The Colbert Report's New Twitter Feed Praising Fox News Is Brilliant
The TV show's most compelling element of all is Palin, wandering the nighttime streets trying to find her lover. #PraiseFOX
— Real Human Praise (@RealHumanPraise) November 5, 2013
Fair, balanced and unnecessarily maligned cable news network Fox News is constantly at the center of a liberal media maelstrom, determined to undermine the noble work that its doing. In the last two weeks alone, it's weathered allegations of gaslighting other reporters, suffered a brutal outing at the hands of some asshole blogger, and recently come under fire in David Folkenflik's new book Murdoch's World, for having staffers plant hundreds of fake comments on negative and neutral articles about Fox News.
To help Fox News through these tough times, especially the fake commenter scandal, Stephen Colbert and The Colbert Report staff writer Rob Dubbin have gallantly come to their aid, via a new Twitter feed, Real Human Praise, designed to share "Legitimate reviews from 100% people, every two minutes." Through a legitimate Twitter bot, Dubbin swaps out portions of Rotten Tomatoes reviews with the names of Fox News anchors and shows, and adds the hashtag #PraiseFox, to help counter the negative onslaught mainstream media has thrown their way. It is nothing short of amazing.
It's a network guaranteed to leave you at the end with tears in your eyes and a big smile on your face. #PraiseFOX
— Real Human Praise (@RealHumanPraise) November 5, 2013
Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan...have nothing on Shep Smith and John Gibson. #PraiseFOX
— Real Human Praise (@RealHumanPraise) November 5, 2013
Absurd and quirky at times, Fox Report Sunday plays like a "Bizarro World" variation of a James Bond show. #PraiseFOX
— Real Human Praise (@RealHumanPraise) November 5, 2013
Hannity plays the sodding little spiv with a raucous charm that makes Hannity seem more interesting than it actually is. #PraiseFOX
— Real Human Praise (@RealHumanPraise) November 5, 2013
Would you like your head thoroughly messed with? Then check straight into The Real Story with Gretchen Carlson. #PraiseFOX
— Real Human Praise (@RealHumanPraise) November 5, 2013
It's all in the build-up: Carlson sets the scene for the horror with meticulous care. #PraiseFOX
— Real Human Praise (@RealHumanPraise) November 5, 2013
The full sketch can be seen below, and as always, #PraiseFox.
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