The Los Angeles Times profiles Greta Van Susteren today
but can't hide its disdain for Fox News. The LAT does justice to the popular Van Susteren, but the overall tone of the article seems to be a philosophy of "love the sinner" (Greta) hate the sin (being employed by Fox.)
And just so the LAT wouldn't hate itself in the morning, they brought in Tucker Carlson to call cable news "over the top":
"Her online musings are written in the same matter-of-fact, blunt tone that characterizes her nightly show, which offers little of the sharply opinionated banter for which Fox has become notable...the 51-year-old, who acknowledges that she's politically more liberal than most of her Fox counterparts, has developed a strong following at the top-rated news channel, which she joined in 2002 after 10 years at CNN. She's drawn an average of 1.5 million viewers so far this year, according to Nielsen Media Research, far outstripping the competition in her 10 p.m. time slot...
"Van Susteren's willingness to expose the behind-the-scenes workings and her dispassionate approach to stories make her an unusual star in the often-shrill world of cable news.
"'She's one of the straightest people doing legal analysis because the whole business has gotten progressively over the top,' said Carlson, who worked with Van Susteren at CNN.
"Van Susteren's online postings are remarkably forthcoming about the inner workings of a channel known for zealously guarding its image....on Tuesday, she included a slew of e-mails from viewers critical of her Holloway coverage, including one who wrote: 'You, your tabloid tactics and your staff are nothing but a joke!'"
So there you have it. The LAT should have called the piece "What's a nice girl like you doing at a cable news channel like this?"
