Frum On Fox, Ctd

A reader writes:

So let's see if I've got this straight. A former White House speechwriter acknowledges what we all knew already....that Fox "news" is functioning as a coordinated appendage of the Republican party? Almost seems as if this might warrant a mention from Howie Kurtz or one of the other self appointed media lapdogs (sorry. "Watchdogs", I meant to say) but I'm not holding my breath.

I will stick up for Fox's First Amendment rights for as long as is needed, but it does make me wonder what kind of evidence would be needed to demonstrate the level of coordination needed to treat Foxnews's reporting as a monetary contribution within the ambit of the campaign finance laws. Not sayin' that that would be a good idea at all.  Still, I feel about 99.9% sure that there is some evidence out there. though probably nothing as strong as an internal memo.