The lede to a Politico story:
Fox News has suspended anchor Eric Bolling, a spokesperson confirmed Saturday, after allegations surfaced that he sent unsolicited lewd text messages to female co-workers.
I'm not able to muster anything like surprise over the activities of the put-upon white males at Fox and so am free to contemplate verbal constructions such as "unsolicited lewd text messages." I guess "unsolicited" is needed because, had any of Fox's big-haired blondes beseeched one of these fellows to send her a dick-pic, everything would have been on the up-and-up and there'd be no story. Is that the idea? I'm trying to imagine the details of the "courageous conversations" that go on at Fox.
Executive: Annabelle tells me she received from you an unsolicited dick-pic.
Fox Anchor: No, it was solicited.
Executive: She asked you to send her a dick-pic?
Fox Anchor: That's right, sir.
Executive: In an e-mail?
Fox Anchor: No sir, it was just a verbal request from her. There's no evidence.
Executive: Well, she seems quite upset now.
Fox Anchor: Sir, with respect, it then seems that we're into a he-said-she-said sort of scenario.
Executive: Yes. But you should be more careful. Document conversations, like Jim Comey. Know what I mean?
Fox Anchor: Sir, I will in the future proceed with more caution.
Executive: Good, carry on. By the way, that was a nice segment on the moral degeneracy of liberals on Tuesday's show.
Fox Anchor: Thank you, sir!
I have to admit--statement against interest--that in my 32-year career in government service, no colleague ever asked me to send her (or him) lewd messages, and I never received any myself. So maybe it's more of a Fox News sort of thing than a deep state sort of thing.
Fondly do I hope, fervently do I pray, that I'm not more revolting than the on-air personalities at Fox.
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