We may have hit peak stupid.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

We may have hit peak stupid

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George Conway Retweeted

These are some of the descriptions of George Kent and Bill Taylor from Fox's prime time shows: "Two homeless guys." They "looked like people who sat by themselves at recess." And "self-important" bureaucrats.

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I may have spoken too soon. I don't know who Terrence K. Williams is, but he seems to have missed civics in high school.

Hold my beer and watch this:

GrrrGraphics Cartoons Retweeted

I WENT TO ADAM SCHIFF’S OFFICE ON CAPITOL HILL!

I went to find out why they are harassing President @realDonaldTrump & to look for the whistleblower.

His staff didn’t know what to say!

#ImpeachmentHearings is a joke!

RT 👉 #ResignAdamSchiff

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[C_U_L8R]

1. Never misunderestimate teh stupids

Just when you thought it couldn't get more dumb, they will reach ever higher peaks.

[madaboutharry]

2. Fox News should be called "Pravda USA"

Fox News is nothing more that a disinformation network.

[TheRealNorth]

3. When it comes to the GOP, I think that Peak Stupid goes much higher than we realize

[Caliman73]

4. When people compare the Nixon impeachment to Trump, this is exactly the difference.

I have seen people on DU say that "Republican Congresspeople put Country above Party" and things of that nature. The reality however is that in 1973 and 74, there was no Fox News and there were not thousands of right wing radio stations and websites which served to inoculate their audience to any actual information about the hearings. I am sure people spun it and commented on it, but everyone interested in the hearings, you had 4 television networks, traditional newspapers like the Washington Post and the Times, which meant that everyone was getting the same information.

This article is a good illustration of a fairly large segment of the population, getting a complete fabrication of the actual events unfolding. Nixon would have LOVED having Fox and the rest of the right wing media system to give the right wing spin. I am willing to wager heavily that he would not have resigned had he had what Trump has.

[maxsolomon]

6. What article?

The OP?

[Caliman73]

11. Yes. The article from the OP.

If you just immerse yourself in what the author is saying. He muted for one day, all other outlets except Fox. There was a media study several years ago, possibly around the time when President Obama first was elected. It observed that 75% of conservatives only got their information from one source, Fox News. People identifying as Liberals tended to get their information from at least 6 sources. It explained both the high ratings of Fox over other cable outlets, and why conservatives had such a consistently skewed view of the world.

[maxsolomon]

12. I just didn't see a link. The OP is just a bunch of Tweets (like 1/2 of DU these days)

I still don't!

[Caliman73]

13. True. Just caught my mistake.

The link to an article on CNN is in the Brian Stelter tweet.

Here is the link

https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/14/media/impeachment-hearing-fox-news-reliable-sources/index.html

[Gidney N Cloyd]

8. Nixon was the inspiration for Fox News. It came from the RWers saying "never again."

https://www.mediamatters.org/fox-news/why-fox-news-exists

[Caliman73]

10. Nixon hated the Press. Absolutely.

He, Roger Ailes (who was his media advisor), and Pat Buchanan dreamed of having a right wing media presence, which became Fox News. Definitely. This was even before Watergate though. Nixon, like Trump thought the media NEVER gave him a fair shot.

[maxsolomon]

5. Is that all there is to a circus?

Break out the booze and have a ball.

[2naSalit]

7. In response to that last vid...

[Midnight Writer]

9. Switched back and forth between FOX and MSNBC last night. Noticed that...

MSNBC hosts made specific points and illustrated them with clips of the actual testimony.

FOX News simply talked, made general disparaging remarks about Democrats, attacked the witnesses, attacked the process, attacked the whistle blower, the witnesses, the press, and Committee members. Showed no evidence or testimony to back up what they were saying.

[smirkymonkey]

14. Peak Stupid?

Fox News: "Hold my beer."