Faux News hires - wait for it - Judy Miller

[deminks]

Fox News Hires Disgraced Reporter Judith Miller

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/20/fox-miller/

Today, the Washington Post’s Howard Kurtz reveals that Fox News has hired former New York Times reporter Judith Miller, who will be an on-air analyst and write stories for Fox’s website:

“She has a very impressive résumé,” says Senior Vice President John Moody. “We’ve all had stories that didn’t come out exactly as we had hoped. It’s certainly something she’s going to be associated with for all time, and there’s not much anyone can do about that, but we want to make use of the tremendous expertise she brings on a lot of other issues. … She has explained herself and she has nothing to apologize for.“

Miller, however, had more problems than her stories not turning out “exactly” as she had “hoped.” Miller has been a willing participant in the Bush administration’s quest to peddle lies to the American public. She was a key player in pushing false intelligence that led the public into the Iraq war, and was central to the Valerie Plame leak scandal.

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Is this Faux news' way of reaching out to the criminally challenged?

[Solly Mack]

1. The right is gearing up for an Obama presidency

getting all their attack ducks in order...and paying off a few favors in the process

[KharmaTrain]

11. And Who Would Talk To Her??

She carried gallons of water for the repugnicans and I would hope no Democrat would trust her with anything, I can see her astroturfing stuff for the far right, but her days of unlimited access inside the White House are long gone.

Cheers...

[Solly Mack]

12. Fox can always find some nutcase willing to talk to her

Maybe not from the WH coming up...but there will still be people on the right willing and all too happy to talk to her

[Demeter]

2. Soon She'll Be Reporting on UFOs in Checkout Line Rags

[Jackpine Radical]

3. ...interviewing Batboy,

sitting on lonely hilltops with droolers, waiting for the Space Brothers...

[trudyco]

4. More reason to shut this TV network down. -nt

[leveymg]

5. Moody's right about one thing, Judy certainly does have lots of issues.

This is Rupert Murdoch's way -- and his largest stockholder, Kingdom Holdings (the Saudis) -- of reaching out to the criminally challenged, and handing them wads of cash. Just like John Yoo, who they put on the NewsCorp Board of Directors.

Payoff for services rendered. A comfortable retirement.

Mission Accomplished.

[gratuitous]

6. Will she appear in full regalia?

The Queen of All Fucking Iraq should be properly outfitted for her appearances on teevee.

[seemslikeadream]

7. Well she ended up where she belongs TRUE COLORS

She can carry their water now

[VWolf]

8. Perfectly in sync with their mantra:

We distort, you decide.

[Junkdrawer]

9. Shocked...I am Shocked...

:sarcasm:

[asjr]

10. Her unemployment insurance

finally ran out.

[Turn CO Blue]

13. Judith who? Another has-been hack on Fox = Dog bites man.

[Raster]

14. Well there you go! A fake reporter for a fake news program.

"The aspens are quaking in the forest...." or some other newCONjob bullshit.

Ms. Miller is a collaborator and an accomplice to the illegal and immoral invasion AND occupation of a sovereign nation. As such Ms. Miller could be deemed a collaborator and possibly a war criminal herself. If I were Judy, I wouldn't get the passport renewed.

[glitch]

15. Dayam. That is quite the meteoric fall: from elite to sewer..

I wonder how she self-rationalizes it? Nah, forget it, I don't wonder, I don't care.

[Bluebear]

16. Ecch how embarrassing for her.

[Liberal Gramma]

17. She meets their top requirements for hiring:

She's been publicly disgraced for unethical behavior and she's willing to lie.