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BayouBengal07 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:35 PM
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...FOX! I'm speechless.
Jesus Christ, coming up on The Big Story on Fox-

1. "Many people seem to forget just how brutal Saddam Huissen really was, coming up, we'll interview an Iraqi director on his new documentary, "Life Under Saddam"

2. "Remembering Ronald Reagan- freinds and family members gather to unveil his tomb"

3. "And next, just what kind of laywer was John Edwards? We'll examine his history that might have actually been bad for North Carolina."

WHAT THE HELL!? And just earlier they had on Michael Reagan debunking his brother's speech and trashing the DNC for using him as a "puppet".

How can people call this network "fair and balanced" with a straight face?

Oooh, and I just saw an ad for another one of their shows where they'll examine just how scripted the DNC really is!
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Cha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:36 PM
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1. I t hink that's why "Outfoxed" was made!
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Spiffarino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:40 PM
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7. Did anyone see Carl Cameron with the homemade signs?
I couldn't read all of them, but the word "LIES" was prominent. Why are they being given a pass??? There should be signs all over the floor to hold up every time they turn on a camera. Bush shills, every one.
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Katherine2 Donating Member (319 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:41 PM
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8. I have the Outfoxed DVD
and I've loaned to as many people as I can find to take it. The more that see it, the better.

On another note, did anyone see Michael Reagan on Fox saying that the only reason Ron Reagan was at the DNC was because of his last name? I guess it never occurred to Michael Reagan that the only reason he's on Fox is because of his last name. But my favorite part was, when responding to a question about what Nancy thought about Ron speaking at the DNC, Michael Reagan whined about how Ron was always Nancy's favorite, and he could do no wrong. WAH!!
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Jack_Dawson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:37 PM
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2. Why not just pull your own fingernails out with pliers?
Thank God I work during the day.
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The Spirit of JFK Donating Member (528 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:37 PM
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3. And you are speechless because....?
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BayouBengal07 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:39 PM
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5. Well, I mean
I knew it was Right Wing, but I've never really watched it. I knew Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly were righties, but Jesus, this is just absurd.
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:39 PM
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4. That's par for the course with them
I'll be surprised if they don't dig up Reagan and set up a Corpse Cam.
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DrZhivago Donating Member (234 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:39 PM
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6. that and every single "reporter" thus far covering the convention
has been the most sarcastic prick alive. Example, Kerry is on the ferry with vets who served with him, and the guys says "well here is Kerry with his supposed war buddies, as to the truth of that we don't know. Most of them are Bush supporters but I guess they want a moment in the limelight" I'm paraphrasing, but the asshole kept rambling and I'm thinking "is this reporting, commentating, wtf is this" "oh its Fox News"
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BayouBengal07 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:41 PM
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10. And to think
It's America's #1 cable news network. It just tells you what you want to hear. Assholes.
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DaveFL99 Donating Member (301 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:43 PM
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15. I loved their review of Teresa Heinz Kerry last night
One of their commentators immediately said

"I expected her to break into 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina' any minute".

Do you think NBC would say anything in a league with that about Miss Laura.
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RodneyCK2 Donating Member (813 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:41 PM
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9. Stop watching it...
and back away slowly. Quiet time.
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BayouBengal07 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:42 PM
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11. Yeah
I switched back to C-SPAN!
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donco6 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:42 PM
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12. I thought you were speechless because . . .
. . . they were actually telling the TRUTH for once!

Wishful thinking, I guess.
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Miss Authoritiva Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:42 PM
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13. There are only two good reasons for watching Fox News.
One is for research purposes, the other is so you can just laugh and laugh and laugh.* If you're not doing either, it's best to change the channel.


*Laughing may be pharmacologically facilitated, if desired.
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Cyrano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:42 PM
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14. Wonder if FOX will point out how Zell Miller bent over for the Rethugs?
You know the answer. FOX/Pravda will aid and abet the criminals running this country until the bitter end.

If anyone in this administration is ever brought to justice, do you think they'll give it "fair and balanced" coverage?

FOX is the Joseph Goebbels channel and anyone who doesn't understand that by now will never get it.
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BayouBengal07 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:49 PM
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16. Great shirt
My dad got this t-shirt for my birthday:


http://www.cafeshops.com/cp/prod.aspx?p=disinfo.2719244

Al Franken got a kick out of it when he came to my university.
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cprise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 04:49 PM
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17. The talking heads are spinning
...and pea soup is coming out of their mouths now.

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wryter2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 05:05 PM
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18. Welcome to DU
:hi:
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BayouBengal07 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 05:11 PM
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19. Thanks
Thank you for the welcome! I hope I can be of some benefit here.
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0rganism Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 06:17 PM
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20. They're 'fair and balanced' every time another network reports the truth
because we all know that there's a fair and balanced point between facts and falsehood
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sphincter Donating Member (153 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-28-04 10:22 PM
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21. Fox is not only biased...
and spinning like a 45, but the quality of news is just below any acceptable levels...

I do not subscribe to FOX News but every month SkyPerfecTV in Japan lets you watch most channels for free as a promotion.
This particular promotion day coincided with the attacks in Instanbul earlier this year and I was flicking between BBC World and FOX News just to see how screwed up FOX really was.

One could clearly see that the words "background check" is nowhere to be found in the FOX News general manual, since they, by the time BBC had 3 casualities, already had 6 dead reported.

In the end, they had to revise the number of dead down to what the BBC (and most other networks) had, but it just goes to show that FOX News isn't a news network, but just a right-wing tabloid wannabe....
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goju Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-29-04 07:47 AM
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22. Here is a story for you
My story. I hadnt watched fox until about a year ago. We had it on Directv but I never was able to even watch tv for a few years leading up to it so I knew nothing about it. When I was finally able to rearrange my schedule, I started watching all the coverage in the lead up to the war. I watched fox about 5 or 10 times over a few weeks and have never turned it back! My wife had told me what to expect but I could not believe it until I saw it. I wrote a letter to Directv asking them to remove it from their programming. Of course I got no response but I resent it as an email every week for several months just to get my point across. It was a waste of time but it made me feel better. I refuse to even glance at their news anymore, its also a waste of time.

I cant believe Hannity and the rest of them pass for fair and/or balanced. Crazy!
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americanwomanone Donating Member (247 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-29-04 08:21 AM
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23. I Stopped Watching!
I used to watch until the "fair and balanced" got on my nerves. That was about a year ago. I must like torturing myself because yesterday morning I turned it on and got so disgusted within about two minutes I vowed to NEVER touch that channel again. It just isn't worth the stress and that Steve Doocy or whatever his name is is a royal pain! What a jerk. Are he and Chris Matthews brothers or do I just not like blond men?
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