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FOX to Cooper: "You're Paris Hilton!"

In the world of conservative news nerds, calling someone "Paris Hilton" is an insult. That "slur" has now been hurled by FOX News at grey-haired golden boy Anderson Cooper.
Anderson Cooper
In the latest issue of Television Week, the right-leaning cable net ran a two-page ad with the screaming headline: "MEET THE PARIS HILTON OF TELEVISION NEWS." Anderson isn't pictured or named, but there's a photo, taken from behind, of a slim, grey-haired man in a suit.

The ad also says that "Anderson" is "style over substance" and a "media darling." But here's the kicker: "He still gets beat EVERY NIGHT BY ... Greta Van Susteren." Ouch.

The spat erupted last week when Cooper took a shot at FOX News for hyping Insight magazine's incorrect story that Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama had attended a radical Islamic school as a child in Indonesia. "Others are reporting the heat. We are sticking to the facts," Cooper said at the time.

You call FOX inaccurate, they call you Paris Hilton. So there!

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46. Love Fox News!!!

They aren't number one in cable news because people hate them!

They are kicking ass in the ratings and the rest of the media is so jealous they can't see straight.

Posted at 8:09AM on Jan 31st 2007 by Wed1984

47. Fox News is America's greatest shame.

Posted at 8:48AM on Jan 31st 2007 by West Ham

48. Fox... News? Are you kidding? Sometimes it sounds like it's made up by a bunch of nasty conservative straight white men, who think if they say it, it's true. They just feed into the hate and bigotry of the rest conservative (if you're not like me you don't count) Americans.

Posted at 10:29AM on Jan 31st 2007 by Bob P

49. The fact that Anderson Cooper comes from a priveleged background is not a negative; it has served to helped him to be a better journalist as he is well educated, travelled and has been exposed to many more views. What really makes him special is his work ethic; he works as hard as anyone in the industry, and tries to do so with integrity and with a nose always directed at the truth of any matter. All this even though he comes from enough money that he could have chosen an entirely different path.

Posted at 9:23AM on Jan 31st 2007 by Regardless

50. I watched mr 360 "unbiased"last night--- interview the business manager of slyvia browne....so much for remaining fair, mr 360 might as well have called himself the amazing randyi's assistant. completely biased interview, a gang up on ms brownes person by the guest (which is expected) and the host...shameless for a peabody award winner.

this isnt journalism what he's doing, its mr 360 trying to be a star and move the truth to where he wants it to go, rather than getting out of the way and practicing good interview techinques. Which in this case would have been for Randy and Brownes person to hash it out with 360 remaining simpy the moderator.

If he's so open and can see both sides and has his choice of where to be, why does he choose CNN? Their truth in news died about a decade or more ago---they had it once, when it was all new, but competition and ownership has tainted their views for too long, and he's part of it now.

Posted at 10:07AM on Jan 31st 2007 by 360 circle jerk

51. Here's the deal, though---the reason for the ad is that Cooper has chipped her lead in that time slot away to almost nothing. In 2005 she was up and now she's almost behind him, and has lost to him in a majority of slots in the last few weeks. They're running scared.

Also, it's pretty homophobic to call him Paris Hilton. All the same, I'd love to see him show up on the air and make fun of them, in a Paris Hilton costume.

Posted at 11:12AM on Jan 31st 2007 by Alex

52. Plus, has anyone noticed most of the Fox news fans on this comment list can't spell or use grammar?

Posted at 11:12AM on Jan 31st 2007 by Alex

53. I have to laugh when people say that Fox is actual news. It's Rupert Murdoch's opinion mixed with car chases. Fox wins in the ratings because liberals and moderates are split between MSNBC and CNN. Add them together and they kick FOX's @$$! Anderson Cooper has been to Iraq, Darfur, New Orleans, .....When was the last time Greta left the studio? Oh yeah, I think it was for the Scott Peterson trial.

Posted at 11:33AM on Jan 31st 2007 by Michelle

54. Everyone is concerned about the Steve Ducey remarks as being incorrect. So what is new. Chris Mathews, Viera, Couric, NYT, as well as others have been telling lies about Wilson's report,(it has been discredited by the 9-11 commision and others) as well as his rant about Cheney. Lies all of it. Cooper is a serious LEFT wing journalist trying to keep the liberals like those on this site happy. That alone is a serious problem for him. They the liberals are SO hard to please. Therefore he makes no effort to give a fair even report on the daily news. All news he reports is spun to make the administration look bad and the liberals look good, and this takes a very serious effort on his part. For that valiant effort he should be praised. His coverage of the actual news should be panned.

Posted at 6:06PM on Jan 31st 2007 by Jake

55. BY DeepFreeze3 and Regardless.....great posts..

I am a dead on center....type myself. I watch other networks, never Fox , the comedy network.... with a consistent right spin on the news.. If I want comedy news....I turn to.. Jon Stewart for that...at least you know what to expect.....
I want good old fashioned reporting..... Cooper brings it...along with ....Amanpour, and Lou Dobbs...guess that makes me a Liberal?

Posted at 2:47PM on Jan 31st 2007 by homegirl101

56. I love Fox News!

I never even thought Anderson Cooper was gay until all the liberals posting on here outed him. Not that there is anything wrong with that, HAHA.
But really FOX was only talking about ratings and hype in their ad not lifestyle. Thanks all you liberals for setting it straight for me, LOL

Love FOX NEWS!!!

Posted at 1:17PM on Jan 31st 2007 by Wed1984

57. Well Said Jeanie!! Know what CNN Stands For "Communist News Network"

Posted at 1:27PM on Jan 31st 2007 by gagal

58. Well Said ACDC, tmz doesn't post most comments unless they are of the liberl kind. You know Hollyweird liberal F-----! Love Fox News Network

Posted at 1:28PM on Jan 31st 2007 by gagal

59. please continue to use your cellphones as Brain cancer is the only way you guys will come up with anything funny or mildly current . Try reading a paper sometimes . All you whinners should be dropped in the middle of Bagdad to fend for yourselfs . 10 to 1 your to fat for the airlift . losers . I still make more money than you !

Posted at 1:54AM on Feb 2nd 2007 by Colledge Degree

60. responding to #46, et al.

The fact that Fox News has an audience is, in and of itself, scary. Fox News caters to those who enjoy being brainwashed and spoon fed their propoganda. It's like preaching to the right-wing choir... there is absolutely no critical thinking going on if you actually enjoy Fox News. Sorry.

It's one thing to read US/TMZ/People, and other celeb trash mags, who hold themselves out to be entertainment... and I enjoy them as much as the next person. For me, Fox News is def in that category (and not the legit news org. they profess themselves to be).

Posted at 2:39PM on Jan 31st 2007 by bouncyhappy

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