Fox News uses picture of Tina Fey in Sarah Palin story
How good is comedian Tina Fey’s impersonation of Republican Sarah Palin?
This just in, Tina Fey is not running for president.
Good enough to fool the former Alaska governor’s network of choice, according to media watchdog Mediaite.com.
Sunday, Fox aired a clip about Palin’s potential entry into the 2012 presidential race but used a picture of Fey from a Saturday Night Live skit.
Fox News released the following statement: “This past Sunday during ‘America’s News Headquarters,’ a graphics error was made during a segment on former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin. The producer has since been disciplined and an explanation and apology will be made in the same hour next Sunday. Fox News regrets the error.”
TheWeek.com lists the goof as its best video of the week.
Heads may roll if something similar happens again, Mediaite reports.
A Fox News memo states: “Effective immediately, there is zero tolerance for on-screen errors. Mistakes by any member of the show team that end up on air may result in immediate disciplinary action against those who played significant roles in the “mistake chain,” and those who supervise them. That may include warning letters to personnel files, suspensions, and other possible actions up to and including termination, and this will all obviously play a role in performance reviews.”
Humans make mistakes, fortunately mine aren’t televised.
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146 comments Add your comment
Steven Daedalus
June 8th, 2011
3:27 pm
I always use Fox for comic relief, what a bunch of dufusses.
bamabelle2000
June 8th, 2011
3:30 pm
Joe seriously let me deprogram you so you can think again cause I think Fox and Palin has drain all the common sense out of you. I’m afraid you’ll give up all your worldly goods to her so she can ran for President. LOL
Joe
June 8th, 2011
3:31 pm
LOL, the leftist haters are incapable of anything but hate in support of their fraud-in-chief!
Joe
June 8th, 2011
3:33 pm
What about that illegal SSN for your messiah? All you’ve got is hatred of Palin in response?
Bulldawg
June 8th, 2011
3:33 pm
B Belle-
If my grammar (just check your last two posts) was as poor as yours is, then frankly I’d keep my mouth shut instead of criticizing someone else for their supposed lack of intellect.
bamabelle2000
June 8th, 2011
3:34 pm
And yet you Joe want to support and half term Governor because she is pretty. I haven’t heard one thing this woman has said about policy and her own party won’t support her.
Joe
June 8th, 2011
3:36 pm
Liar. NOPE, don’t put words in my mouth…. and STILL you’ve got nothing but hatred to support your fraud-in-chief?! How did he manage to fraudulently obtain an illegal SSN?
bamabelle2000
June 8th, 2011
3:39 pm
Joe I bet you right now, you can’t name on your own 10 policy changes Sarah Palin did for the state of Alaska. The woman is DUMB. LOL
Joe
June 8th, 2011
3:40 pm
LOL — Perfect, keep ‘em coming!
The Truth
June 8th, 2011
3:41 pm
“I don’t know what’s the bigger joke Sarah Palin or her Kool-Aid drinkers like Joe, the Truth and the Observer. Someone needs to come to your doors and strip you of your voter registration cards before you get us all killed.”
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Here in lies the problem, I personally would never vote for Sarah Palin and really don’t like her that much and I never said that or alluded to that in my post; yet, the person above posted that I’m a Sarah Palin Kool Aid drinker because I made a comment about Fox news being an alternative to the agenda driven left wing media machine. Man, we’re in trouble, diversify your news sources people on the both the left and right, that way you won’t hamstring yourself with the talking heads’ opinions and you can make up your own minds. What an innovative idea!!:)