Fox News suspends two commentators for profanity while criticizing Obama

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Kind of a surprise here.

http://money.cnn.com/2015/12/07/media/fox-profanities-against-obama/index.html

Two Fox News commentators were suspended on Monday for using profanities while criticizing President Obama.

Ralph Peters, a Fox News "strategic analyst," called the president a "total pu---" who "doesn't want to hurt our enemies." A couple of hours later Stacey Dash, a Fox contributor, said the president "didn't give a sh--" about Sunday night's terrorism speech.

"Earlier today, Fox contributors Lt. Col. Ralph Peters and Stacey Dash made comments on different programs that were completely inappropriate and unacceptable for our air," Fox senior executive vice president Bill Shine said.

"Fox Business Network and Fox News Channel do not condone the use of such language, and have suspended both Peters and Dash for two weeks," he said.

Although Fox is a home for daily conservative criticism of Obama, vulgarities from the commentators are very rare. The White House declined to comment.

More at link.

[COLGATE4]

1. They're just trying to avoid a fine from the FCC.

Otherwise they wholly endorse all that was said - and plenty more.

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2. They're cable and cussing won't get them fined... They're just trying to appear as if they

are a "real" news station. It's too late, Faux.

[GGJohn]

5. Fox News operates over cable,

FCC has no authority to fine them at all.

[monmouth4]

3. They had vacations coming anyway so getting closer to the Christmas and New Year holidays will be a

convenient time for their suspension...

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4. Now that makes sense.

[tanyev]

6. Wait, I thought he was a fascist dictator who is going to take away everyone's guns.

[Johonny]

7. The fan base will love them more now. FOX created the BS monster

there is no way to contain it. When they punish their own they only get stronger. It's survival of the dumbest over there in FOX world. The only way to win is not to watch.