kpete
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Sun Jul-17-11 08:18 PM
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'If 9/11 victims' phones were hacked by Murdoch's people, Fox News is finished' |
21st Century FDR
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Sun Jul-17-11 08:40 PM
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1. From his lips to God's ears |
mistertrickster
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Sun Jul-17-11 08:45 PM
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2. He underestimates the ability of Fox News watchers to justify what they want to believe. |
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There's nothing bad enough that Fox News could do to turn them off.
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Sun Jul-17-11 09:12 PM
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If they backpedal as hard as the UK Conservative Party, Murdoch will have a hard time finding a foursome for bridge among his cellmates.
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Sun Jul-17-11 09:36 PM
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4. the pundits' assessment of Obama was pretty interesting |
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hadn't heard that sort of thing from outside hardcore liberals before.
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Mon Jul-18-11 09:17 AM
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9. Yes, very interesting. Afshin Rattansi commented that "Democrats |
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The Democratic Party is a forlorn party: They have little hope left now that President Obama has destroyed his reputation (with)... war mongering, his sort of Reaganomic economic policies..."
He added that it was interesting that is is a phone hacking scandal rather than regulation that is finally shaking Murdoch's media empire.
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Mon Jul-18-11 11:53 AM
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11. yes, thanks for getting that quote! |
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Quite ironic if the right goes down because of this and not so much anything Obama has done. Obama does seem lucky in these ways.
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Sun Jul-17-11 09:48 PM
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5. Not likely. Fox will just tell their viewers that Jesus said |
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it was the right thing to do.
I see no fall-out from this scandal. Too complicated for the typical Fox viewer.
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roberto IS beto
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I love the guy's honest remarks about the political situation on both sides of the pond, at this time.
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Mon Jul-18-11 07:55 AM
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8. I seriously doubt that Murdoch and Fox have much to fear from the US DOJ. n/t |
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Mon Jul-18-11 09:33 AM
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10. The brainwashed and addicted FOX watchers will give up their fix when you ... |
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pry the remote from their cold dead hands.
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