Fox's Anti-Obama Ad Is Just a Remake of Romney's Ads
Fox & Friends aired an attack ad against President Obama that many have said could have been produced by the Republican National Committee. But the Fox video is actually a cartoon version of the Mitt Romney campaign's series of ads it's released in recent weeks titled "Broken Promises."
Fox & Friends aired its own four-minute attack ad against President Obama that many have said could have been produced by the Republican National Committee with its blatant partisanship, quick cuts, and ominous disaster movie music. But the Fox News-produced video is actually a cartoon version of the series of ads released by Mitt Romney campaign in recent weeks titled "Broken Promises." Perhaps the show thought Romney's ads were too subtle for their viewers? Or maybe they thought Romney's ads were too boring? Nevertheless, they have the same theme, content, and style. Fox just kicked it up a notch, adding cheesier graphics, even more disastrous-sounding disaster movie music, and an absurd shot of a bald eagle (screenshot at left), which seems pulled straight from a Stephen Colbert parody.
"The package that aired on Fox & Friends was created by an associate producer and was not authorized at the senior executive level of the network. This has been addressed with the show’s producers."
The New York Times' Brian Stelter reports that as for Fox News chief Roger Ailes, a spokesman told him, "Roger was not aware of the video." Stelter notes:
In past interviews, current and former Fox employees have described Mr. Ailes as keenly interested in the content of Fox & Friends, which has an agenda-setting function since it starts off the network’s day of programming. The people said Mr. Ailes regularly contributed talking points and phoned in ideas for the show, sometimes when it was on the air between 6 and 9 a.m. on weekdays.