Look, I know it’s easy to bash Fox News, and we’ve surely had a lot of fun pointing out their missteps and flaws around here, but I kind of feel some sympathy for them here. After all, live car chases are TV news gold. We all love watching them, so of course news stations air them when they take place.
With that said, a car chase that ended with a man shooting himself in the head was aired live during Shep Smith’s show today. Shep, without question the most likeable on-air personality at Fox News, saw it coming and desperately tried to have the cameras pull away, but something went wrong with the 5-second delay and a man taking his own life was aired live on national TV. (I won’t post the video here but you can surely find it on YouTube.) This led to a visibly shaken Shep Smith issuing a solemn apology when his show returned from a commercial break.
We really messed up. And we’re all very sorry. That didn’t belong on TV. We took every precaution we knew how to take to keep that from being on TV. And I personally apologize to you that that happened. We see a lot of things that we see that we don’t get to you because it’s not time-appropriate, it’s insensitive, it’s just wrong. That was wrong. And that won’t happen again on my watch, and I’m sorry.
I suspect that Shep is flogging whoever was in charge of the delay button with wet bamboo at this very moment. Here’s full video of the apology…
Well okay then have a lovely weekend, everyone!
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Well that was…yeah. Anyway here’s Shep Smith and a blowjob.
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Keep plucking that chicken.
OH…..so “blame” the production staff……..things happen when you cover a story like that…..and if the viewers can’t handle it the should stick to “Octonauts”..
Fox News has a new TV slogan!
GET OFF IT! GET OFF IT!
Which, oddly, is what I instinctively scream when someone turns on Fox News.
Will wait for the Bill O’Reilly Do It Live!!!11!1 style remix. Most definitely.
No need for the update, Shep. I think we got the full story.
I’m not a liberal, but I feel like that should be their exact apology for many things.
I am a liberal, and I agree with you 100% (shocker, rite?)
I am a piece of cheese, but I agree with you both.
I’d Make a Romney joke but it seems to easy
Bud Dwyer’s spinning in his grave
I wonder why the U.S. is such a violent place? HURRRR
Was this filmed before or after they beat the Steelers?
Jesus that wasn’t even graphic like the warning proclaimed. I expected blood, lots of blood like that nightvision helicopter video of the guy who shotgunned himself in someones backyard (VERY graphic). I wouldn’t be surprised if Fox news’ older demographic couldn’t even tell what he did. I get the apologies, but it could have been much worse. He could have been watching himself on Fox news.