New Republican Mascot: Fox

One has to wonder about the irony of the name, Fox News Channel, the cable and satellite news channel owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Why name a news channel after a small, omnivorous mammal which has a reputation, at least in folklore, of being sly, cunning, crafty, and treacherous? In the Gospel of St. Luke, Jesus calls Herod Antipas "that old fox." And, as I recall, that was not a compliment. The fox is a nocturnal animal that continues to hunt and kill even  after it is no longer hungry. Again, not an image enhancer for a news channel.

But on the other hand, "foxy" is synonymous with "sexy" and "attractive," and one has to admit that FOX has an impressive stable of vixens. If you doubt it, google "fox hotties." And if you ask me, those attractive ladies are the inspiration for the slogan, "fair and balanced." Obviously the slogan has nothing to do with the organization's  news coverage.

Since Fox News Channel is a front for the Republican Party, perhaps the GOP should just drop Dumbo the Elephant as its mascot and replace it with a fox. Then their agenda would be transparent. But, the GOP might have a problem with that - after all, although a fox is reputed to be sly and conniving, that presumes a certain level of intelligence. Given that, how is the GOP going to assuage the Tea Party and their stable of candidates?  On second thought, I would recommend they stick with Dumbo.

(And for all of you who are going to explain to me that the Fox network derives its name from the original 20th Century Fox corporation, don't bother.  I don't care. Just like the Fox News Channel, I do not let the facts get in the way of a good story.)