The Fox News Effect

KarlRove wrote:One conservative news outlet in the MSM and by reading this thread you would think that it was all conservative and that freedom of speech was being shut down all across the board. No, without FOX, we have no counter to the leftist ideology being spewed across the airwaves.

Floridatexan wrote:
The media is NOT predominately left wing. That is typical of the lies on the right to justify their own lying. I have seen the FOX effect...and mentioned this before, but will again because it apparently needs to be said. I worked for a guy whose father was a helicopter pilot in WWII, and his mother was a big influence, apparently, in the resurgence of the GOP in this area. He was also a Vietnam vet. I was helping him empty out his parents' home, painting, refinishing, etc. He had 5 TV sets in the house, every one always on and cranked to full volume, so no matter where he was...inside or out...he was never far from his FOX fix. This was before the 2000 election and I asked him to read an editorial in in the PNJ that was critical of George W Bush. He turned beet red, refused to read it (of course), and I seriously thought he wanted to hit me. I can talk about this now because the guy's deceased...but believe me I rarely brought up politics in any of our casual conversations...and he was killed by a roommate, apparently over drugs, after he had sold the house and kept the proceeds for himself, cutting his sister out. He also accused me of stealing from him and went so far as to talk that story around town...I have rarely come across anyone so full of hatred.

KarlRove wrote:

Floridatexan wrote:
The media is NOT predominately left wing.  That is typical of the lies on the right to justify their own lying.  I have seen the FOX effect...and mentioned this before, but will again because it apparently needs to be said.  I worked for a guy whose father was a helicopter pilot in WWII, and his mother was a big influence, apparently, in the resurgence of the GOP in this area.  He was also a Vietnam vet. I was helping him empty out his parents' home, painting, refinishing, etc.  He had 5 TV sets in the house, every one always on and cranked to full volume, so no matter where he was...inside or out...he was never far from his FOX fix.  This was before the 2000 election and I asked him to read an editorial in in the PNJ that was critical of George W Bush.  He turned beet red, refused to read it (of course), and I seriously thought he wanted to hit me.  I can talk about this now because the guy's deceased...but believe me I rarely brought up politics in any of our casual conversations...and he was killed by a roommate, apparently over drugs, after he had sold the house and kept the proceeds for himself, cutting his sister out.  He also accused me of stealing from him and went so far as to talk that story around town...I have rarely come across anyone so full of hatred.  

So then what are ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, NPR, MSLSD-pun intended (MSNBC), etc?

Then there is FOX. One shining light in the cave of liberal stupidity.

Floridatexan wrote:
The media is NOT predominately left wing.  That is typical of the lies on the right to justify their own lying.  I have seen the FOX effect...and mentioned this before, but will again because it apparently needs to be said.  I worked for a guy whose father was a helicopter pilot in WWII, and his mother was a big influence, apparently, in the resurgence of the GOP in this area.  He was also a Vietnam vet. I was helping him empty out his parents' home, painting, refinishing, etc.  He had 5 TV sets in the house, every one always on and cranked to full volume, so no matter where he was...inside or out...he was never far from his FOX fix.  This was before the 2000 election and I asked him to read an editorial in in the PNJ that was critical of George W Bush.  He turned beet red, refused to read it (of course), and I seriously thought he wanted to hit me.  I can talk about this now because the guy's deceased...but believe me I rarely brought up politics in any of our casual conversations...and he was killed by a roommate, apparently over drugs, after he had sold the house and kept the proceeds for himself, cutting his sister out.  He also accused me of stealing from him and went so far as to talk that story around town...I have rarely come across anyone so full of hatred.  

Floridatexan wrote:

KarlRove wrote:

Floridatexan wrote:
The media is NOT predominately left wing.  That is typical of the lies on the right to justify their own lying.  I have seen the FOX effect...and mentioned this before, but will again because it apparently needs to be said.  I worked for a guy whose father was a helicopter pilot in WWII, and his mother was a big influence, apparently, in the resurgence of the GOP in this area.  He was also a Vietnam vet. I was helping him empty out his parents' home, painting, refinishing, etc.  He had 5 TV sets in the house, every one always on and cranked to full volume, so no matter where he was...inside or out...he was never far from his FOX fix.  This was before the 2000 election and I asked him to read an editorial in in the PNJ that was critical of George W Bush.  He turned beet red, refused to read it (of course), and I seriously thought he wanted to hit me.  I can talk about this now because the guy's deceased...but believe me I rarely brought up politics in any of our casual conversations...and he was killed by a roommate, apparently over drugs, after he had sold the house and kept the proceeds for himself, cutting his sister out.  He also accused me of stealing from him and went so far as to talk that story around town...I have rarely come across anyone so full of hatred.  

So then what are ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, NPR, MSLSD-pun intended (MSNBC), etc?

Then there is FOX. One shining light in the cave of liberal stupidity.

One gigantic spin machine that lies on a daily basis.  I no longer get FOX, but I never watched it anyway, because I've always seen it for what it is.