Faux Fig Leaves

“Talents such as [Brett] Baier and [Chris] Wallace work at Fox News in the capacity of fig leaves. They provide cover — righteous distractions — from the horror that goes down on the opinion hours. This is a dichotomy hatched by [Roger] Ailes, who realized that he could get away with lunacy at night if he balanced it with something approaching sanity during the day. Baier and Wallace, accordingly, serve as highly paid enablers whose silence allows Fox News to flit from one crisis to the next.”

—Eric Wemple, media critic, “Speak up, Bret Baier. Speak up, Chris Wallace,” Washington Post, Jan. 21, 2021. Image: Wallace (left) and Baier with Martha MacCullum. Sept. 2020.

 

 

• Editorial Comment: “Lunacy at Night” is a great slogan.

 

 

 

 

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