Fox News Obituary Trashes Kurt Vonnegut

More Fox News Bias at: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list...

The Fox News obituary of Kurt Vonnegut airing the day after his death seemed particularly harsh to me, but I may be especially sensitive because I'm a big Vonnegut fan. I've uploaded some clips from the Fox News obituary for you to see and decide for yourself.

FYI, I tracked down the origin of the ancient Greek admonition "Not to speak evil of the dead" to Diogenes Laertius quoting Chilon (pictured at the beginning of this video) quoting Aesop at: http://www.classicpersuasion.org/pw/d...

The photo of Chilon itself comes from Nicolas at http://www.greecetaxi.gr and can be found at http://www.greecetaxi.gr/Philosophers...

A longer version of the Fox News segment (without the introduction from Brut Hume) is currently available on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDrqGo...

See also http://volokh.com/posts/1176675311.shtml

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[singe101]

I wouldn't even blame Vonnegut if he had been jaded and bitter after those horrors of war, but he wasn't like that. Fuck Fox News, it's like The Onion without humor or intelligence.

[John Fox]

Fuck Ayn Rand.

[Nascarking24]

Sadly, FOX News will have the greater impact on the 21st Century.

[torch2k]

Wow! It's not so much that it's nasty, but that they felt the need to go to such trouble. How spiteful does big need to get before it looks really small?

Oh, well ... so it goes ...

[Brock Hittle]

"to slow them down, kill them if possible" Kurt referring to speed bumps... One of the funniest things I have ever read. We appreciate your great works

[creepyloner1979]

i think fox news will have a greater impact on the 21st century, and it's a fucking shame. :(

[flashcloud]

Just another example of why I can't take what comes out of anyone's mouth that works for fox news seriously.

[fardaypu]

miss you uncle kurt.

[Tony Aleman]

Fox took his death, not as a time of remembrance, but as an opportunity to lash out at a "lefty" who could no longer respond to their blatant disrespect. I believe he'd have been extremely happy knowing that such venom was being spewed in his direction by the 'nazi' style propaganda being leveled against him by the Fox Propaganda Machine. Rest in Peace Kurt.

[republicofsandles]

That was some serious arrogance. I love how right wing publications are so compassionate and forgiving

*sarcasm*.

[Tyjohnable]

Though I do agree it's lacking intelligence, it does have a ton of humor.

It's unintentional but it's there.

[ldchappell1]

What can you say about Fox News? They have about as much empathy as a pile of bricks. Kurt Vonnegut will be remembered long after Fox News is a disgraceful memory.