While it is easy (and often warranted) to blame Fox News for the crazy punditry that is produced by its articles and news segments, we often forget that just about every cable news network on the planet uses the same questionable methods in selecting “experts.” When it comes to hot button issues, the talking heads and the producers of those shows are going a million miles a minute trying to create segments to engage viewers that have attention spans equivalent to six-year-olds opening presents on Christmas morning.
When they are putting these segments together, someone hits the phone or email and looks for anyone willing to talk about the subject at hand, without much thought to whether or not they are knowledgeable at all. Many go on the show cold, with little or no knowledge of the topic they will be talking about and they are usually chosen because they are outspoken or confrontational.
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