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packman

(16,296 posts) Mon Sep 28, 2015, 01:46 PM Sep 2015

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John Cleese explains the stupidity of Fox News

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John Cleese explains the stupidity of Fox News (Original Post) packman Sep 2015 OP

This is a goodie but oldie Gothmog Sep 2015 #1

And it's not just Fox News. truebluegreen Sep 2015 #2

Looking at YOU, Palin! dixiegrrrrl Sep 2015 #3

He mentions Dunning of the Dunning-Kruger effect tclambert Sep 2015 #4

there's an epidemic of that here in the DUngeon. n/t wildbilln864 Sep 2015 #5

Gothmog

(145,176 posts)

1. This is a goodie but oldie

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Sep 28, 2015, 01:55 PM

Sep 2015

I saw this a while back

truebluegreen

(9,033 posts)

2. And it's not just Fox News.

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Sep 28, 2015, 02:19 PM

Sep 2015

It is also far too many Republican congresscritters: have you ever seen them in action in their investigative committee hearings, especially on anything scientific? They are constantly trotting out stupid questions they consider "gotcha"s for actual experts to answer, and then pat themselves on the back as having exposed The Truth...when really fifth-grade science is enough to debunk their idiocy. It's effing embarrassing, is what it is.

The Greatest Democracy in the World! Cherish it.

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

3. Looking at YOU, Palin!

Reply to truebluegreen (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 28, 2015, 03:48 PM

Sep 2015

And Huckabee
etc

tclambert

(11,085 posts)

4. He mentions Dunning of the Dunning-Kruger effect

Reply to packman (Original post)

Mon Sep 28, 2015, 08:40 PM

Sep 2015

which explains why all the "I'm not a scientist" types think they do have the expertise to argue with scientists.

wildbilln864

(13,382 posts)

5. there's an epidemic of that here in the DUngeon. n/t

Reply to tclambert (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 30, 2015, 08:47 PM

Sep 2015

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