MSNBC President Phil Griffin was asked who he would hire if he could choose whoever his heart desires, and the man his heart desires most is Fox News' Shepard Smith.
A carjacking suspect being chased by police in Phoenix suddenly got out of the car and shot himself on live television, prompting Fox News's Shepard Smith to apologize after the network aired the footage.
Chick-fil-A won't say exactly how much money it made from the righteous junk-food binge known as Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, but the company claims it set a one-day record, this despite one surprising critic in Fox News Shepard Smith, who called it a "National Day of Intolerance."
The fortuitous timing of President Obama's announcement on same sex marriage meant that it came during Shepard Smith's show on Fox News, giving him the first incredible reaction on the network.
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