Post by Eric on Jan 29, 2014 0:33:44 GMT -5
If you follow me on twitter, you're probably annoyed at how much I retweet posts from user @realhumanpraise
What is this? Well I'm glad you asked.
www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/430202/november-04-2013/-realhumanpraise-for-fox-news
Colbert had David Folkenflik, author of "Murdoch's World" on his program last year, to talk about allegations in his book that
What is this? Well I'm glad you asked.
www.colbertnation.com/the-colbert-report-videos/430202/november-04-2013/-realhumanpraise-for-fox-news
Colbert had David Folkenflik, author of "Murdoch's World" on his program last year, to talk about allegations in his book that
"Fox PR staffers were expected to counter not just negative and even neutral blog postings but the anti-Fox comments beneath them. One former staffer recalled using twenty different aliases to post pro-Fox rants. Another had one hundred. [...] Old laptops were distributed for these cyber operations."
Colbert, and a staff member of his decided to have some fun with this, and created a Twitter Bot, to help Fox News PR out. The bot is @realhumanpraise, and every two minutes, it posts a Rotten Tomatoes review of a movie, replacing the names with Fox News Pundits or Show Titles - often with hilarious results
A few examples:
@realhumanpraise "All references to prophecy and the Antichrist aside, Shepard Smith Reporting achieves its horrors the old fashioned way. #PraiseFOX"
@realhumanpraise "Hasselbeck scenes play like Monty Python sketches, taking pot shots at an uptight society. #PraiseFOX
@realhumanpraise "Haunting with its tragically melancholy story, Fox News Reporting doesn't treat audiences as naive fools. I am most impressed #PraiseFOX"
@realhumanpraise "Cavuto, of course, can't resists temptation to use as many explosions in the show as possible #PraiseFOX"
@realhumanpraise "Fox News Sunday is an understated, quietly moving character study, bolstered by great performances. #PraiseFOX"
@realhumanpraise "Fox & Friends, which explores how smart people make dumb decisions, is a TV show for all of us. #PraiseFOX"
Anyway, you get the idea. I just wanted to share this, because I think it's brilliant, and hilarious. Hopefully you guys will enjoy it as well, follow @realhumanpraise and post some of your favorites here.
A few examples:
@realhumanpraise "All references to prophecy and the Antichrist aside, Shepard Smith Reporting achieves its horrors the old fashioned way. #PraiseFOX"
@realhumanpraise "Hasselbeck scenes play like Monty Python sketches, taking pot shots at an uptight society. #PraiseFOX
@realhumanpraise "Haunting with its tragically melancholy story, Fox News Reporting doesn't treat audiences as naive fools. I am most impressed #PraiseFOX"
@realhumanpraise "Cavuto, of course, can't resists temptation to use as many explosions in the show as possible #PraiseFOX"
@realhumanpraise "Fox News Sunday is an understated, quietly moving character study, bolstered by great performances. #PraiseFOX"
@realhumanpraise "Fox & Friends, which explores how smart people make dumb decisions, is a TV show for all of us. #PraiseFOX"
Anyway, you get the idea. I just wanted to share this, because I think it's brilliant, and hilarious. Hopefully you guys will enjoy it as well, follow @realhumanpraise and post some of your favorites here.