(This item originally appeared on CL's news and politics blog, The Political Whore.)
Anchor Shepard Smith, Fox News' lone quasi-sane newsperson melted down on the air last night during a discussion of torture and the government's role in authorizing it. Shep's T-shirt worthy quote:
"We are America! I don't give a rats ass if it helps! We do not fucking torture!"
Can you really blame Shep for losing his cool? He's surrounded by sycophants and morons of the worst kind. (Hello, Hannity!) I couldn't take the studio tour at Fox News without losing my cool and getting Tazered by security.
On a side note, the banging on the desk was a nice touch. Video after the break …
This article appears in Apr 22-28, 2009.