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Rokenn · 10-29-2003, 03:03 PM

First Al Franken, Now 'The Simpsons'?

Fox News Channel threatened to sue the producers of The Simpsons following an episode that poked fun of the "crawl" items that are superimposed over the channel's newscasts, Simpsons creator Matt Groening said during an interview on National Public Radio Tuesday. The Simpsons airs on the Fox television network, a corporate sibling of FNC. "Fox said they would sue the show. And we called their bluff because we didn't think Rupert Murdoch would pay for Fox to sue itself. We got away with it," Groening said. (Among the items on the crawl: "Do Democrats cause cancer? Find out at foxnews.com ... Rupert Murdoch: Terrific dancer ... Dow down 5000 points ... Study: 92 per cent of Democrats are gay ... JFK posthumously joins Republican Party ... Oil slicks found to keep seals young, supple. ..." A spokesman for Fox News denied that it had ever threatened to sue the producers.

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Rokenn Galvatron Join Date: January 22, 2002 Location: california wine country Age: 61 Posts: 2,193	First Al Franken, Now 'The Simpsons'? Fox News Channel threatened to sue the producers of The Simpsons following an episode that poked fun of the "crawl" items that are superimposed over the channel's newscasts, Simpsons creator Matt Groening said during an interview on National Public Radio Tuesday. The Simpsons airs on the Fox television network, a corporate sibling of FNC. "Fox said they would sue the show. And we called their bluff because we didn't think Rupert Murdoch would pay for Fox to sue itself. We got away with it," Groening said. (Among the items on the crawl: "Do Democrats cause cancer? Find out at foxnews.com ... Rupert Murdoch: Terrific dancer ... Dow down 5000 points ... Study: 92 per cent of Democrats are gay ... JFK posthumously joins Republican Party ... Oil slicks found to keep seals young, supple. ..." A spokesman for Fox News denied that it had ever threatened to sue the producers. [ 10-29-2003, 03:03 PM: Message edited by: Rokenn ] __________________ “This is an impressive crowd, the haves and the have mores. <br />Some people call you the elite. <br />I call you my base.”<br />~ George W. Bush (2000)