Originally Posted By: iggy
So, now the story is that FoxNews used Hank Jr. as fodder and denigrated him and his opinion as laughable and ridiculous to prove Gretchen's point about Rosie O'Donnell and other celebrities. Way to jump from hypocrisy to real "class act" there. That's the kind of rationalization that would make Wanky proud. Further, this is also totally disputed by the frequent appearance of celebrities/sports stars talking politics on--at the very least--Hannity's Great American Panel.


Well, which is it? Prometheus was saying that they praised Hank Williams Jr's commentary on Fox & Friends.
You say they denigrated him.

Either way, you both spin it as eeeeevvviiiillll Fox News!
Fox News called the guy on an over-the-top remark, and they gave him multiple opportunities in the interview to walk it back and soften his remarks, maybe paraphrase his contempt for Obama's socialist policies, but self-deprecatingly say okay, Obama's not a nazi, but his policies are bad for America.

Here's What Hank Williams Jr himself had to say:



His disdain for Fox News is clear from 1:45 to 2:15 in the updated lyrics.


While I agree with the basic thrust of what Williams said about Obama's policies being bad for America, I think he came across as uninformed and unable to back up what he said. And therefore a stupid criticism of Obama. That Fox News pundits on every one of their shows (Fox Report, O'Reilly, Hannity, Greta, The Five, Redeye) all made fun of. The same way they make fun of any other conservative or liberal celebrity that likewise goes over the top on things they don't have the political knowledge to warrant their comments.

At the same time, I don't think Williams Jr should have lost his football gig. If Letterman can keep his job after joking about A-Rod raping Sarah Palin's daughter, Williams' comments are certainly less harsh, and not a firing offense.
It's another example of liberal craziness being more acceptable than arguably less extreme conservative craziness.