Comments on: TV News Audiences Are Split Along Party Lines

By: idahogie

idahogie — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:01:54 +0000

Probably, I shouldn’t have said that Fox is “honest about their agenda.” A better word would have been “transparent.”

By: idahogie

idahogie — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:59:08 +0000

I watch Fox News occasionally, because it is less aggravating than the other mainstream televised news. It's sickening to watch ABC/NBC/CBS/CNN covering vapid and insubstantial "character issues" as if they are important.With Fox, they are honest about their agenda, and watching them demonize Dems becomes sort of funny. Seriously, there's nothing funnier than Hannity or O'Reilly going on a rant about the "extreme left." But when ABC/NBC/CBS/CNN follow RNC-scripted talking points, I just feel sick.I get all my news from the internet, so Fox News is just entertainment.On this topic, I've posted before on my belief that the mainstream news media should not be objective or balanced - they should be liberal.

By: SouthernFriedSkeptic

SouthernFriedSkeptic — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:11:05 +0000

If you have seen any coverage about the new Fox documentary on President Bush, it is obvious how warped they are. In case anyone still had any doubts about their bias, in the opening remarks it states that though early on the president was ridiculed for his speaking blunders, now he is credited with, “some of the most eloquent and visionary speeches ever delivered by an American President”. And they say that with a straight face. Who can argue? Kennedy may have “ask not what your country can do for you…”, but what could match the eloquence of, “bring ’em on” or “I’m the decider”

By: eewolf

eewolf — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 07:29:10 +0000

Just looking at the numbers in your post it looks like it was Republicans doing the moving (to Fox). The democrat numbers are fairly stable.Fox’s swing right probably hit the comfort zone for right-wing authoritarians. Tired of reality (poverty, global warming, environment, etc.), tune in and have all your illusions echoed.

By: Anne Gilbert

Anne Gilbert — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:29:46 +0000

What I would like to know is, why would anybody want to watch "Faux" News?

By: deang

deang — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 23:37:04 +0000

This also reflects and contributes to the now-pervasive US illusion that there are no facts, just points of view, beliefs, and matters of opinion. Makes the future look rather dismal.

By: Green Eagle

Green Eagle — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:52:54 +0000

I believe that a scientific survey would reveal that the overwhelming majority of people suffering from bulimia are Democrats. They have just found a less invasive way to purge than putting their fingers down their throats.

By: Stephanie Z

Stephanie Z — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:50:05 +0000

Or, perhaps, because it’s useful to know what kind of crap is being said about you. I don’t know about you, but my outrage hasn’t needed any building for a few years now.

By: Tony P

Tony P — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 19:13:43 +0000

I know why some Democrats watch Fox, it’s because they need to build up their sense of outrage.