Shepard Smith Blasts Kellyanne Conway: ‘Fox News Can Now Confirm’ 'Microwaves Do Not Turn Into Cameras’

Fox News anchor Shepard Smith blasted Kellyanne Conway’s problems with the truth today. He started by saying, “We really don’t quote [her] much any more because – well, history.” Then he made an exception because of her ridiculous attempt to validate Donald Trump’s claim of being wiretapped by President Obama.

Smith opened his show by saying the following:

SMITH: A House committee setting a deadline today for President Trump to hand over evidence to support his claim that President Obama tapped his phone. So far, there’s absolutely nothing. But his senior advisor, Kellyanne Conway, whom we really don’t quote much any more because – well, history – is noting that phones aren’t the only way people spy on people. For instance, what about televisions? And then she said… your microwave.

But there was more.

Later, Smith said Kelly’s “previous words have been – well, up for debate.” He then played a clip of her defending Trump by saying that there are many ways to spy on people. She cited as an example, “microwaves that turn into cameras.”

SMITH: Microwaves that turn into cameras a fact of modern life? Microwaves do not turn into cameras. Fox News can now confirm microwaves heat food, cameras take pictures.

Ouch!

Watch it below, from the March 13, 2017 Shepard Smith Reporting.

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commented 2017-03-15 00:20:13 -0400 · Flag

Kevin,

I do believe Smith means what he says but I do not believe he has gone rogue. As David Lindsay hinted, I believe Smith is a hedge by Fox that also includes Chris Wallace and to some extent Bret Baier. Even reporter John Roberts has acted un-Fox-like in the press briefings. If Smith were truly going rogue, I believe we would have seen one example, not day after day.

My other theory, which could easily co-exist with the first, is that Smith et al. represent the younger Murdoch views and are a nod to them from Daddy-O.

commented 2017-03-15 00:13:43 -0400 · Flag

EOF, I did not hear the Morning Edition report but I am aware of the report that I’ll bet NPR got their information from. I have not had a chance to dive into the weeds yet but hope to do so in the not-too-distant future.

commented 2017-03-15 00:12:30 -0400 · Flag

EOF, I’ve been getting daily Shepard Smith hate mail lately. I may have to do yet another post about it.

commented 2017-03-14 21:58:30 -0400 · Flag

Kevin K, if Shepherd is a hedge just in case the Trump Misadministration keels over and goes tits up (who could imagine?), then Shepherd may actually have the most secure job in the building. Outside of the guy who spackles makeup over Bill O’Reillys liver spots.

commented 2017-03-14 11:22:36 -0400 · Flag

Ongoing evidence that “critical thinking” is not present among a huge chunk of our American public. The Fox christofascist fundamentalist sheep never figured out that “bear false witness” thing.

commented 2017-03-14 10:31:29 -0400 · Flag

I honestly believe that Smith is having real issues with the Pence White House and its spokespeople. He really needs to watch what he’s saying and watch what he’s doing or he may find himself getting phased out of Fox News in short order. What he’s saying is in direct conflict with the stated intentions of his bosses and pretty much everyone else in that building.

commented 2017-03-14 06:15:43 -0400 · Flag

The sad thing, Newshounds, is Twitter was aflame yesterday with Fox News fanboys screaming for ‘lying’ Shep to be booted from the network. They’re sick of the ‘Trump hater’ being given a voice at truthiness focused GOPTV™.

A must witness news story today is NPR “Morning Edition” interviewing a researcher who took a deep dive into social media analyzing 10s of millions of tweets. The amazing result is how a Brietbart disinformation campaign drove the right. Graphed Brietbart propaganda is the Jupiter to Fox News (and other conservative sites) moon. The researcher documented Brietbart pro-Trump propaganda causing splits in the right-wing media like Fox News and Red State dividing the pro- and anti-Trump supporters. He even sees Brietbart driving the rest of the media with obsessions over Hillary’s email and charity while Trump got dominant coverage on the issues, particularly immigration and jobs – driven, obviously, by Der Furor’s outrageous statements.

Gang, we’re in a dangerous age where technology is effectively spreading lies, disinformation, and propaganda more successfully than any time in human history. Goebbels is rolling in his grave jealous of Briebart’s ability to spread neofascism to America’s dominant Republican party via useful idiots like Fox News.

commented 2017-03-14 05:34:01 -0400 · Flag

The clock on the wall tells me it’s time to have a healthy late night snack and get back to sleep. That sink full of dirty dishes is completely mute. Strange.

commented 2017-03-13 22:25:33 -0400 · Flag

Well the little elf that turns on and off her refrigerator light is none other than Jeff Sessions. If she stays up late very quietly she may be able to catch him. She could shoot him with the hair dryer.