Thread: Fox

**Whir** · July 4th, 2012, 10:05 AM

Thought I'd rile some of you up with this image I found on facebook today.

**Chuckiechan** · July 4th, 2012, 12:09 PM

Did you know this?:

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**Whir** · July 4th, 2012, 12:11 PM

I fail to see what B has to do with A?

**tony_j15** · July 4th, 2012, 12:52 PM

I'm riled and and enraged, sir!

That was pretty tame, actually.

**Whir** · July 4th, 2012, 01:40 PM

If only CNN and MSNBC had similar offerings. It would be a whole new meme trend.

**GroundZero3** · July 4th, 2012, 01:43 PM

You cheeky monkey!!

**draboo** · July 4th, 2012, 04:23 PM

You riled Chuckee so much, he's babbling coherently!

**Chuckiechan** · July 4th, 2012, 04:33 PM

"life is short..don't be a dick"

It's amazing to me that otherwise intelligent people refuse to listen to news they might not agree with. I happen to spend sometime on each of them. I follow them "by issue" rather than by amount of time. As to make a point, there is a lot of important news you won't get because they don't want to make waves for the democrats.

You deserve all the news, good or bad. It's your job to screen it, not someone else's.

Calling out Fox as somehow "less than journalism" makes that person seem like a bumpkin.

So flame ahead...

BTW... Did you know:

Do not disturb: Oregon town cancels fireworks to spare sea birds | Fox News

**sharder8** · July 4th, 2012, 07:59 PM

Originally Posted by Chuckiechan

BTW... Did you know:

Do not disturb: Oregon town cancels fireworks to spare sea birds | Fox News

Not on my side of the hill . . .

Harder

**Theophylact** · July 4th, 2012, 08:24 PM

Originally Posted by Chuckiechan

It's amazing to me that otherwise intelligent people refuse to listen to news they might not agree with.

It's not a question of not agreeing with it; it's not real news. People who watch Fox know less about the real world than people who don't watch any news at all.

Fox is antinews; it annihilates news.

**The Real Bingo** · July 4th, 2012, 08:30 PM

Fox has too much commentary and not enough "news". Opinion and conflict between opinions sell, but it's adolescent and not very becoming for a news channel. They play that "fair and balanced" card so they can have two opposing viewpoints yell over each other...and if we're lucky, the anchor gets involved.

**pickel** · July 4th, 2012, 08:51 PM

Originally Posted by Theophylact

It's not a question of not agreeing with it; it's not real news.

But the window dressing is ......

**Chuckiechan** · July 5th, 2012, 10:16 AM

Originally Posted by Theo

It's not a question of not agreeing with it; it's not real news. People who watch Fox know less about the real world than people who don't watch any news at all.

For a scientist and a bright guy, you are an "information bigot" and such, you are as dumb as a box of rocks. What a great guy you were once...

Too bad only the shell is left.

About the only information you bring to the table anymore is the obits, and POS* jabs at me...

*"Prince of Snark"...

Get a life.

They play that "fair and balanced" card so they can have two opposing viewpoints yell over each other...and if we're lucky, the anchor gets involved.

They all get stuck there sometimes. I watched a great discussion on CNN turn into a filibuster between Donna Brazil and some Republican minor leaguer. They all try to control it, some more than others.

**tony_j15** · July 5th, 2012, 11:26 AM

There's nothing wrong with watching Fox, as long as it is part of a balanced media diet. But for people who receive information primarily from Fox, the fact is:

Fox viewers were 18 percentage points less likely to answer correctly than those who watched no news at all.

LA Times

In fact, people who are as "dumb as a box of rocks" will tend to get their information primarily from Fox. Does that mean everyone who watches Fox is an idiot? Not at all. Or that there are idiots who watch other channels? Yup, there sure are. But broadly speaking the evidence is clear. Consuming Fox is like smoking a pack a day. It correlates with strong negative effects.

About the only information you bring to the table anymore is the obits, and POS* jabs at me...

Theo didn't jab you. He made the generic statement, backed up by a study, that Fox news correlates negatively with reality. You are the one who internalized that message and decided he called you an idiot.

**Chuckiechan** · July 5th, 2012, 10:39 PM

In fact, people who are as "dumb as a box of rocks" will tend to get their information primarily from Fox

Can you back that up with some sort of evidence?

But broadly speaking the evidence is clear. Consuming Fox is like smoking a pack a day. It correlates with strong negative effects.

And what are those effects?

BTW, what is your main news channel?

**draboo** · July 5th, 2012, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by Whir

Thought I'd rile some of you up with this image I found on facebook today.

Well, you got one wiggling on the hook! Great job!

**sharder8** · July 6th, 2012, 12:20 AM

Originally Posted by Chuckiechan

BTW... Did you know:

Do not disturb: Oregon town cancels fireworks to spare sea birds | Fox News

BTW, I understand San Diego put on one hell of a 27 sec. fireworks display this year.

Suppose to have been an 18 min. show, but Chuckie was the fuse man.

Harder

**mad1** · July 6th, 2012, 07:10 AM

CNN got it right

**Chuckiechan** · July 6th, 2012, 09:29 AM

I guess you Techimoans should make Valerie Jarrett an honorary member:

Valerie Jarrett Blames FOX News For Class Warfare Rhetoric | RealClearPolitics

Get rid of Fox, and you'll have no more bad news!

Cable News Ratings for Tuesday, July 3, 2012 - Ratings | TVbytheNumbers

BTW, one of my new favorite shows I TIVO is "The Five" - kind of a light hearted comedy/news show on Fox. And of course, the Foxettes are easy on the eyes!

**pickel** · July 6th, 2012, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by Chuckiechan

BTW, one of my new favorite shows I TIVO is "The Five" - kind of a light hearted comedy/news show on Fox. And of course, the Foxettes are easy on the eyes!

I thought Fox WAS a comedy channel !!! Billy "O", their own Emmett Kelly