laylah
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Sun Oct-19-03 08:44 AM
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My Sister likes Fox News........ |
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:puke: She just asked me what is wrong with them. We can't stay long so quick answers to her question will be greatly appreciated....
Thanks in advance..... Jenn
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Sun Oct-19-03 08:45 AM
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1. That are totally biased |
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They don't provide any liberal voices on their news programs...Colmes is not even a liberal...he's a moderate...and there aren't any other liberals. That's the main one.
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Sun Oct-19-03 08:45 AM
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2. probably no help for her really |
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you will have to plan this one and do some research to present her with solid facts to show how they distort the news..
otherwise she will be beyond help
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Sun Oct-19-03 08:46 AM
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Edited on Sun Oct-19-03 08:46 AM by imax2268
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laylah
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Sun Oct-19-03 08:49 AM
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4. thanks for the responses....... |
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in her defense, I know her not to be a "lost cause"......but it WILL take some work. (Mom and Dad raised us better that this, let me assure you! :silly:)
Jenn
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Sun Oct-19-03 08:49 AM
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not to believe everything they say...tell her to do her own research and try other sources...
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Sun Oct-19-03 08:50 AM
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If she likes her news with an obvious conservative bias that they wear on their sleeve then there is nothing wrong with FOX.
If she prefers at least an attempt at journalistic standards of objectivity then she really has to go elsewhere.
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Sun Oct-19-03 08:51 AM
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7. What's Wrong With Fox news |
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An academic study recently conducted by the University Of maryland found that 77% of Fox News viewers falsely believed one of three things: 1) Saddam husseinn and Iraq were involved with 9/11;2) world opinion was generally favorably disposed to the U. S. invasion of Iraq; or 3) weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq. Fox News presents an ideological view of the world and they are more interested in attaining the approval of their conservative Republican audience than they are in presenting facts. They have become a propaganda machine for the Republican party rather than a news channel.
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Sun Oct-19-03 09:39 AM
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10. Since she probably hates "Commies", here's a simple answer... |
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Sun Oct-19-03 09:43 AM
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11. Fox News is the propganda mouthpiece for the Bush Administration |
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Just say that, includes the obvious that they're biased and liars.
If she objects, sit down and watch a segment with their coverage of the Democratic candidates, or the Iraqi invasion. Within three words you'll find a lie.
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Sun Oct-19-03 09:58 AM
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How long has she watched them? She didn't notice them cheerlead for a war that had weekly changes in justification.....a war that has so far been a total disaster to what Fox spin said it was gonna be before it h happened?
One thing you can do is show your sister all the things that point just how blatantly stupid Bunnypants is, and then ask her why Fox News tries to make him out to be so great. Show her the obvious, the horrible shape things are in, and then ask why a "legitimate" news source continues to cheerlead for an ignoramus simply because he has an R next to his name.
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