Shepard Smith , why are you still at Fox?

[sufrommich]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8s-KHDmNqlQ&feature=player_embedded

[MadBadger]

1. I dont even need to click on it. It was a think of beauty.

[sufrommich]

2. That man has compromising pictures of someone at Fox.

I'm convinced it's the only way he survives there.

[RKP5637]

3. Yep, my thoughts too. Shepard Smith is one of the good people in life IMO. n/t

[phleshdef]

4. Heh. Good on Shep. Though I think he has been watching MSNBC between 8-9PM eastern.

[Selatius]

5. In that clip, he gave Keith Olbermann a run for the fucking money.

He deserves credit from time to time.

[RKP5637]

7. He also did a great job covering Katrina when Bush and company were asleep

at the wheel. I remember him well screaming in rage for someone to get some help, he was on site in the thick of it all doing a great job IMO.

[sufrommich]

8. Also this,

on torture:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG2VF4a0LWs

[RKP5637]

10. Too bad others on Fox News are not like Shepard Smith. Thanks for this post! n/t

[Dappleganger]

15. I think he came into his own then.

That coverage totally changed him, IMO. He's been a very decent sort of fella since then.
Why he continues to hang on at Faux is anybody's guess.

[NYC_SKP]

6. K&R. Here is some of what he said. I like the guy, he's from Mississippi.

...Smith pointed out that Tony Heyward has refused to appear on his show, and that the BP CEO has called the leak a small spill, and called the lawsuits against BP frivolous. Smith said, “Mr. Heyward, your company is responsible for what may become the worst ecological disaster in American history, and you speak of it in these terms? Billions upon billions of dollars in damage already and you cast us aside as litigious, and act as if what’s happening in the Gulf is no big deal, relatively speaking. Mr. Heyward, that Gulf is a source of life for millions upon millions of people and plants and other creatures on this earth. Jobs are lost. Beaches and birds are tarred. Fisheries are closed. Tourists are canceling. Economies are threatened, and people from Florida to Texas are concerned for their very livelihoods, and you speak of comparative volume.”

He continued, “Mr. Heyward, British Petroleum has caused the proud people of the Gulf region great pain. If you think you statements on this subject are helping your company’s cause, you are wrong, and if you think the people of the gulf region and the rest of America will take lying down without a fight a poorly handled aftermath of what your company has done to our gulf and our people, you are horribly mistaken. Our water is now polluted. Our coast is now soiled. Our fish and our turtles and our shrimp and our oysters are now harmed. Many of our people are now out of a job, and 11 hard working men are dead from the explosion on the rig that carried your company’s name. Remember that, Mr. Heyward? We do. On your watch, these are extremely difficult times for us litigious Americans. At least act like you care.”

It should be noted that Shep is from Mississippi, so he feels passionately about part his home region being destroyed by corporate greed and possibly criminal neglect. The problem is that BP could care less. This spill and the clean up, along with the 11 wrongful death lawsuits that they will likely settle out of court, is the cost of doing business. Whatever they will pay for the cleanup is nothing compared to their profits.

This is why we not only need to up the liability damages cap, but I think Congress should consider removing it. Yes, I can hear the howls about frivolous lawsuits already, but the adjective frivolous is a very subjective term. If I lost my livelihood due to corporate malfeasance, I would not think that my lawsuit was frivolous. I don’t have much hope for regulating a solution because corporate America has become entwined with the political process through campaign contributions. Remember that today’s regulations will be tomorrow’s lobbying campaign during an election year.

more at link: http://www.politicususa.com/en/shep-smith-bp-ceo

:patriot:

[LuvNewcastle]

11. Didn't know he was from Mississippi.

I just looked up his bio and it said he's from Holly Springs (up in north MS) and attended Ole Miss, but dropped out 2 credits short of getting his degree. He represents us well, unlike some others I can think of.

[Chipper Chat]

9. WOW - somebody at Fox has a set of balls.

I'm sure this little rant upset Krystol, Ailes, Cheney and Rove. His days at Fox have to be numbered.

[Frank Cannon]

12. I can't tell if Shepard Smith is really a good guy...

or if he just seems somewhat reasonable compared to all the other flying monkey lunatics on that channel.

[Dappleganger]

13. Good for him!

Gotta love his integrity by beginning to announce the commentary, too.

"At least act like you care."

[Rex]

14. He started off there as a Cavuto clone, but guess couldn't take the

years of bullshit...or his paycheck pales in comparison to Glenn and Seans would be my real guess.

[donheld]

16. 1000 recommends if I could

[fizzgig]

17. kick

[ljm2002]

18. Nicely done, Shepard Smith...

...very nicely done.