Fox News Reports No Link Between Matches, Gasoline and Fire
"Gasoline and matches don't start fires," said Fox host Glenn Beck. "People start fires." Mr. Beck went on to say that there was no link between "oxygen, hydrogen and water."Fake news by Andy Borowitz
NEW YORK — The Fox News Channel today attempted to bust what it called a “mainstream media myth” by reporting that there was no link between matches, gasoline and fire.
“Gasoline and matches don’t start fires,” said Fox host Glenn Beck. “People start fires.” Mr. Beck went on to say that there was no link between “oxygen, hydrogen and water.”
Elsewhere, Verizon trumpeted its new iPhone, announcing, “For the first time, consumers will have a choice of which wireless carrier drops their calls.”
Fox News Warns That Without Angry Rhetoric It Will Have 24 Hours to Fill
NEW YORK — Calls for a reduction in violent political rhetoric have plunged the Fox News Channel into chaos, with a Fox spokesperson warning today that such a move “would leave us with 24 hours to fill.”
“Let’s not underestimate the giant hole this would create,” said spokesperson Carol Foyler. “Fox without violent rhetoric would be like the Weather Channel without maps.”
Foyler said Fox was preparing for a “worst-case scenario” in which it was pressured to air responsible statements in place of its current programming: “If it comes to that, God forbid, we’ll just air 24 hours of ’24’.”
In contrast with Foyler’s alarmed comments, Fox host Glenn Beck took the news of a possible programming change in stride: “If I’m kicked off the air, I’ll return to my first love: standing in the back of crowded theaters and yelling ‘Fire!'”
But Fox commentator Sarah Palin was less enthusiastic about the new call for tempered rhetoric: “For the first time in my life, I don’t have anything to write on my hand.”
In other cable news developments, CNN confirmed that it was considering dropping Kathleen Parker from its “Parker Spitzer” program, but said it had balked at Eliot Spitzer’s suggestion of “a different woman every night.”
Award-winning humorist, television personality and film actor Andy Borowitz is author of the book “The Republican Playbook.”
© 2011 Creators Syndicate
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