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kittygilchrist 07-22-2014 10:15 AM
Is the world going to h.. in a handbasket?
 
Or is this just a bad day to watch Fox News?

sunnyatlast 07-22-2014 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by kittygilchrist (Post 911519)
Or is this just a bad day to watch Fox News?
Better to just go to the more cerebral Huffington Post and read "The Least Wearable Swimsuits We Have Ever Seen".

CFrance 07-22-2014 10:33 AM
Try another station.

billethkid 07-22-2014 10:37 AM
the best advice is to just not watch ANY of the television news networks.....especially the ones that are on 24/7.
They have to fill the time with something so they repeat very often within an hour and any grain of sand information becomes a big rock within minutes.

They are in the business of making banquets out of ham sandwiches.

The best times we have is when we are on a cruise....no television.....very limited if any news....and who wants to spend time on that anyway.

No network or 24/7 news = the best Rx. If it should get bad enough you will find out soon enough. Restrict your news intake to TV happy paper:jester:

Dr Winston O Boogie jr 07-22-2014 10:43 AM
I almost never watch any television news. I used to watch it all the time and I would get all worked up over all kinds of things.
I since come to realize that there is very little, more likely nothing, that any of us can do about anything that we see on the news. The only thing we really have is, one every few years we get to vote for people that we think have a political philosophy that is most in line with our own.
I have really been making an effort to not concern myself with things over which I have no control.

kittygilchrist 07-22-2014 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by sunnyatlast (Post 911525)
Better to just go to the more cerebral Huffington Post and read "The Least Wearable Swimsuits We Have Ever Seen".
You have a delightful acerbic humor. Where are the men in that piece?

rubicon 07-22-2014 10:52 AM
Well perhaps like the addict we have hit bottom and now we recognize we need to act. i believe there are a sufficient number of Americans who are heavily invested into this nation and won't sit by and let a few idiots disturb our way of life.

Bogie Shooter 07-22-2014 11:35 AM
Only reason to watch Fox News if you want to see a lot cleavage and upper thigh on the female announcers (announcers used loosely).

Chi-Town 07-22-2014 11:41 AM
Watching Fox News is like watching Electric Blue from the Playboy Channel back in the 80's.

njbchbum 07-22-2014 11:47 AM
Kitty -

Try watching MSNBC for a while - it is much more amusing and more opinion rather than fact is presented there.

And, really, don't watch any television unless you have to stay indoors because the weather is too bad to go outside and enjoy it!

Rags123 07-22-2014 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by njbchbum (Post 911568)
Kitty -

Try watching MSNBC for a while - it is much more amusing and more opinion rather than fact is presented there.

And, really, don't watch any television unless you have to stay indoors because the weather is too bad to go outside and enjoy it!

Now that is a truism.

MSNBC, who by the way were punked during news coverage last week with ease, is just about the most fairy land kind of place. They do not even disguise their affliation and purpose.

Fox is biased without a doubt, but MSNBC is really something to behold in its half truths and blatant lies and the simple ignoring of news that does not fit their goal.

Will give them credit.....they try not to hide that they are what they are and they want you to watch to create more cheerleaders.

I am convinced....READ.....and then read again

manaboutown 07-22-2014 12:01 PM
I try not to watch much news on television, even FOX because currently the news is so depressing. The mainstream media feeds us mostly propaganda so I never waste my time with them.

For a live news feed I will watch FOX if they are following the scenario. I appreciate their focussing on the facts.

NottaVillager 07-22-2014 12:07 PM
Of course it is. The Holy Bible says so and the world is fast racing towards the final days and the return of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Cedwards38 07-22-2014 12:13 PM
No, it's not, but the news people, including FOX and MSNBC and all the others have jobs that depend on convincing you that it is. They don't pay the bills if they come on the air and say, "There is nothing significant happening today so enjoy your life. We'll come back if anything major happens. Have a nice day." Newspapers have pretty much gotten the same way. Most all of them are pretty partisan any more. Best advice is check out a cross section of those reporting, and then use your own intellect to sift through the bull and fluff. Just tell me what happened. I don't need Sean Hannity or Rachel Maddow, and especially not Rush Limbaugh to explain it for me.

Dr Winston O Boogie jr 07-22-2014 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Rags123 (Post 911575)
Now that is a truism.

MSNBC, who by the way were punked during news coverage last week with ease, is just about the most fairy land kind of place. They do not even disguise their affliation and purpose.

Fox is biased without a doubt, but MSNBC is really something to behold in its half truths and blatant lies and the simple ignoring of news that does not fit their goal.

Will give them credit.....they try not to hide that they are what they are and they want you to watch to create more cheerleaders.

I am convinced....READ.....and then read again
The difference that I see is that the bias on Fox is in their talk shows and opinion programming. Their news reporting is pretty much spot on accurate. "We report, you decide" is a motto that fits their news reporting perfectly.

MSNBC, however is a 24 hour commercial for liberalism and the democrats. Even what is supposed to be news is horribly biased. Their news division motto should be, "We report and tell you what you think."

jbdlfan 07-22-2014 12:55 PM
If you think the news is frightening now, can you imagine a broadcast from 1941, 1932, 1916, or even 1861. Fox, MSNBC or whomever would have you hiding under your bed!
I think news, culture or whatever is mainly relative to the time. Folks talk about dirty politics and such now without regard to how nasty it was in earlier years. We think kids are worse today, but so has every previous generation. I'm just glad I'm here to see it.

Bogie Shooter 07-22-2014 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by AutoBike (Post 911605)
You say that as if it's a bad thing. I happen to like attractive, as well as smart, women.
???

Cedwards38 07-22-2014 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr (Post 911591)
The difference that I see is that the bias on Fox is in their talk shows and opinion programming. Their news reporting is pretty much spot on accurate. "We report, you decide" is a motto that fits their news reporting perfectly.

MSNBC, however is a 24 hour commercial for liberalism and the democrats. Even what is supposed to be news is horribly biased. Their news division motto should be, "We report and tell you what you think."
I see your point, and it's well made, but if you want to compare apples to apples you should compare FOX to the regular NBC with Brian Williams, or with CBS or ABC, as that level of reporting is what they claim to be. In my opinion there is no doubt that FOX is more like MSNBC for comparison purposes in that there is no doubt about which direction they lean.

Beechie 07-22-2014 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 911561)
Only reason to watch Fox News if you want to see a lot cleavage and upper thigh on the female announcers (announcers used loosely).
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Originally Posted by Chi-Town (Post 911564)
Watching Fox News is like watching Electric Blue from the Playboy Channel back in the 80's.
If both of you are trying to deter me from watching Fox News you are doing a horrible job.

Chi-Town 07-22-2014 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Beechie (Post 911620)
If both of you are trying to deter me from watching Fox News you are doing a horrible job.
It's obvious you've never watched Electric Blue.

Bogie Shooter 07-22-2014 01:41 PM
And Fox talking heads don't use the "script of the day"?
Check in anytime during the day and the heads are all parroting the daily script.

Bogie Shooter 07-22-2014 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by AutoBike (Post 911621)
The women of Fox News have some pretty impressive credentials. Fox doesn't just hire "pretty faces", they are intelligent women. Here's an example of some of their women.

Gretchen Carlson
Carlson is originally from Minnesota. She graduated with honors from Stanford University and also studied at Oxford University in England.
Carlson is the recipient of the prestigious American Women in Radio and Television "Best Series" award for her 30-part series on domestic violence and two National Emmy awards for her work at CBS News. In 1989, before beginning her career in television, she was the first classical violinist to be crowned Miss America. Additionally, she is a national celebrity spokesperson for the March of Dimes, serves on the Miss America Organization Board and is a Sunday school teacher.


.
And.............................

Gretchen Carlson Still Not Wearing The Pants!


Posted by Priscilla62.20pc on January 14, 2014 ˇ Flag






I don't know if Roger Ailes is a fan of ZZ Top; but it's apparent that he sure does love female anchor's legs and "knows how to use them." As Gabriel Sherman reports in his new book about Roger Ailes, "The Loudest Voice in the Room," Ailes is obsessed with displaying the legs of Fox female anchors. Sherman confirms the existence of the "leg chair" on "The Five." (While Andrea Tantaros was slated for this piece of furniture, former Victoria's Secret model Kimberly Guilfoyle seems to be the primary occupant.) This obsession with legs might have also been confirmed by Gretchen Carlson who admitted that pants were not allowed on Fox & Friends where the curvy couch provides maximum exposure for shapely "gams." And now that Gretch has her own show, she's still not wearing pants!

Read more at Gretchen Carlson Still Not Wearing The Pants! - NewsHounds

Beechie 07-22-2014 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Chi-Town (Post 911623)
It's obvious you've never watched Electric Blue.
Au contraire Chi-Town. However, I certainly would not concur that Fox News is in any way tantamount to a soft porn channel in the 80's.

Chi-Town 07-22-2014 02:16 PM
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Au contraire Chi-Town. However, I certainly would not concur that Fox News is in any way tantamount to a soft porn channel in the 80's.
You are right Beechie. I did not mean it in that way. I just meant the amount of blondes.

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njbchbum 07-22-2014 02:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter (Post 911630)
And Fox talking heads don't use the "script of the day"?
Check in anytime during the day and the heads are all parroting the daily script.
As do the talking heads of MSNBC. You can check the website of any liberal leaning elected official in D.C against the programming of MSNBC and you will find the "word of the day" in each and every tv show and facebook page of the official.

If I had to guess - I'd say that a central D.C. communications office publishes the word and/or phrase of the day and all programming centers around it.

I tire of the repetitive scripts on each of the channels, but at least FOX takes their topics from the Drudge Report which provides a greater selection of topics. And there must be something to Drudge since he/it is frequently attacked by D.C talking heads!

Tennisnut 07-22-2014 02:57 PM
Watch Hannity and Maddow and you will find the truth somewhere between. That is what I call Fair and Balanced. Actually, I enjoy Crossfire where one can listen to two different viewpoints and ....... once in great while they both agree!

2BNTV 07-22-2014 03:08 PM
No. Some people had been saying this for years!!! Sheeze!!!!

Fox news is like going to the old movies that had two pictures, a serial, a short news flash and a couple of cartoons. Yow went at no specific time, as you watched it until the part you remember, came back on.

Just like "Sportsceneter". Dun in dat, dun it dat!!!! :D

njbchbum 07-22-2014 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by rubicon (Post 911656)
Where is a moderator when you need one? The topic was Īs the world going to h---in a handbasket? It was not about news stations, newscasters or hard bodies. Geeeezzzz
And that title was followed with the post:
"Or is this just a bad day to watch Fox News?"

Where was the thread more likely to wind up?
Geeeeezzzzz!


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