try.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Luke21 11/15/2020 1:19:16 PM (No. 606813)
It's a tough place to be in, because we have so few sources of news against the media "Iron Curtain." Maria allowed both Rudy and Ms. Powell to be on today. She deserves to be supported. So does Mark Levin and Lou Dobbs. Fox itself needs to die the death. And Sandra Smith has no credibility at all. I advocate everyone boycotting Fox to the max, but we also need to support the few people there that help get the message out.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Cindiana 11/15/2020 1:24:17 PM (No. 606818)
Sorry (not), Sandra, but you were already walking a tightrope and this episode was the last for me. It's not about apologies or explanations. FOX viewers are not stupid. And we've clean run out of other cheeks to turn. Good-bye to you and your evil eye, Sandy.
104 people like this.
Reply 5 - Posted by:
panther361 11/15/2020 1:24:55 PM (No. 606819)
FNC is but another brick in the conservative structure that has been wriggled loose by the socialists. The left has had this enormous thorn in it's side for nearly two decades, uncovering the true course of the lame stream media. I recall watching it's debut and learning a new set of talking heads and how it was a blast of fresh air like sticking your head out a fast moving car window on a winter's day. The socialists could not let this stand. Very sad.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
clayusmcret 11/15/2020 1:27:38 PM (No. 606825)
And then Leland Vitter berated Trump campaign spokeswoman Erin Perrine on the air yesterday. Nothing like crapping on your core viewing base.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
judy 11/15/2020 1:29:36 PM (No. 606826)
Fox’s biggest mistake was calling Arizona with 3% of the votes in & Virginia with 10% in, placing , Stywalt, Brazil, Wallace in our face, waiting hours to call Florida...not protesting when Trump was wayyyyyy ahead & the counting stopped....first time in history...sorry Fox I will never watch or trust you again.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
snapper451 11/15/2020 1:30:25 PM (No. 606827)
Sandra engages in the typical liberal “sorry I got caught” in so many words. This was the “Hindenburg of apologiea, even though she really wasn’t apologizing and saying it was not her fault. Continue to hemorrhage viewers Fox, we are finished with you. Leland Vittert made a fool of himself yesterday as Fox continues to ignore the fraud.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Daisymay 11/15/2020 1:31:15 PM (No. 606828)
Today, I lifted my boycott of FOX ,since election night, to watch Maria. I thought if anyone had to guts to to against the Leftists running that Network, it would be Maria. Sure enough, she allowed Rudy Guiliani to give a very good presentation on exactly where those Dominion Voting Machines came from, who gave the okay to buy them, and how they work to pick the candidate they want to win. Following his presentation was Sidney Powell. She also gave a Barnburner of a presentation on the Voting machines. I believe she is in due in court tomorrow (I heard that from Steve Bannon's show). She is loaded for Bear and says she will name those involved and those who profited from the Dominion Machines. I have a ton of faith that she knows what she's talking about when she said she fully expects this election to be overturned. I would guess the Biden Team, knowing full well they did NOT win this election, are running scared about now. I think this week will be full of surprises. Full of court hearings! and sooner or later, this case on the Dominion machines will be at the Supreme court (as I expect the Liberal Lower Courts to throw out the case). There are cases in all of the Battleground State courts already just waiting for this week to rule on them. This election isn't over by a long shot!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
HotRod 11/15/2020 1:33:07 PM (No. 606832)
I found Newsmax on my Dish receiver. What a refreshing return to factual, honest reporting. I'm done with Fox. The democrats can have it! It's no good to Conservatives anymore.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
earlybird 11/15/2020 1:33:10 PM (No. 606833)
I didn’t like Sandra Smith before. Ever. Snotty. Imperious.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
earlybird 11/15/2020 1:35:12 PM (No. 606836)
Re Leland Vittert, he is another incompetent punk with connections. He and Arthel whatshername are darned near the worst pair outside of MSNBC and CNN and those other channels we never watch.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
varkdriver 11/15/2020 1:35:51 PM (No. 606838)
I mentioned this when it happened, but Miss Sandra had no idea the damage she caused with one off-hand remark. Then again, she is part of the larger problem at Fox News. And, as noted, that useless sack of dung named Stirewalt makes me want to heave. How on Earth is he allowed to spew his Trump hatred?
I'm not mad, I'm just trying to mellow out...hey, maybe once they legalize ganja here in The Old Dominion, I'll be totally cool...
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
AltaD 11/15/2020 1:39:30 PM (No. 606841)
The reprinted twitter post from Meli is spot on. By in large, Fox is no longer delivering the product they had excelled at, "presenting news and discussing current events from a conservative perspective."
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
bighambone 11/15/2020 1:48:49 PM (No. 606852)
Unfortunately for Sandra, she made herself look like a dummy! Who cares what the Fox News Channel “called” as far as the election is concerned. If the Fox News Channel management was not Never Trump, they would not have hired a clearly partisan New York liberal Democrat to run their “decision” desk, as he is the one who decided to make those bad election result calls that were adverse to President Trump and his campaign in the first place. In doing that the Fox News Channel also made a “call” to risk committing corporate suicide as far as much of their old conservative viewer base is concerned.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
Omen55 11/15/2020 2:09:29 PM (No. 606868)
Two things about this for F(ake)N(ews)C(hannel) to remember.
1)In business you don't spit on your customers.
2)For Sandra, & the rest, when you're in a studio full of cameras & mics: SHUT UP!
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
HPmatt 11/15/2020 2:12:23 PM (No. 606872)
Not there to see it.....buh buh bye - already gone.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
Rama41 11/15/2020 2:13:47 PM (No. 606874)
Maybe if Fox corporate focused on these Fox personalities, they might figure out what their problem is: Juan Williams, Donna Brazille, Chris Wallace, Mo Elleithee, Robert Fowler, Jehmu Greene, Marie Harf, Sandra Smith, John Roberts, and Jessica Tarlov.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
HPmatt 11/15/2020 2:14:35 PM (No. 606875)
Upon reflection - FIRE lying Harf & Donna Brazille. Don't hire lying weasels and say you'll be honest with me.
Not buying THAT load....
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 11/15/2020 2:14:45 PM (No. 606876)
Smith, you just cooked your own goose, girl. Your "apology" did a nice job of digging your hole yet even deeper. Cavuto, you shouldn't have cut away from Kayleigh's presser. You made yourself look like a real fool now.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
DVC 11/15/2020 2:29:38 PM (No. 606891)
I have been automatically recording Bret Baier's Special Report for as long as he has hosted the show, watching it EVERY night. Yesterday, I changed my programming, it will not record any more. Done with them.
Go to Hades, Lying Fox "News"....I don't trust anything that you say any more.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
jinx 11/15/2020 2:31:44 PM (No. 606895)
The "news" channels are competing and rushing to be the first to call everything. Do we care who calls it first? No. Just wait until all the votes have been counted. Dewey wins was the headline years ago. The NYT still has egg on its face over that. I just want the truth and nothing but the truth. I do watch FOX Business but no more FOX liberal news. Once they hired Brazile and kept Juan Williams, I left.
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Reply 23 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 11/15/2020 2:32:54 PM (No. 606898)
Fox has burned its bridges behind and in front of itself. RIP clowns.....
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Maggie2u 11/15/2020 2:33:15 PM (No. 606901)
Frankly, I would rather watch a Zoom meeting with Jeffrey toobin than ever watch the bleach blonde Sandra Smith. At least that wouldn't be fake.
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Fox doesn't have any discerning viewers left.
Those still watching might as well watch CNN, where they will know what they are hearing.
If you were at a beautiful salad bar and they told you that only one or two of the dishes contained food poison, would you partake?
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
YorkieMom 11/15/2020 2:40:59 PM (No. 606920)
I don’t know why anyone watches Sandra Smith anyway. She always looks and sounds snippy and seems to be a know it all. The few times I have watched the show, I have liked Gallagher.
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
JustCause 11/15/2020 2:43:23 PM (No. 606925)
Fox is toast. I couldn't watch the PANEL, especially Brazille, Wallace, Harf. Bret and Martha have always leaned left and subtly disparaged The Donald at every turn.
What's interesting is Fox spit in the faces of the conservative viewers and has always been hated by the left liberals. They are not going to gain liberal viewers, they are only loosing conservative viewers. The liberals are going to smile and say, 'good'.
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
rushie 11/15/2020 3:11:54 PM (No. 606942)
I don’t think Liberals watch any news outlets. Otherwise CNN etal, would not have such abysmal ratings. Juan Williams seemed to be excited that Fox was getting liberal viewers. Ha. I hope their high pay jobs will soon be gone.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
starboard 11/15/2020 3:28:10 PM (No. 606946)
Sandra Smith jumped the shark and so did Fox News with their election night coverage. It's adios to both, except for a few shows I like that I get by streaming.
These so-called anchors are nothing special. They read a teleprompter. I'm sure anyone of us here at Lucianne can do that. I recently heard on another cable channel that Savannah Guthrey from NBC earns $1,500,000 A MONTH.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 11/15/2020 3:29:41 PM (No. 606947)
I am waiting for the glorious headline from CNN: Fox Screws the Pooch. And from MSNBC: Fox Jumps the Shark. I'll have to see it in the rear view mirror because like most of us here, I have moved on.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
FLCracker 11/15/2020 3:30:51 PM (No. 606948)
And on top of all that, I finally deleted Fox News feed from my home page because NOTHING can stop Fox News video clips from auto-playing.
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Reply 32 - Posted by:
zephyrgirl 11/15/2020 3:41:58 PM (No. 606954)
I quit watching most of the Fox lineup when they were pushing Heb! for Presidente in 2016. I sometimes watch Tucker and Hannity, but not much else. Did they really think we wouldn't notice the leftist lurch they've taken in the past few years? We not only noticed, but we turned them off.
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Reply 33 - Posted by:
Ladyhawke 11/15/2020 3:51:44 PM (No. 606959)
That are again doing something odd right now. I just checked my cable guide to make sure I was recording Mark Levin’s show tonight and it says, “To be announced” in his time slot. His is the only show worth watching!
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Reply 34 - Posted by:
earlybird 11/15/2020 4:00:58 PM (No. 606964)
Re #26, Trace Gallagher may be the only bearable person on FNC. A California boy. born and raised in little Mammoth Lakes, college in San Diego. A nice uncomplicated ex-football player who just reports the news. He outclasses the entire rest of their daytime roster...
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I attended high school with Cleta. She was absolutely the smartest person around...kind of like you were afraid to talk to her for fear of sounding stupid. Sandra proves my point.
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Reply 36 - Posted by:
mythman 11/15/2020 4:15:53 PM (No. 606975)
The first two rules of crisis control when you get caught are 1) admit in some way that you were wrong 2) apologize. Sorry Sandra, you're beautiful but clueless.
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Reply 37 - Posted by:
66Strat 11/15/2020 4:28:10 PM (No. 606984)
Donna Brazille was the last straw. She should be unemployable as a self-confessed cheater but to Fox I guess she is a perfect fit. Fox makes me sick.
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Reply 38 - Posted by:
nina584 11/15/2020 4:38:45 PM (No. 606992)
Leland Vitter has to be the most worthless reporter in earth’s history. Cant articulate anything but always ready to attack Republicans. The. Hair is.....
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Reply 39 - Posted by:
DCGIRL 11/15/2020 4:40:29 PM (No. 606993)
FOX is dead to me. I'll MAY return to FOX only when they fire, the Murdock brothers, Paul Ryan, Chris Wallace, Martha, Sandra Smith, Bret, John Roberts, Cavuto, Harris Faulkner, Maria Harf. If FOX continues to employee these clowns, then I'll stick with my reliable news sites and NEWSMAX.
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Reply 40 - Posted by:
watashiyo 11/15/2020 5:07:02 PM (No. 607011)
Good-bye and nice try.
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Reply 41 - Posted by:
Norway 11/15/2020 5:19:36 PM (No. 607022)
Fox News is dead to me.
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Reply 42 - Posted by:
DVC 11/15/2020 6:16:59 PM (No. 607040)
#39...."fire the Murdoch brothers"?? First, only one Murdoch brother, Lochlan, runs Fox News. Second....since he OWNS IT, there is no way he is going to be "fired". I guess there might be a Board of Directors or something, but typically they are all hired and fired by the owner, and will do whatever the owner says to do.
Sad to say....it is Lachlan's toy to destroy, and he is destroying it.
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Reply 43 - Posted by:
Venturer 11/15/2020 7:36:19 PM (No. 607088)
More than likely people watch her because she is hot and shows a lot of leg, they certainly do not watch her for her brain.
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Reply 44 - Posted by:
italianlooks 11/15/2020 7:38:55 PM (No. 607091)
The Cavuto interview on Nov 2nd at the end of his Program with Trumka was a democrat
Inkind interview Trumka set fire to Trump from NAFT to bring back jobs, income increase and the best employment numbers for minorities and the population in general
It was a Democrat with no rebuttal, deal me out of fox!
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Reply 45 - Posted by:
doctorfixit 11/15/2020 7:44:44 PM (No. 607100)
Fok Snooze, no thank you. Done watching.
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I came across leland vitert one time. Once was enough. Smart hind end. Snippy smirky face. And into insulting whomever has the bad luck to be interviewed. Can't stand Martha. Like Tucker. That's about it. I'd rather watch murder and mayhem on ID or demolishing a cabin in Maine. In other words, no more FNC for me. Maria is great. How much longer will she be on FNC?
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Reply 47 - Posted by:
southcarolina 11/15/2020 11:04:24 PM (No. 607168)
Fox is so over. Remember to check out www.whatfinger.com There is every news source you need to be up to date on what is happening. you will not be sorry.
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Reply 48 - Posted by:
Heraclitus 11/15/2020 11:08:20 PM (No. 607173)
I watch Fox&Friends, and have from the beginning. I especially like the weekend crew. But here's the problem, they aren't writing the stories, they read them, they comment on them. All three anchors weekdays and weekends are conservatives, pro-military, pro-life, pro-Trump and at least half of them take their Christian faith seriously.
Compare them or Harris Faulkner, Tucker, Sean, Laura, Maria, Levin, Hilton, who have many, many guests including conservative Congressmen... compare any of these to the anchors/hosts on any other MSM channel-- there IS no comparison. Cavuto and a handful of anti-Trump hosts and analysts are unfortunate, even distasteful. I don't watch most of the day programming for this reason.
Fox was the only cable channel to report on all of the stories the other channels wouldn't go near.
What Fox management/owners are doing is really stupid. You should never mess with something that works. For now, i just watch what I like.
It's sad. It's sad for a democratic Republic. It's sad, it is dangerous. We NEED a free press, we need a robust adversarial press, pursuing truth with as much objectivity as humanly possible. The Founders made sure there would be protections for the press.
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Reply 49 - Posted by:
Nimby 11/15/2020 11:33:52 PM (No. 607192)
My household tuned Sandra Smith and Fox news off a months before elections, when she started spouting off her disdain towards Trump voters!! Sandra should STOP being an elitist and look at the day to day workers who put her food on the table. What a POS!!
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Reply 50 - Posted by:
judy 11/16/2020 6:10:01 AM (No. 607300)
whatfinger.com is great I was looking for a site like this... thanks...we need reliable news sources
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