See, I do have to step in and defend Fox here. Yes, Fox sucks and is bottom of the barrel when comparing the major networks out there. That said, because it's bottom of the barrel it tends to get a lot of extra flack. People post that video and then freak out because the reporter seems to be "skewing" the results, but you can clearly hear it in both his delivery and the laughter of everybody at the end of the clip that it's a joke.
Sometimes people try too hard to find something to complain about.
jonSun
^^indeed, sometimes it can be entertaining.
gotta give shep props for this one
idoru
I still can't believe that they gave that dunce so much attention.
D-res
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Originally posted by idoru
See, I do have to step in and defend Fox here. Yes, Fox sucks and is bottom of the barrel when comparing the major networks out there. That said, because it's bottom of the barrel it tends to get a lot of extra flack. People post that video and then freak out because the reporter seems to be "skewing" the results, but you can clearly hear it in both his delivery and the laughter of everybody at the end of the clip that it's a joke.
Sometimes people try too hard to find something to complain about.
But now pretend you're in your sixties and senility is creeping in. This and you're part of the largest age group in the country, one who largely doesn't use computers and is very set in their ways. The facetiousness of the fox propaganda channel, however subtle, is going to be completely lost on a huge part of their audience. I can think of some older people who aren't going to see the same message your or I would see, and with Sarah Palin's book being the number one seller this past holiday, a lot of people seemingly fit in that category.
idoru
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Originally posted by D-res
But now pretend you're in your sixties and senility is creeping in. This and you're part of the largest age group in the country, one who largely doesn't use computers and is very set in their ways. The facetiousness of the fox propaganda channel, however subtle, is going to be completely lost on a huge part of their audience. I can think of some older people who aren't going to see the same message your or I would see, and with Sarah Palin's book being the number one seller this past holiday, a lot of people seemingly fit in that category.
Touché.
pkcRAISTLIN
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Originally posted by jonSun
^^indeed, sometimes it can be entertaining.
gotta give shep props for this one
“people don’t want my opinion on foreign policy”
Damn ing straight you inbred cretin.
The17sss
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Originally posted by pkcRAISTLIN
Because fox is unique and special within the contexts of exceptionally journalism. If you think they are comparable to the other networks, you’re a blind partisan fool. That’s not to say the other networks are perfect or beyond reproach of course (except you PBS, we love you!), but fox is qualitatively and quantitatively worse than anything else currently available on television outside china or iran.
No offense, but it's hard to listen to people who live in other countries put in their 2 cents about American media; you'd laugh at me if I got into a discussion with you over New Zealand's different media stations or newspapers of record (I believe).
I'm sorry everyone, but other than saying Fox is "bottom of the barrel journalism", quantitatively and qualitatively worse than any of the alternatives, 95% racist viewership, etc.... those are all empty opinions totally void of factual basis. 95% racist viewership? LOL... where'd you find that stat (Chris Matthews' mouth doesn't count).
Idoru: Yes I was defending Fox, but in the way that points out the hypocricy of all its haters... I can just as easily come up with as many examples of the video clips you just pointed showing blatant distortions from CNN/MSNBC. Your boy Ed Schultz at MSNBC said yesterday that he thinks the Democrats should lie and cheat as much as they can to win the Senate election in Massachusetts... on national TV. Is that your definition of fair and balanced?
Clovis
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Originally posted by The17sss
Glen Beck's program on Fox is no different than Olbermann's on MSNBC or James Carville's on CNN...
Thats not true.
pkcRAISTLIN
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Originally posted by The17sss
No offense, but it's hard to listen to people who live in other countries put in their 2 cents about American media; you'd laugh at me if I got into a discussion with you over New Zealand's different media stations or newspapers of record (I believe).
Yeah, because the US’ media isn’t the biggest and most saturating on the entire planet, which I get to watch daily or anything. Arseclown. Yes, id laugh in your face because Americans (at least the ones who watch fox) know all about anything beyond the end of their nose.
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Originally posted by The17sss
I'm sorry everyone, but other than saying Fox is "bottom of the barrel journalism", quantitatively and qualitatively worse than any of the alternatives, those are all empty opinions totally void of factual basis.
Lol. what’s hilarious is that’s exactly the problem with fox news.
DjWhooCares
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Originally posted by jonSun
shep is the best thing @ faux..
but 17sss, youre missing the point..yes all of them have their faults, but faux news farrrrrr outweighs everyone elses. they do it purposely, all scare tactics, fear-mongering and flat out misconstrue the truth to their gullible viewers. d-res hit it right on the head. Its sad really
faux news is in its own category...
at least msnbc and cnn has some credibility.
i really do like olbermann and maddow..they call out faux bull day in day out, but again they all have their faults..
faux news will forever be, the right-wings propaganda tool.
Disingenuity at its finest.
pkcRAISTLIN
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Originally posted by DjWhooCares
faux news is in its own category...
and only partisan hacks dont realise. its quite sad.
