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Half-Century Man

(5,279 posts)
3. The only thing that could add to this is...
Mon Jan 27, 2014, 03:49 PM
Jan 2014

Roger Ailes surviving the end and living bitterly on watching the conservative movement collapse.

 

Bluenorthwest

(45,319 posts)
7. they have a tiny, pitiful, dwindling audience. They never had much viewship, in TV terms
Mon Jan 27, 2014, 06:50 PM
Jan 2014

but most on DU fall for their 'Number one in cable news' line without thinking about what that really means. Almost no one watches cable news of any kind, of those who do, slightly more watch FoxNews than the other two, but more people watch everything else in their time slots, more people watch non cable news-millions and millions and millions more watch non cable news...
No demise is needed for it to be utterly irrelevant.

AlinPA

(15,071 posts)
8. It pisses me off that President Obama will be on Fox (O'Reilly) for Super Bowl Sunday.
Mon Jan 27, 2014, 07:03 PM
Jan 2014

Why would he take part in allowing them to claim credibility?

Jamaal510

(10,893 posts)
9. Look at it this way:
Mon Jan 27, 2014, 07:47 PM
Jan 2014

at least he is brave enough to go into hostile territory to answer questions. The same thing can't really be said about the Ted Cruzes or Michele Bachmanns of politics. When was the last time we've heard any of them agree to go on PoliticsNation or on the Ed Show? They're afraid of a challenge.

AlinPA

(15,071 posts)
12. I agree on the bravery in hostile territory, but his appearance gives them credibility as a
Tue Jan 28, 2014, 10:03 AM
Jan 2014

"fair and balanced" network and they are not. I'm for letting Fox bark like dogs in an alley being ignored by progressives and Democrats.

ellenrr

(3,864 posts)
10. a report yesterday on Robert Murdock states that Fox News TV generates a million dollars
Tue Jan 28, 2014, 08:35 AM
Jan 2014

for him; it is the biggest money maker of his empire

doesn't sound like it is dying.

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