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Fox News gets it right

Wednesday, November 18, 2009
(Updated 3:00 am)

This is in response to the letter from Bob Carter (Nov. 12). I’m sure glad that the majority of Americans do not share Carter’s view of Fox News.
I would advise Carter that if he would watch Fox News more, he would see what’s really going on in Washington.

Billy W. Brown
Kernersville
 

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Lakeshia

November 18, 2009 - 3:28 am EST

When Rayshawn, Marquise, and Tremayne be at my crib they be looking at Fox to see Michelle Malkin -

J D R

November 18, 2009 - 4:51 am EST

over my head, girlfriend.

Yvonne

November 18, 2009 - 7:19 am EST

Lakeshia's attempt at being funny. Fox news contributor, Michelle Malkin. http://michellemalkin.com/about/

Conundrum

November 18, 2009 - 11:07 am EST

JDR, Lakeshia is not a woman. From what I can gather, "Lakeshia" is a blog name for a white southern male (GOP) whose humor tells him going by "Lakeshia" is funny. Another tipoff is the wording of his comment. It's his take on how a black person talks. It's hilarious in a juvenile and not very educated way.

rmacz

November 18, 2009 - 4:57 pm EST

As for JDR, he's a little wierd. it hit him straight in the face and he thought it went over his head. Yvonne is always tring to get real in Left field with the libs. And you Drum ....lightin up on the hood boz watchin FOX and not them forged documents.

J D R

November 18, 2009 - 5:04 pm EST

Sorry I never learned Ebonics, Mace ..

Sawdust

November 18, 2009 - 8:44 am EST

On election night, Fox News had as many viewers as the rest of the cable news combined. Fox broke the infamous ACORN videos, and has pointed out the radicals in Obama's administration (Van Jones, etc). They were the first, and maybe the only network to dig into Major Hasan's background to discover that he is a jihadist, the glaringly obvious conclusion to which Dear Leader cautioned us not to jump. They get it right, whereas the rest are still busy covering for the little Messiah.

Plus, they have babes. What more could you want?

histrion

November 18, 2009 - 9:35 am EST

I'm an NPR junkie. When I turn the tele on, it's set to default to CNN. I'll admit to being a little left-of-center. Still, I enjoy watching Fox regularly. At least they're front and center with their bias, which I appreciate. It challenges my assumptions and helps me view topics from new if sometimes uncomfortable directions.

The folks that only get their information from sources that share their own biases are shorting themselves and only further warping their views of reality. The sheer number of sources of information available to us today is staggering and often bewildering, and separating the wheat from the chaff becomes increasingly difficult by the minute, but thank God we have a little more diversity of thought these days. It'll take our society a long time to adjust, but we'll be better off in the long run.

truth

November 18, 2009 - 9:45 am EST

great post, histrion. I often switch between CNN and Fox News after major presidential addresses to see how each spin the speech. Fox does seem to do some good investigative journalism and is a good watchdog for the current administration. Sure, they are biased. All networks are to some extent. But that can be a good thing if people are smart enough to balance the different viewpoints.

J D R

November 18, 2009 - 9:59 am EST

" .. can be a good thing if people are smart enough to balance the different viewpoints."

But many aren't .. witness the posts herein.

ghost from white oak

November 18, 2009 - 10:30 am EST

" All networks are to some extent.'
That is the understatement of the year!

rightwingnemesis

November 18, 2009 - 7:26 pm EST

I do have to chuckle at Mr. or Ms. truth's comment about Fox News "being a good watchdog for the current administration". Where were they for the past eight years? Oh, that's right, they had their heads up Bush/Cheney so far they had no clue what was going on with the outside world. Fox News is a total joke. The most pitiful program is not one of the nightly "news" shows but rather the morning crowd. It is like they are actually proud to be totally clueless. The one guy looks and acts like Greensboro Councilman Zack Matheny and the Doocy fellow is definitely a brick shy of a load--I doubt he even has a high school equivalency. Throw in the beauty queen, and you have a triumvirate of idiots. I am not trying to be funny here, as no serious person could stomach that for more than10 minutes--reminiscent of Chuck Barris on "The Gong Show".

rightwingnemesis

November 18, 2009 - 7:48 pm EST

Mr. JDR,
I left off another great Fox News story....well TEN stories actually.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/20/the-ten-most-egregious-fo_n_327...

I told Mr. danagain that the Fox News Channel may offer him a slot--like Forrest Gump would say, they'd go together "like peas and carrots".

truth

November 19, 2009 - 12:55 pm EST

Um, duh, the watchgroups for the Bush/Cheney administration were CNN, ABC, MSNBC, CBS, etc etc etc. Fox wasn't needed to be a watchgroup then. Now, they are really the only major right-leaning cable news outlet out there. They are very much needed whether you like it or not.

J D R

November 18, 2009 - 9:57 am EST

"The folks that only get their information from sources that share their own biases are shorting themselves and only further warping their views of reality."

I say bingo .. and that is the core problem with both FOX and MSNBC .. and those ethat brag about how great those sources are (come-on .. you know who you are .. ) . I find CNN fairly biased but not as bad as MSNBC .. and the ol' three majors are more moderate but still not my favorite ...

... my favorite and the only one I tune to for genunine news being The Jim Lehrer News Hour. I find they typically offer several points of view in a quiet and thoughtful manner. On line my media preferrence is the Christian Science Monitor .. but frankly I usually try to source the source on most events, and also use dot.gov sites for the best statistics.

... but that's just me.

Bert

November 18, 2009 - 10:07 am EST

I go to Jim Lehrer from time to time like I go to the dentist. Both are good for me, but I can't say I really enjoy either one.

J D R

November 18, 2009 - 11:15 am EST

maybe not Jim .. but I do like Margaret Warner .. and equally dislike Ray Suarez.

It's mostly the temperment I enjoy.

rightwingnemesis

November 18, 2009 - 7:30 pm EST

Mr. JDR,
I get your drift there. The PBS news is for those in search of serious news treatment understanding that they have their own brain to disseminate it. FoxNews serves a useful purpose as it speaks down to a level that would believe just about anything if you said it enough.

mamaboilermaker

November 18, 2009 - 12:01 pm EST

great point, histrion. I believe everyone with a functioning brain has bias, so the only way to deal with it is to be up-front and disclose one's bias. IMO anyone who claims to be totally unbiased is fooling himself/herself. Most people know I am pro-life and pro-limited government, and they therefore know that I am not unbiased. That enables people to decide for themselves whether I am making sense or am full of it. I have no problem dealing with biased info, as long as the person is honest about their bias. I do despise statistics cited without any information as to source, sampling techniques, etc. or to editorial content disguised as "news."

J D R

November 18, 2009 - 11:16 am EST

Here's a true story about Fox News ..

moved to below.

rightwingnemesis

November 18, 2009 - 9:16 am EST

Fox, like its print counter parts "Weekly World News" and "National Enquirer" will always have a robust following. That does not correlate with truth, balance, or accuracy.

truth

November 18, 2009 - 9:46 am EST

Two headed babies, Elvis and UFO sightings and finding Jesus in a waffle stories aside, these rags do occasionally dig up a worthy nugget such as the John Edwards affair.

rightwingnemesis

November 18, 2009 - 7:16 pm EST

Mr. or Mrs. truth,
You are right on that one! Of course we all know that Elvis is in South America with JFK and that the "Two Headed Baby" is 'doing great"! There seems to be more journalistic quality at the Weekly World News and National Enquirer than at FoxNews. I have to admit that I loved O'Reilly getting ticked off at Hannity for having Palin interview broadcast first. Those three might have an above average IQ....when added together.

Bert

November 18, 2009 - 10:09 am EST

I wonder how Billy Brown (I like that name) determined what "the majority of Americans" thought about Fox News? He must really get around.

rwrn

November 18, 2009 - 10:33 am EST

Do not confuse Fox News with Fox opinion shows.

J D R

November 18, 2009 - 11:15 am EST

Here's a true story about Fox News ..

A few years ago Congress was chewing on a spending bill - as I recall it was one of those Main Appropriation Gotta Do's ... Fox News was reporting on it and the talking heads said "Today the President told the Democrats to stop holding up this bill ... "

Then they went to the clip showing the President speaking. Bushie said "I need Congress to stop holding up this bill ... "

A Subtile change ... surely not noticed by most listeners who before hearing the President's words had already made up their mind the Democrats were holding up this bill.

Dangerous to a democracy if you ask me

Yvonne

November 18, 2009 - 1:17 pm EST

You mean like Fox News suing in order to be able to legally tell lies in their "news" programs?

J D R

November 18, 2009 - 3:01 pm EST

You mean Fox News which prides itself on Truth Justice and the American Way ... Fox News which holds all the cards for moral clarity and maintains a strict rigor for honor ... Fox News with a high standard of personal responsibility ... The same Fox News that is always fighting for a minimal government reinforced by long details about how liars (liberals) rely on the courts to make decisions legislatures will not ...

... would then involve the government to intervene into whether an FCC "policy" is really a "Law" .. and if not, then do you mean Fox News which also talks incessantly about the disgusting use of tort lawyers ... would use this same disgusting group of people to sue the Whistle Blowers since the FCC’s policy of news distortion does not have the weight of the law and therefore the whistleblowers do not really qualified whistleblowers ....

Whew .. who wodda guessed?

rightwingnemesis

November 18, 2009 - 7:36 pm EST

Mr. JDR,
Here's the kind of stuff that makes me chuckle, realizing the Fox News lovers never even know it is going on.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/11/18/fox-news-runs-old-palin-c_n_362...

Of course Jon Stewart caught them in the same act with the "Tea Baggers". They ran a crowd shot that looked like the March On Washington from the 60's and claimed it was the "Tea Baggers" rally. Those that lap that stuff up just keep on lapping it up.
Here's some humor about Fox's inaccurate reporting. Really funny stuff.
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/tue-november-10-2009/sean-hannity-uses...

lexalexander

November 19, 2009 - 10:36 am EST

Why not? Fox certainly does.

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