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MamaDem Donating Member (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 12:20 PM
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I admit being naive, but why does anyone go on Fox anymore?
They are like a bunch of mimi-me's of Palin, just stirring up their self-righteous pots and are so incredibly beyond disrespectful. If all self-respecting democrats would just say no more, I think it would do a world of good. They get ratings by unleashing their horrible bobble-heads, as they yell at, interrupt, and belittle everyone who does not march lock-step behind their slant - why does anyone go on there.

Watching what happened with Ed Shultz today, I just think it's time to write them off completely.

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librechik Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 12:21 PM
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1. "Is Fox really part of the media?" n/t
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 02:35 PM
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9. Hopefully they will keep marginalizing themselves and their viewers will
tire of being uninformed.
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 12:21 PM
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2. Beats me. nt
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tekisui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 12:22 PM
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3. What happened to Big Eddie?
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volatileblob Donating Member (105 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 12:23 PM
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4. 2 reasons... 1> You are a neo-sheep idiot OR 2> Morbid curiosity.
Edited on Fri Oct-17-08 12:25 PM by volatileblob
OH, wait... you said GO ON


Like, why did Ed go on it?

Good question.
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MamaDem Donating Member (222 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 12:23 PM
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5. Sorry...here's the link
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iiibbb Donating Member (658 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 12:26 PM
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6. If you're naive... then you figure rational discussions can be had with the other side.
whichever side you happen to hail from.
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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 12:33 PM
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7. Steve Malt & Burgers is a complete flaming asshole
I'd have stayed on just to insult the bunghole
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mwb970 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 12:33 PM
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8. It's not Fox that scares me, it's their viewers.
Fox and the radio hate shows have created a violent political underclass the likes of which I have never seen. What makes it frustrating is that the sheeplike Fox viewers are speaking and acting angrily on the basis of false beliefs poured into their unquestioning minds 24/7 by the only sources they trust.

This commitment to false beliefs enters a final, ultimate phase as Palin, explicitly found guilty of violating an Alaska ethics law, chirps that she was completely vindicated, with no ethical wrongdoing found, to wild cheers from her mindless, clueless fans. Thinking people can only stare, mouths agape. W? T? F?

As long as Fox "News" and the radio hatemongers continue to drip poison into the veins of America, the country will continue to weaken as it descends toward civil war. A battle of civilizations is being created as we watch and listen. Sadly, it's a battle with no winners.
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jjanpundt Donating Member (284 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 02:53 PM
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10. I keep hoping that Dobbs, Buchanan, and Joe Scab all decide
to go to Fox. Oh yeah and Gregory too. That way I can ignore them entirely. Then MSNBC could hire real journalists in the style of Cronkite or Rather or someone of that caliber to report all the news (international too). Leave Matthews, Olberman, Maddow as they are and maybe have a couple of intelligent conservatives (oxymoron?) to balance out the programming. I'd watch that all the time!
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Fuzz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-17-08 02:55 PM
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11. I agree. Democrats and all progressive folks should NOT go on Fox anymore
Let them spew and marginalize that 'network'.
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