David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. Fox Noise Kerfuffle: The Sequel
Ailes, speaking in Washington Thursday at an event with a name too long and unevocative to bother with, said, "And it is true that Barack Obama is on the move. I don't know if it's true that President Bush called Musharraf and said, 'Why can't we catch this guy?"
Actually, the joke sort of scans as a take on Bush's stupidity, though obviously Fox News has made plenty of meaningless hay out of Obama's middle name being Hussein. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has done similar material, recalling with bemusement the startled look on President Bush's face when he saw her wearing an Obama button during his campaign for the Senate.
Again, this makes the Democrats look defensive, and gives Fox News carte blanche to mock them for their touchiness. If this is the kind of thing they're spending time wringing their hands over, no wonder nothing gets accomplished in Washington.