You know how when people talk about Fox News, the first words that come to their minds are “fair and balanced“? I mean,we bloggers try to be fair and balanced, but, dang it, Fox News really just pushes that fair and balanced envelope so far out to the edge is isn’t really fair (let alone fair and balanced) to have to compete in the same ballpark with them.
That’s why Fox’s fair and balanced lawyers are
so upset with Al Franken for daring to use the words “fair and balanced” in the subtitle of his latest book,
Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right.
It turns out Fox News has trademarked the words “fair and balanced”! Who knew?
Meanwhile, of course, sales of Franken’s book are soaring thanks to this unforeseen publicity. Rumor has it that Al Franken plans to show his gratitude for these windfall profits by buying a better trademark for Fox News: the phrase, “unfair, unbalanced, and really, really stupid.”