Fox News has confirmed that it fired 24-year-old production assistant Jennifer Locke
after she was seen shouting to presidential candidate John McCain, "I voted for you
in the primary. You're going to win!" as McCain stepped onto the red carpet at last
week's Time magazine gala honoring the nation's 100 most influential figures.
When McCain spotted her holding a microphone emblazoned with a Fox News logo, he
remarked, "You're not supposed to reveal that." Intentionally adding insult to injury,
the clip was aired by MSNBC's Dan Abrams on the "Beat the Press" segment of his show.
The website TVNewser reported that Fox News had called Locke's remarks "journalistically
unacceptable" and wasted no time booting the production assistant who had worked
for Fox News for two years.
12/05/2008
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