July 10, 2004 8:08 AM

Since when could Roger Ailes ever be accused of being "fair & balanced"?

CABLE WAR: FOX NEWS VOWS TOP FIGHT BACK AGAINST RIVALS WHO TOUT DOCUMENTARY

In case any of y'all were naive enough to think that Fox News Channel was EVER about the news or the truth, this should remove the veil of ignorance from thine eyes:

A new documentary claiming to show Republican bias at FOX NEWS will debut in New York City on Monday. But FOX NEWS executives are preparing to hit back hard -- if rivals self-servingly hype the film!

The DRUDGE REPORT has learned that FOX NEWS executives are lining up a parade of employees who formerly worked at CNN & MSNBC and have been downloading information on how editorial decisions are made at these networks, including the agenda for how stories are supposed to be covered.

A senior FOX NEWS executive tells DRUDGE: "We have enough ammunition to nail both MSNBC & CNN." Sources say FOX is prepared to go public with these accounts if necessary.

And how, exactly, does this pissing contest contribute to Fox News Channel's primary function: being "fair and balance" (*snicker*)? The short answer, of course, is that it doesn't. This is simply politics by other means, wrapped in the mantle of "impartial journalism". Whatever....

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