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Archae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 01:20 AM
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Ok, seriously now, what is good about Fox news?
Sure, we love bashing away at them, and they deserve it almost all the time.

But they do have some good points.

One, they update their web page with news alerts quicker than anyone else.
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RB TexLa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 01:21 AM
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1. get AP text alerts on your phone they are faster than any webpage
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Archae Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 01:23 AM
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3. I don't have a cellphone.
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 01:22 AM
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2. Their polls are pretty good
How Fox spins the polls on TV is different from the polling methodology.
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wtmusic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 01:23 AM
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4. Shephard Smith lighting into Bill Kristol
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 01:24 AM
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5. Sometimes I have trouble falling asleep.
n/t
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Suich Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 01:28 AM
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7. Always know your enemy!
and it's "Faux News"! How are you doing, Shadow?

:hi:
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 01:36 AM
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10. Had kind of a bad September
But we survived. Other than that. Here I sit. Raging against the machine with my DU brothers and sisters. Got a decent job I could have? B-)
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ryanus Donating Member (511 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 01:27 AM
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6. They make me feel smart
Cuz they're so stupid
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brettdale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 01:29 AM
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8. Theres nothing good about them
Nothing at all.

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LostInAnomie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 01:32 AM
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9. They are a good example of everything that is wrong with the media.
Vapid spokesmodel newscasters
Infotainment
Biased presentation
Heavy use of dishonest conjectures: "Some people say", "Viewers are asking", "Cavutoing"
Heavy focus on ratings
Heavy reliance on pundits and biased views instead of actual experts

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Hepburn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 01:42 AM
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11. Ummmmmmm.....
.....what is good about Fox News??

Ummmmmmmm.....

.........well.....

......er...... <thinking, thinking hard....>

Ummmmmm.....

When they sign off?

:shrug:
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shadowknows69 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 01:44 AM
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12. The Simpsons come on that channel eventually
there's two.
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and-justice-for-all Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 01:56 AM
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13. Nothing comes to mind...
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uppityperson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 02:12 AM
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14. They make you feel all warm and fuzzy and happy.
that is what my child said late Sept 2001, they were the happy news station. He loathes them now, cannot believe he thought that, but then, he used to like Lawrence Welk also.
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gumby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 02:28 AM
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15. Gives Keith Olberman
a really, really good target.
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joeygirl Donating Member (34 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 11:34 AM
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16. Watching Juan Williams get into it
with Bill Kristol and Brit Hume. Or as I say, the only reason to watch Fox News Sunday. :bounce:
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StellaBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 11:35 AM
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17. If you're safely living in Europe and used to quality TV news
they are quite the comedic relief

My ex used to get angry at me for watching it, just for laughs. After four years in the UK, I couldn't believe Americans could take it seriously. It's like one long SNL skit.

And when I came back I really DID think Nancy Grace was an SNL skit.
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dkofos Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-30-06 11:39 AM
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18. They lie with a straight face
They catapult the propaganda for the pResident
They are clueless talking heads

what's not to like
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