Palin, Fox News, LL Cool J tangle over phantom interview

[bloomington-lib]

Source: yahoo

Palin makes her hosting debut Thursday night on Fox, as captain of an interview special in Greta Von Susteren's 10 p.m. slot. The show is called "Real American Stories," and the New York Daily News explains that it chronicles "people who have overcome adversity and more."

Among the success stories Palin plans to highlight are those of country music star Toby Keith, former GE Chairman Jack Welch, and a recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor. LL Cool J (birth name James Todd Smith) was also included in the roster — which prompted some conservative commenters to gloat a bit.

The problem is that no such chitchat was produced for the Palin show. LL Cool J, star of "NCIS: Los Angeles," tweeted Tuesday night: "Fox lifted an old interview I gave in 2008 to someone else & are misrepresenting to the public in order to promote Sarah Palins Show. WOW."

When contacted by Yahoo! News for comment, a Fox News spokesperson explained that LL Cool J had been informed in 2008 that the interview was planned as a segment for "Real American Stories"--though of course the network couldn't have known at the time that Palin would be hosting. The Fox spokesperson also provided us with a statement

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They never learn.

Also in the story, apparently Toby Keith said he never gave an interview for Palin either.

[BunkerHill24]

1. LL Cool J feels he was hijacked by a moose..lol

[Bolo Boffin]

2. "good luck with his fledgling acting career"??

LL Cool J's doing all right for himself.

[Cirque du So-What]

3. Not only snark

but ignorant snark at that. If anything, standing up to FAUX will enhance his career.

[Aristus]

4. Shoot. LL Cool J has been in movies for around 20 years or so...

"Fledgling career..." Is everybody at Fox Noise an utter shithead? Job requirement? :eyes:

[Skip Intro]

5. What were they going to do - show Palin asking questions with "responses" from old interviews?

If so, I hope this little dust up doesn't stop them - Palin and Faux News would become a laughing stock, even more so than they are now.

[dorkulon]

8. Cue Stewart or Colbert's "interview" with Palin in approx. 2.5 hours.... /nt

[MiniMe]

6. They are doing the same thingt with Toby Keith

I doubt she actually did any of the interviews. I wonder if they will cut Sarah in asking the questions.

[dorkulon]

7. Wow. She must be incredibly incompetent if they won't let her do her own interviews.

Or just lazy, maybe.

[Warren Stupidity]

15. She's going to provide scripted breaks between interviews.

She's training for a real job. False Noise is developing her. Good luck with that. I predict 6 shows and out.

[rocktivity]

9. This just in--according to Olbermann, Toby Keith is pissed, too!

A statement from his camp says that Fox didn't give him any kind of advance notice!

:rofl:
rocktivity

[Release The Hounds]

10. I look forward to her Babe Ruth interview.

[xocet]

11. Ironic....

Sarah Palin has her show's premiere on April Fools Day.

[ocd liberal]

12. you make an excellent point! n/t

[DeSwiss]

14. !!!!

- Good catch!

[dorkulon]

16. More appropriate than ironic, really. nt

[deacon]

17. And all the fools should be their for her debut, mccain, scott brown, karl rove

hannity, beck, limbaugh, boehner, mitchell etc. Make it an april fools extravaganza!

[DeSwiss]

13. K&R

And when LL called out Fox on their misrepresentation him, they had the nerve to come back with this:

Real American Stories features uplifting tales about overcoming adversity and we believe Mr. Smith's interview fit that criteria. However, as it appears that Mr. Smith does not want to be associated with a program that could serve as an inspiration to others, we are cutting his interview from the special and wish him the best with his fledgling acting career. http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/fnc/fox_news_to_cut_old_ll_cool_j_interview_from_new_sarah_palin_show_156885.asp">link

If I'm not mistaken, I think http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LL_Cool_J">LL started his career before Fox became a teevee station. And what's this about inspiration? Inspire the yahoos that watch Fox!?!?! WTH?!?!?!

- Well, it doesn't matter anyway. Sarah's palms aren't large enough to handle all the questions she'd have to ask in 20 minutes.......