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microbial

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Far from a conservative slant, Fox News has self-confirmed through their April 15th Tea Party promotion, participation, coordination and patronage--that they are in-fact a political activist organization. As such they proselytize their political campaigns through broadcast in violation of FCC rules.

I would be surprised if the FCC does not vigorously investigate and prosecute them immediately.

No other news organization has ever gone so far to violate the license of public bandwidth.
 

Craig234

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May 1, 2006
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Originally posted by: techs
And yet people still say Fox is fair and balanced?

No. The point isn't worth discussing. Just discussing it gives them more legitimacy than they deserve, as if there's any reasonable reason for someone to argue that.
 

Atheus

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Originally posted by: Mursilis
Originally posted by: Phokus
Originally posted by: Phokus
I honestly believe the world would be a better place if all republicans just dropped dead right now.

I believe you just earned your self a two week vacation for blatant trolling.

Anandtech Senior Moderator
Red Dawn

:laugh: He's just been begging for it recently. Of course, the truly sad part is, he really believes what he wrote.

To be fair, I think lots of people believe that.
 

cubby1223

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The sad thing is that Fox may actually be the most balanced. Don't get me wrong, it's not a praise of Fox, it is an insult to the other news sources. The other networks rarely give any conservatives any credibility, even if it is to give their side of the argument in a debate. MSNBC & CNN, or even Stewart/Colbert, a whole lot of others, present themselves as believing conservatives are second-class citizens.

Fox puts their conservative slant on everything, but at least they go through the effort to present the other side of the discussion, much more than other networks.
 

fskimospy

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Mar 10, 2006
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Originally posted by: cubby1223
The sad thing is that Fox may actually be the most balanced. Don't get me wrong, it's not a praise of Fox, it is an insult to the other news sources. The other networks rarely give any conservatives any credibility, even if it is to give their side of the argument in a debate. MSNBC & CNN, or even Stewart/Colbert, a whole lot of others, present themselves as believing conservatives are second-class citizens.

Fox puts their conservative slant on everything, but at least they go through the effort to present the other side of the discussion, much more than other networks.

What? In repeated media analysis CNN has been shown to have on fewer liberals than conservatives, and every single opinion show they have had anytime recently has had a conservative slant to it. (their headline news network had Glenn Beck before he went to Fox, they still have Lou Dobbs). To call CNN liberal is absolutely ridiculous.

EDIT: Oh, but Fox is oh so balanced. They have hours and hours and hours of moderate to batshit insane right wing programming, along with having their 'news' shows hosted by right wing people such as Brit Hume, Neil Cavuto, etc. In fact, show me even a single left leaning person on Fox. There might be one or two, but I can't think of them.
 

shrumpage

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Originally posted by: microbial
Far from a conservative slant, Fox News has self-confirmed through their April 15th Tea Party promotion, participation, coordination and patronage--that they are in-fact a political activist organization. As such they proselytize their political campaigns through broadcast in violation of FCC rules.

I would be surprised if the FCC does not vigorously investigate and prosecute them immediately.

No other news organization has ever gone so far to violate the license of public bandwidth.

They are cable news not broadcast - FCC wouldn't apply in this case.
 

Jschmuck2

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Originally posted by: cubby1223
The sad thing is that Fox may actually be the most balanced. Don't get me wrong, it's not a praise of Fox, it is an insult to the other news sources. The other networks rarely give any conservatives any credibility, even if it is to give their side of the argument in a debate. MSNBC & CNN, or even Stewart/Colbert, a whole lot of others, present themselves as believing conservatives are second-class citizens.

Fox puts their conservative slant on everything, but at least they go through the effort to present the other side of the discussion, much more than other networks.

Uh, why are you lumping The Daily Show and The Colbert Report in there? Those are comedy shows. TDS is directly preceded by a show where people shit out of their mouths.
 

microbial

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Originally posted by: shrumpage
Originally posted by: microbial
Far from a conservative slant, Fox News has self-confirmed through their April 15th Tea Party promotion, participation, coordination and patronage--that they are in-fact a political activist organization. As such they proselytize their political campaigns through broadcast in violation of FCC rules.

I would be surprised if the FCC does not vigorously investigate and prosecute them immediately.

No other news organization has ever gone so far to violate the license of public bandwidth.

They are cable news not broadcast - FCC wouldn't apply in this case.

FCC and cable ownership and signal beam are contentious issues subject to much less regulation, but cable news is not free of FCC regulation. Furthermore, Fox news does broadcast it's programs (at least on Sundays) over the air on public airwaves.
 

Corn

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Originally posted by: microbial
Far from a conservative slant, Fox News has self-confirmed through their April 15th Tea Party promotion, participation, coordination and patronage--that they are in-fact a political activist organization. As such they proselytize their political campaigns through broadcast in violation of FCC rules.

I would be surprised if the FCC does not vigorously investigate and prosecute them immediately.

No other news organization has ever gone so far to violate the license of public bandwidth.

I'm interested in your commentary and its not just because it is yet another example of the liberal's disdain for the 1st amendment. Regardless of the fact that the FCC does not have regulatory powers over cable television content, I would be very interested to know which specific "FCC rules" you believe Fox has broken. Please be specific.
 

Jschmuck2

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Originally posted by: Corn
Originally posted by: microbial
Far from a conservative slant, Fox News has self-confirmed through their April 15th Tea Party promotion, participation, coordination and patronage--that they are in-fact a political activist organization. As such they proselytize their political campaigns through broadcast in violation of FCC rules.

I would be surprised if the FCC does not vigorously investigate and prosecute them immediately.

No other news organization has ever gone so far to violate the license of public bandwidth.

I'm interested in your commentary and its not just because it is yet another example of the liberal's disdain for the 1st amendment. Regardless of the fact that the FCC does not have regulatory powers over cable television content, I would be very interested to know which specific "FCC rules" you believe Fox has broken. Please be specific.

Just to be clear - then it's alright for Fox News to present what they broadcast as unbiased "news?" Even though it has been proven time and time and time and time again that it isn't?
 

JD50

Lifer
Sep 4, 2005
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Originally posted by: Jschmuck2
Originally posted by: Corn
Originally posted by: microbial
Far from a conservative slant, Fox News has self-confirmed through their April 15th Tea Party promotion, participation, coordination and patronage--that they are in-fact a political activist organization. As such they proselytize their political campaigns through broadcast in violation of FCC rules.

I would be surprised if the FCC does not vigorously investigate and prosecute them immediately.

No other news organization has ever gone so far to violate the license of public bandwidth.

I'm interested in your commentary and its not just because it is yet another example of the liberal's disdain for the 1st amendment. Regardless of the fact that the FCC does not have regulatory powers over cable television content, I would be very interested to know which specific "FCC rules" you believe Fox has broken. Please be specific.

Just to be clear - then it's alright for Fox News to present what they broadcast as unbiased "news?" Even though it has been proven time and time and time and time again that it isn't?

Why do you care? Is it that hard for liberals to learn how to change the channel?
 

Jschmuck2

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Originally posted by: JD50
Originally posted by: Jschmuck2
Originally posted by: Corn
Originally posted by: microbial
Far from a conservative slant, Fox News has self-confirmed through their April 15th Tea Party promotion, participation, coordination and patronage--that they are in-fact a political activist organization. As such they proselytize their political campaigns through broadcast in violation of FCC rules.

I would be surprised if the FCC does not vigorously investigate and prosecute them immediately.

No other news organization has ever gone so far to violate the license of public bandwidth.

I'm interested in your commentary and its not just because it is yet another example of the liberal's disdain for the 1st amendment. Regardless of the fact that the FCC does not have regulatory powers over cable television content, I would be very interested to know which specific "FCC rules" you believe Fox has broken. Please be specific.

Just to be clear - then it's alright for Fox News to present what they broadcast as unbiased "news?" Even though it has been proven time and time and time and time again that it isn't?

Why do you care? Is it that hard for liberals to learn how to change the channel?

I guess I'm too busy being better than you.

In any case, my question remains.
 

blackangst1

Lifer
Feb 23, 2005
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Originally posted by: Jschmuck2
Originally posted by: Corn
Originally posted by: microbial
Far from a conservative slant, Fox News has self-confirmed through their April 15th Tea Party promotion, participation, coordination and patronage--that they are in-fact a political activist organization. As such they proselytize their political campaigns through broadcast in violation of FCC rules.

I would be surprised if the FCC does not vigorously investigate and prosecute them immediately.

No other news organization has ever gone so far to violate the license of public bandwidth.

I'm interested in your commentary and its not just because it is yet another example of the liberal's disdain for the 1st amendment. Regardless of the fact that the FCC does not have regulatory powers over cable television content, I would be very interested to know which specific "FCC rules" you believe Fox has broken. Please be specific.

Just to be clear - then it's alright for Fox News to present what they broadcast as unbiased "news?" Even though it has been proven time and time and time and time again that it isn't?

Ever heard of the First Amendment? Get over it already. Cool. You disagree with network "sayings". Who fucking cares? Dont watch it then *shrug*
 

Jschmuck2

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Jul 13, 2005
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Originally posted by: blackangst1
Originally posted by: Jschmuck2
Originally posted by: Corn
Originally posted by: microbial
Far from a conservative slant, Fox News has self-confirmed through their April 15th Tea Party promotion, participation, coordination and patronage--that they are in-fact a political activist organization. As such they proselytize their political campaigns through broadcast in violation of FCC rules.

I would be surprised if the FCC does not vigorously investigate and prosecute them immediately.

No other news organization has ever gone so far to violate the license of public bandwidth.

I'm interested in your commentary and its not just because it is yet another example of the liberal's disdain for the 1st amendment. Regardless of the fact that the FCC does not have regulatory powers over cable television content, I would be very interested to know which specific "FCC rules" you believe Fox has broken. Please be specific.

Just to be clear - then it's alright for Fox News to present what they broadcast as unbiased "news?" Even though it has been proven time and time and time and time again that it isn't?

Ever heard of the First Amendment? Get over it already. Cool. You disagree with network "sayings". Who fucking cares? Dont watch it then *shrug*

I care. Anyone who cares about the press' responsibility to the public and their integral part in this country should care. Trying to pass off what they do as journalism is disingenuous at very best.

Why do you hate America?
 

JD50

Lifer
Sep 4, 2005
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Originally posted by: Jschmuck2
Originally posted by: JD50
Originally posted by: Jschmuck2
Originally posted by: Corn
Originally posted by: microbial
Far from a conservative slant, Fox News has self-confirmed through their April 15th Tea Party promotion, participation, coordination and patronage--that they are in-fact a political activist organization. As such they proselytize their political campaigns through broadcast in violation of FCC rules.

I would be surprised if the FCC does not vigorously investigate and prosecute them immediately.

No other news organization has ever gone so far to violate the license of public bandwidth.

I'm interested in your commentary and its not just because it is yet another example of the liberal's disdain for the 1st amendment. Regardless of the fact that the FCC does not have regulatory powers over cable television content, I would be very interested to know which specific "FCC rules" you believe Fox has broken. Please be specific.

Just to be clear - then it's alright for Fox News to present what they broadcast as unbiased "news?" Even though it has been proven time and time and time and time again that it isn't?

Why do you care? Is it that hard for liberals to learn how to change the channel?

I guess I'm too busy being better than you.

In any case, my question remains.

That doesn't even make any sense. Damn you're stupid.

Go watch the discover channel or something, it's much better than fox news. Who's your cable provider? I'm sure if you call their 800 number they can walk you through the process of changing the channel. Just tell them you're retarded and they'll probably talk slower so you can understand. Good luck.
 

MotF Bane

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Dec 22, 2006
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Originally posted by: Phokus
Originally posted by: Phokus
I honestly believe the world would be a better place if all republicans just dropped dead right now.

I believe you just earned your self a two week vacation for blatant trolling.

Anandtech Senior Moderator
Red Dawn

:thumbsup:
 

blackangst1

Lifer
Feb 23, 2005
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Originally posted by: Jschmuck2
Originally posted by: blackangst1
Originally posted by: Jschmuck2
Originally posted by: Corn
Originally posted by: microbial
Far from a conservative slant, Fox News has self-confirmed through their April 15th Tea Party promotion, participation, coordination and patronage--that they are in-fact a political activist organization. As such they proselytize their political campaigns through broadcast in violation of FCC rules.

I would be surprised if the FCC does not vigorously investigate and prosecute them immediately.

No other news organization has ever gone so far to violate the license of public bandwidth.

I'm interested in your commentary and its not just because it is yet another example of the liberal's disdain for the 1st amendment. Regardless of the fact that the FCC does not have regulatory powers over cable television content, I would be very interested to know which specific "FCC rules" you believe Fox has broken. Please be specific.

Just to be clear - then it's alright for Fox News to present what they broadcast as unbiased "news?" Even though it has been proven time and time and time and time again that it isn't?

Ever heard of the First Amendment? Get over it already. Cool. You disagree with network "sayings". Who fucking cares? Dont watch it then *shrug*

I care. Anyone who cares about the press' responsibility to the public and their integral part in this country should care. Trying to pass off what they do as journalism is disingenuous at very best.

Why do you hate America?

Then you should care that the public gets numorous points of view, whether you agree with them or not. Why do you hate the constitution?
 

Jschmuck2

Diamond Member
Jul 13, 2005
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Originally posted by: blackangst1
Originally posted by: Jschmuck2
Originally posted by: blackangst1
Originally posted by: Jschmuck2
Originally posted by: Corn
Originally posted by: microbial
Far from a conservative slant, Fox News has self-confirmed through their April 15th Tea Party promotion, participation, coordination and patronage--that they are in-fact a political activist organization. As such they proselytize their political campaigns through broadcast in violation of FCC rules.

I would be surprised if the FCC does not vigorously investigate and prosecute them immediately.

No other news organization has ever gone so far to violate the license of public bandwidth.

I'm interested in your commentary and its not just because it is yet another example of the liberal's disdain for the 1st amendment. Regardless of the fact that the FCC does not have regulatory powers over cable television content, I would be very interested to know which specific "FCC rules" you believe Fox has broken. Please be specific.

Just to be clear - then it's alright for Fox News to present what they broadcast as unbiased "news?" Even though it has been proven time and time and time and time again that it isn't?

Ever heard of the First Amendment? Get over it already. Cool. You disagree with network "sayings". Who fucking cares? Dont watch it then *shrug*

I care. Anyone who cares about the press' responsibility to the public and their integral part in this country should care. Trying to pass off what they do as journalism is disingenuous at very best.

Why do you hate America?

Then you should care that the public gets numorous points of view, whether you agree with them or not. Why do you hate the constitution?

It wouldn't bother me at all if they didn't claim to be something they weren't. If their slogan was:

Fox News: We Report, You Already Know What's Coming

or

Fox News: Fair and Balanced (but not really)

or

Fox News: Roger Ailes Will Choke Your Mother

or

Fox News: CHENEY

or

Fox News: Jesus Would Watch Us

or

Fox News: All Palin, All the Time

or

Fox News: News Rhymes With Jews and We Blame Them

or

Fox News: The Truck Nuts of 24 Hour News Networks

But "Fair and Balanced?" Please.

Why do you hate the troops?
 

JD50

Lifer
Sep 4, 2005
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Originally posted by: Jschmuck2
Originally posted by: blackangst1
Originally posted by: Jschmuck2
Originally posted by: blackangst1
Originally posted by: Jschmuck2
Originally posted by: Corn
Originally posted by: microbial
Far from a conservative slant, Fox News has self-confirmed through their April 15th Tea Party promotion, participation, coordination and patronage--that they are in-fact a political activist organization. As such they proselytize their political campaigns through broadcast in violation of FCC rules.

I would be surprised if the FCC does not vigorously investigate and prosecute them immediately.

No other news organization has ever gone so far to violate the license of public bandwidth.

I'm interested in your commentary and its not just because it is yet another example of the liberal's disdain for the 1st amendment. Regardless of the fact that the FCC does not have regulatory powers over cable television content, I would be very interested to know which specific "FCC rules" you believe Fox has broken. Please be specific.

Just to be clear - then it's alright for Fox News to present what they broadcast as unbiased "news?" Even though it has been proven time and time and time and time again that it isn't?

Ever heard of the First Amendment? Get over it already. Cool. You disagree with network "sayings". Who fucking cares? Dont watch it then *shrug*

I care. Anyone who cares about the press' responsibility to the public and their integral part in this country should care. Trying to pass off what they do as journalism is disingenuous at very best.

Why do you hate America?

Then you should care that the public gets numorous points of view, whether you agree with them or not. Why do you hate the constitution?

It wouldn't bother me at all if they didn't claim to be something they weren't. If their slogan was:

Fox News: We Report, You Already Know What's Coming

or

Fox News: Fair and Balanced (but not really)

or

Fox News: Roger Ailes Will Choke Your Mother

or

Fox News: CHENEY

or

Fox News: Jesus Would Watch Us

or

Fox News: All Palin, All the Time

or

Fox News: News Rhymes With Jews and We Blame Them

or

Fox News: The Truck Nuts of 24 News Networks

But "Fair and Balanced?" Please.

Why do you hate the troops?

If people would stop talking about them then they would become irrelevant.

 

UberNeuman

Lifer
Nov 4, 1999
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Fuks News: we offer what makes those who think they're persecuted feel better...

You decide...

Not much of a choice it would seem - as "rightwingers" love to hold onto their bogymen..
 

frostedflakes

Diamond Member
Mar 1, 2005
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Originally posted by: blackangst1
Originally posted by: PrinceofWands
Originally posted by: Atreus21
Originally posted by: Phokus
Originally posted by: Phokus
I honestly believe the world would be a better place if all republicans just dropped dead right now.

I believe you just earned your self a two week vacation for blatant trolling.

Anandtech Senior Moderator
Red Dawn

THANK YOU RED DAWN.

Heh, yeah that was over the top. Now if he'd limited it to Neocons...THEN it would have been nothing but a true statement. :cool:

Well, go somewhere you are your kind can wallow in your GOP hatred *shrug*

http://www.democraticunderground.com/
www.democrat.com/
www.democratsforum.com/
www.allthingsdemocrat.com/
angrydemocratforum.blogspot.com/
LOL @ PrinceofWands being a Democrat. Believe it or not, there are conservatives out there that don't march lockstep with the Republican party line. But whatever, feel free to keep labeling them as liberals.
 

bozack

Diamond Member
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really I feel it is pretty laughable that these are considered "brutal" tactics...personally I would be all for much much harsher methods of extracting information.
 

JD50

Lifer
Sep 4, 2005
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Originally posted by: UberNeuman
Fuks News: we offer what makes those who think they're persecuted feel better...

You decide...

They're laughing all the way to the bank because you idiots can't stop watching them.