Fox News Blasts University Study Claiming Viewers Are ‘Misinformed’
- Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:12pm by
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The social butterflies of the liberal blogosphere were all aflutter Friday after the University of Maryland released a study claiming that regular viewers of Fox News are the “most misinformed” when it comes to knowledge of American politics.
The UMD-commissioned study — “Misinformation and the 2010 Election: A Study of the US Electorate” — looked to judge how likely viewers of various news outlets were to believe false information (note: the study did not actually measure any sort of actual misinformation presented by some media outlets). According to the study, Fox viewers were “significantly more likely” to believe the following “misinformation”:
–Most economists estimate the stimulus caused job losses (12 points more likely)
–Most economists have estimated the health care law will worsen the deficit (31 points)
–The economy is getting worse (26 points)
–Most scientists do not agree that climate change is occurring (30 points)
–The stimulus legislation did not include any tax cuts (14 points)
–Their own income taxes have gone up (14 points)
–The auto bailout only occurred under Obama (13 points)
–When TARP came up for a vote most Republicans opposed it (12 points)
–And that it is not clear that Obama was born in the United States (31 points)
FNC has since fired back at the report, defending the content of its broadcasts and judgment of its viewers while simultaneously dismissing the study and its conclusions. Via the New York Times:
In a statement, Michael Clemente, who is the senior vice president of news editorial for the network, said: “The latest Princeton Review ranked the University of Maryland among the top schools for having ‘Students Who Study The Least’ and being the ‘Best Party School’ – given these fine academic distinctions, we’ll regard the study with the same level of veracity it was ‘researched’ with.”
Mr. Clemente oversees every hour of objective news programming on Fox News, which is by far the nation’s most popular cable news channel.
For the record, the Princeton Review says the University of Maryland ranks among the “Best Northeastern Colleges.” It was No. 19 on the Review’s list of “Best Party Schools.”
UPDATE:
Blaze reader Slobaphobe points out that among the study’s biggest supporters is the Tides Foundation. Coincidence?
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Comments (466)
ottotoot
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:03pmthe attacks are relentless
Report Post »Deutscher
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:03pmhttp://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/dec10/Misinformation_Dec10_rpt.pdf
Read it for yourselves. It has some interesting results.
Report Post »UMMAH GUMMAH
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:31pm.
Und was genau beweist das, DEUTSCHER?
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Report Post »UMMAH GUMMAH
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:43pm.
Typical lib tactic. To “prove” what they want to “prove” they publish a lengthy “study” one which is based on their premises and thus gets desired conclusions.
Reminds me of moslems. First they commit violence then they say that this has nothing to do with islam and when you quote the relevant passages from the KKKoran in context with a number of fatwas and sermons held in any number of mosks around the world they tell you that you have everything out of context and that you should read the KKKoran.
That is how they try to get people to read their KKKoran. And libs do the same thing!
Of course liberal stink tanks hate Conservatives and America. So their “studies” will reflect that.
Do NOT be fooled by this sort of Propaganda, my friends!
That “study” is as concocted and confusing as the KKKorag!
Designed to obfuscate!
The fact that they have to conduct “studies” about how “informed” FOX News viewers are SPEAKS FOR ITSELF: They are WORRIED.
They are in PANIC MODE.
I know libs. And I just broke it down!
PS. libs: the “climate gate scientists” have been EXPOSED as FAKING results to suit their THEORIES! Remember those pesky emails? That leaks thing cuts both ways.
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Report Post »Deutscher
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:48pmBin kein Statisticer aber was ich persönlich intressant gefunden habe war die Meinungs ( oder Glaubens) Unterschiede zwischen die Ausbuildungsgruppen.
Report Post »Und deine Meinung dazu?
UMMAH GUMMAH
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:05pm.
Meine Meinung dazu ist, daß Deine Rechtschreib und Grammatikfehler beweisen, daß Du kein Deutscher bist.
For everyone else: My opinion is that your errors in spelling and grammar prove that you are no German.
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Report Post »Deutscher
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:17pmMy mother is German. I was born here. Although i was deployed to europe for 18 mths and maintain contact with relatives I welcome your corrections. I’m typing w my thumbs. 2 questions :
Why is this important to you?
What are your bona fide?
Most of my German was before Rechtsxhreibreform btw. Oops damn thumbs.
Report Post »Looking forward to your corrections
Deutscher
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:35pmActually I read your previous post and I think I know why you care. You like to be argumentative with a helping of Moslem biggotry. I proofed my post and see my corrections.
Report Post »I don’t care for a further response from you.
Cheers.
UMMAH GUMMAH
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:50pm.
I’ll decide whether I feel like replying or not. Your misspellings had nothing to do with Rechtschreibreform just FYI.
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Report Post »sillyfreshness
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:00pmThey are “misinformed” because they don’t buy into the official propaganda media outlets of the Democratic Party.
Report Post »UMMAH GUMMAH
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:23pm.
LOL. Exactly! Better tune in to Olbie-Nooz for the REAL information..
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Report Post »MrObvious
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 4:27pmThe only valid smart answer to a UM study, is none of the above, or other. If they don‘t allow those don’t answer, even for free beer.
Report Post »JohnnyJT
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:00pmWhat do you want for nothing, Communist teachers… Union of course.
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:58pmHow did they find people who only watch Fox for their news. Did they have a control group stashed away in a abandoned coal mine in the Urals with no access to any news. Truth is……………. just more Leftist BS
Report Post »13thGenerationAmerican
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:46pmThey just went to every trailer park backwater hick town and the state of TEXAS
dont ****** me bro
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:50pmReading is Fundamental…they asked a series of questions based on the campaign and then asked where they get most of their news and how much they watch…The crack-heads that believe in death panels, govt run healthcare, birthers, etc tended to get their news from Fox that drives that nonsense
Report Post »UMMAH GUMMAH
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:53pm.
Crackheads tend to be of the “urban” persuasion, bro. Not likely to be part of the larger FOX audience. Besides how many crackheads have a TV to watch PMSNBC or the nipper on?
The most TV your average crackhead watches is himself on a security camera somewhere.
Crackheads are definitely demonRATS, not FOX NEWS watchers, bozo.
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tifosa
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:23pmYou have to go no further than HERE to find such subjects, did you not read the posts above?
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:05pmsee also pages 2 and 3 for self-acknowledged viewers of ONLY Fox.
Report Post »longhorn mama
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 5:28am@13
Report Post »Ah, yes. We in Texas do watch a lot of Fox News. Yet despite being so “misinformed”, our state continues to have one of the lowest jobless rates and one of the best economies in the U.S. Any ideas how we ignoramuses could possibly be so successful in spite of our ignorance and stupidity? I’ll give you a hint. Conservatism works.
And as for this ridiculous study, there was no proven causation and these so called “facts” they presented are very questionable for the most part. This “study” is just more result oriented, leftist propaganda.
tifosa
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 5:39amaaaaand, page 5. :)
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 6:22am@Longhorn Mama: Good point. What actually appears to have “worked” in TX, ironically, was the HIGHER level of regulation (ie. home equity restrictions that kept cash-out refinancing and home-equity lending occur infrequently.) Appears there’s a $25B shortfall at this time (budget vs. revenue) however. No?
Report Post »Sparky101
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 5:44pmTIFOSA, face facts. The major degree given by the U of MD is a Liberal Arts degree. Like most of Maryland, it is mostly democrats with a few avowed ex-communists. There are a lot of elitist professors, like one Glendenning who became yet another worthless Maryland governor (known lovingly by most as “Spendenning”). The current governor, Owe’Malley is who provides most of the operating money for U of MD. Owe’Malley had Obama come to stump for him in the most recent election. And Obama is the one who told his pukes not to give any interviews to Fox News and encouraged all his followers to disregard Fox News and not treat it as a bonified news outlet. It is his intent, along with his stooge in the FCC, to shutdown Fox News (did you hear censorship in there somewhere?). See, these guys all pat each other’s back and play golf together. And this you trust? Wake up and get off those drugs.
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on December 22, 2010 at 3:33amAww, Sparks, you research everything SO WELL! Did you miss the connections between Fox and NewsCorp? between NewsCorp and the RGA? Follow the money…and you can watch Fox and NOT recognize being fed only one side on almost every issue?
Report Post »neeleyt
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:57pmI‘d say it’s safe to say that Fox viewers are the most informed because most of us do tons of reading outside of watching the news cast.
Report Post »Nvrforget
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:11pmThere is a study disagreeing with you. Maybe you read more and check several sources of information, but according to this study, the general Fox viewer does not.
Report Post »UMMAH GUMMAH
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:52pm.
Oh ho ***HO*** !!!! There is a *STUDY* disagreeing with that!!
HAHAHAHAAAAAAAA….. well if that *study* disagrees, then we might as well go back to sleep and let LIEberals tell us how to think and run things the way they have been doing!!
NUTS!
NOT JUST NO – BUT **HELL** NO!!!!
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Report Post »Nvrforget
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:07pmIs that all you have to say? Well alrighty then!
But still, do you have anything to discredit the study or are you just going to go “NUH-UH!”?
Report Post »UMMAH GUMMAH
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:25pm.
Yours is the same tactic as the one used by moslems. When you quote them passages form their koranmpf they complain that you have to read all of it to understand it.
I don’t think so!
I see how moslems behave and that’s all I need to know.
Same for you libs and your “studies”.
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Report Post »SND97
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:53pmUninformed? My HDTV is on Fox 24×7 in one room or the other. Mis Informed? The problem is they know we Fox viewers are the MOST informed and that scares the hell out of them
Report Post »PatriotDaze
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:57pmwe are the most informed about what FOX wants to speak with us about. We are the most uninformed about what other people think…unless we turn the channel from time to time.
Report Post »Nvrforget
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:21pmYou may be very informed about what Fox thinks about one thing or the other, but that doesn’t mean that what Fox thinks is always right.
Fun fact: Fox News is, despite its name, not a news channel. It’s an entertainment network. Do you remember the court case where Fox “won” the right to broadcast blatant lies?
“On February 14, a Florida Appeals court ruled there is absolutely nothing illegal about lying, concealing or distorting information by a major press organization. The court reversed the $425,000 jury verdict in favor of journalist Jane Akre who charged she was pressured by Fox Television management and lawyers to air what she knew and documented to be false information. The ruling basically declares it is technically not against any law, rule, or regulation to deliberately lie or distort the news on a television broadcast.”
Report Post »komponist-ZAH
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:39pmWhat!?? Free speech is legal????? Even if it’s false???
In all seriousness, though, I have to say this study is misleading. Just because FOX viewers are more suceptible to such misinformation, does not mean that FOX has put out misinformation.
Of course, to say that what Fox airs is their “version” of the truth is true in some sense. Someone has to decide what is and is not newsworthy, so there will alwyas be some bias to any news source.
Report Post »UMMAH GUMMAH
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:49pm.
I remember DAN RATHER-GATE! which is only the tip of the iceberg for that guy! I remember Gwen Awful!
The more I think about it the more LIEberal propaganda I seem to remember.. what’s UP with that?
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Report Post »Nvrforget
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:52pmWell, you have to see though that the court case I mentioned deals with Fox knowingly broadcasting false information. I think that goes a little beyond the scope of pure bias into the realm of being willfully misleading.
Report Post »komponist-ZAH
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:17pmSorry, I’m not familiar with that case; what was the false information?
Report Post »William Henley
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:37pmYeah, I seen that the court case you mentioned meant nothing since your subject worked for CNN before she worked for FOX so she was the one who filed a frivolous court case and got it dismissed. Lefty a**hole pretty much like you and a few other trolls on here today.
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 2:36amAny mention in that 24/7 “news” about 2010 on target to possibly be the warmest year on this planet? http://www.livescience.com/environment/2010-warmest-year-101214.html No? Maybe because they’re told not to… http://southcapitolstreet.com/2010/12/15/leaked-email-reveals-fox-news-boss-bill-sammon-ordered-staff-to-cast-doubt-on-climate-science/ Be careful not to swallow whole. The Bill Sammon memos, very telling…
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 3:34am@ tifosa and i can show you ten more websites that show temperatures have been dropping for the last 12 yrs using the same source………..NASA
Fox doesnt show this crap, because you have all those other “news” sources spewing the global warming charade, they feel that it is important to show both sides and let you decide
god forbid someone disagrees with politically funded schemes that made every attempt to shut out anyone with conflicting evidence.
until they redo the whole study with verifiable baselines and open all research to everyone it will be just one more chicken little
how quickly the left forgets about the global cooling or the ozone hole scams that have been shot down already.
eventually they might learn that when your study finances depend on you agreeing with the politicians whether the facts support them or not to continue receiving funds completely removes any validation of said study
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 5:11am@psychosis I’m open to reading from a reputable resource. Have you got a particular link from your “ten more websites?“ I wonder why Sammon needs to put out the word to the Fox pundits to structure a ”message…” (?)
Report Post »Sparky101
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 4:17pmTifosa, I followed your link and was interested to find it originally came from George Soros‘ puppet organization Media Matters who’s express intent is to discredit Glenn Beck and Fox News. Worse, it was an intentional attempt to twist an e-mail into something they hoped people would believe. And here you are believing it. Woe to you. So, here it is: :This morning, MediaMatters released the bombshell e-mail “sent by Fox News Washington managing editor Bill Sammon … less than 15 minutes after Fox correspondent Wendell Goler accurately reported on-air that the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization announced that 2000-2009 was ‘on track to be the warmest [decade] on record.‘ ” I’m glad to share this dishonest “report” with others here.
Report Post »Sparky101
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 8:48pmNvrforget, I read up on your quoted claim about FOX News winning an appeal to purposely lie when giving “news.” I’m real interested in your source for that quote, as from what I read, that wasn’t the case at all. The reporter in question had filed suit against FOX and the jury tossed out something like 10 of her 11 “legal” challenges. They only allowed that she “thought” she was “blowing the whistle,” and they allowed damages. FOX appealed (which by the way they should have done), and the court decided that the reporter did not meet the requirements to file suit under Florida’s Whistleblower laws. She and her lawyer chose the wrong way to bring suit. Never did the court rule that FOX could knowingly lie about news. At least I don’t believe you can show me the court transcript that states that was the courts decision. Can you?
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on December 22, 2010 at 3:24amah Sparky the brilliant/beautiful: you clearly are are PERFECT example of a Fox viewer.
Report Post »Spinaltap32
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:48pmGet ready for a very ugly 2012 presidential campaign. The left is going to come after Fox with everything they have.
Report Post »UMMAH GUMMAH
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:58pm.
Yup. They’re working on it at the FCC right now. And since they don‘t do Christmas they’re especially active while they think that noone’s watching.
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Report Post »mikenleeds
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:46pmfoxnews rock , liberals hate it because they can t deal with the truth so it s easier for them to get their news from those other liberal new stations??
Report Post »PatriotDaze
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:56pmMikenleeds, there isn’t a network on TV, FOX included, that tells the truth. They tell their version of the truth. Your unchallenged trust in ANY news organization is misplaced.
Report Post »psst
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:41pmWell, it’s common knowledge the public sKrools are where the union marxists feeds the chirrens/chilluns mis-information (as in brainwashing)every skrool daze..
Report Post »It’s also common knowledge that many universities are staffed w/ leftist/marxist profs who went into academia when RR/Pope/Lech Walesa put the whammy on their beloved USSR. many of them went into Academia . They were the Flower Power Chirrens wearing sandals and flower in their hair and stayed doped up and gang banged 25/8.
Look at Angela Davis, Hussein’s the marxist moslem mentors, Ayers and Dohrn.
Why the hell does America think it’s unusual for their youngster in the Universities of Higher Marxist Learning would vote for a Moslem marxist.And other leftist pols. Duh!!
Communistas can be very successful in this country.Prime example, “your” president.
dawgPound
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 1:01amFrom reading your post, i would dare say acadenics was not, nor is it currently, your strong suit.
Report Post »DearLeader
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 8:55amOn December 6 Stu Buruiere, Glenn’s executive producer and head writer, had this to say about WorldPublicOpinion.org in the Glenn Beck v Fareed Zakaria hoopla:
“Okey dokey—here are the facts. All of this is according to a scientific poll of people in Muslim nations done by the respected group World Public Opinion.”
WPO- a respected group. Brought to you be the good folks at the Glenn Beck Program.
http://www.glennbeck.com/content/blog/stu/?p=1167
Report Post »Zytek_Fan
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:40pmA study of a few people might have indicated this.
But in general, MSNBC and Jon Stewart (yes some people take Stewart’s show as news) viewers are more misinformed.
I guess the University ignored the fact that conservatives are more likely to check facts on their own, rather than relying on one single source…
Report Post »PatriotDaze
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:49pmZytek, your comments may have some accuracy when applied to some individuals, but they are otherwise mere supposition on your part. By what calculus do you make the determination about viewers of either MSNBC or The Daily Show? Other than your own personal habits, how do you substantiate that conservatives are more likely than anyone else to draw information from multiple sources?
This is only so much self adoration with very little, if any, support for the puffery.
Report Post »Sparky101
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 3:30pmPatriotdaze, I think conservatives are more likely to consult multiple news outlets to get the big picture. As a source for this truth I refer you to a post by Zytek_Fan.
Report Post »8jrts
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:37pmTruth is knowledge, and knowledge is power, We the people have the power….thanks to FNC !! Keep in mind where the elite are training their minions…..They keep the young, stupid, stoned and drunk so they can’t think for themselves…..fortunately some break free of their grasp…those kids are our true future. Scares the S#!T out of the libs!!
Report Post »dawgPound
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 12:59amNo, the truth is is you have FOX, you are being misinformed which is the opposite of knowledge. So if knowledge is power, and you have the opposite, that means you have weakness. Fixed
Report Post »RightPolitically
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:36pmMore Leftist Propaganda, that’s all……
Report Post »Joseph
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:35pmOK! Just do a study on the level of misinformed people who are likely viewers of the leftist media and how “informed” they are on the same issues. Let’s be fair and balanced now.
Report Post »Nvrforget
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:56pmThey did that, read the linked article.
Report Post »ares338
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:35pmRemember, when Progressives fear something (Fox News) they have 3 things that they do. Denigrate, marginalize and attack. They fear the truth.
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:08pmARES338, that is a great description of what the clearly NOT-“Progressives” do here.
Report Post »Sparky101
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 3:03pmTIFOSA, Oh yeah? Well, you are uneducated, don’t know Jack, and (did I say you were ugly?) I attack you. See, I read Saul Alinsky too.
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on December 22, 2010 at 3:12amSparky, brilliant repartee. You busted me. You’re clearly an intelligent, beautiful adversary :)
Report Post »ares338
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:33pmAdd your comments
Report Post »STUBBYK
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:38pmIs Maryland the fifty-sixth or the fifty-seventh state?
Report Post »psst
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 1:15am@StubbyK
Report Post »it’s 58. if I remembered correctly Hussein said he had been to 577 w/ one more to go.
His military helo pilot is named Rod Serling.
kryptonite
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 8:07amHe said one or two, so it could be the 58th or 59th. Add Kenya, so we get a nice, rounded number of 60 states. We will save or create three more states, in addition to the initial seven, for a total of ten saved or created states, plus an end to racism. Brilliant.
Report Post »NeoFan
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 1:55pmIt is a University making these claims. That makes the claims worthless period. If you are not home schooling your kids then you are part of the problem. If you pay the ridiculous fees to send your kids to a “University” for indoctrination then you are part of the problem. If sports are a prime motivator for sending your kids to a certain school then you are a big part of the problem.
Report Post »kokoro
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:27pmI would like to see a factcheck by an independent body of all networks regardless of leaning, prior to release of said news. If it is not vetted…it can be called entertainment.
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:45pmWorldPublicOpinion.org is a project managed by the Program on International Policy Attitudes at the University of Maryland and funded by the Calvert Foundation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
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Report Post »Calvert Foundation and
the Rockefeller Brothers Fund.
Checkout both these moneybags.
They are “ social justice ” and “ social change ” funders ..who knew ?
fastrock
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:48pmPlease roll “Is Obama a Kenyesian?” YouTube
Report Post »fastrock
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:58pmCorrection: Please roll “Is Obama a Keynesian?” YouTube
Report Post »UMMAH GUMMAH
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:25pm.
LOL. How about “Is Obama a Kenyan Keynesian or is a Keynesian Kenyan”?
;-)
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Report Post »BlueStrat
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 8:25am@ Cheez
You missed some of Spooky Dood’s groups, like Tides Foundation. Spooky Dood has declared war on Beck & Fox, and has already publicly donated about $1M to MediaMatters to hire “journalists” to do the smear…oops, I mean “investigating” of both Fox and Beck.
The Soros propaganda machine is in full D&D (Discredit & Destroy) mode. They have no regard for truth or accuracy, only advancing their ends by whatever means are necessary matters to these people. They need to shut down voices like Beck and opposition media like Fox News, talk radio, and the opposition voices on the internet.
The Progressives need to first demonize, discredit, and marginalize these opposition media sources in order to paint them as enemies of the State so as to make it more acceptable when they eventually decide to pull the plug on the First Amendment and shut them down completely.
However, they demonstrate yet again their seemingly-unerring accuracy with the old “foot-gun” by using this obvious propaganda-piece “study” against Fox and sending an already-discredited disgusting race-huckster like Sharpton against someone like Rush Limbaugh. Quite predictably, this has backfired badly on them and put them on the defensive.
I mean, c’mon! How could anyone not realize that sending Sharpton against Limbaugh on the battlefield of ideas is the intellectual equivalent of sending Pee Wee Herman up against Godzilla? Are the Progressives and Soros hoping people feel pity for the hopelessly-outmatched Sharpton as Limbaugh rips him to intellectual shreds on the battlefield of ideas?
A horrible miscalculation on the Progressive’s part however you slice it. Nobody is buying any of their propaganda anymore, and this just reinforces that mistrust in the public’s eyes just as every paid Progressive-shill propaganda post on internet forums like this one does.
Report Post »PatriotDaze
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:26pminteresting that Mr FOX wasn’t interested in refuting the findings, but instead, disparaged those that conducted the study. I’m curious, which of the stats that they cite do folks think aren’t plausible?
Report Post »cheezwhiz
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:52pmWatch
Report Post »“ How Obama got elected”
It’ll make you verrrrry happy :D
komponist-ZAH
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:48pmI think this study is rather a laughable attempt to discredit FOX. It would seem to me that UMD is trying play on the confusion between correlation and causation. And then prefacing the questions with “Most economists think…” is also a bit underhanded; I would think “most economists” would be smart enough to realize that spending a trillion dollars cannot save a trillion dollars, if I were asked that.
Report Post »Lord_Frostwind
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:54pmThe issue at hand is not the fact that Fox is going after the college, it should be the questions themselves. All of those are politically charged questions that there is clearly a lot of argument over. Since there is no clear answer about who is right or wrong in the equation, it is unfair for one side to generalize the other side as being misinformed by using a bogus study that is based on reasoning clearly designed to favor one side over the other.
In essence, it is like asking a hippie and a soldier which one is stupider, they will both answer “the other guy”. And therefore, the entire study is flawed. If you wanted a real study about which one is misinformed, ask about subjects that aren’t politically charged. Only then will you be able to get past this idiotic ego satisfaction from U of M.
Report Post »UMMAH GUMMAH
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:56pm.
LOL !!!! A *study* concocted by libs comes out and they’re all over the net broadcasting for joy!!!
LOOOOOOOOOLLL !!!!
Memo to libs: We don’t believe your “studies” anymore!!!
We’ve caught on to that and your other various tricks!
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Report Post »home_of_the_brave
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:58pmHe didn‘t need to refute it cause it’s malarky! They used words like most scientist or most economist when its actually a few brave one willing to put their reputations on the line to go against popular opinion. Nevada unemployment was 9% a few months back now its 14%. I call that getting worse. And if healthcare was not going to break the bank why do they keep trying to funnel more money to this thing or didn’t you read the omnibus bill thats ok neither did our congressmen.
Report Post »walkwithme1966
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:14pmThis is just a guess but maybe Fox can’t dispute the study so therefore they just disparate the people doing the research which by the way is a normal political move- but then Fox is not a political network is it!! http://maboulette.wordpress.com
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 2:03amWALKWITHME1966 yeah and MSNBC & Huffy-Posters like you know the facts. And Obama is going to pay your mortgage.
Report Post »ptofaim
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 11:12amWhy should Fox address this , so-called study ? Ignoring idiots IS everyone’s choice ! It is up to the haters to prove thier case ! Colleges are LIBERIAL FACTORIES and have been so for a very , very long time ! The truth IS unpopular among these people , I sence that you fall into this group . Our country is in the worst shape since the Great Depression but Please ! , don’t believe me ! Don’t believe anything or anyone , who chooses to Find forgotten truths or to uncover lies and deception !
Report Post »hud
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 5:26pmFox is the modern counterculture network. for those of us that don’t want to see couric with that brown stuff oozzing between her teeth every night
Report Post »UMMAH GUMMAH
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:24pm.
Well, we’re THE ONLY ONES NOT “MISINFORMED” about THIS:
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+++ALERT+++ALERT+++ALERT+++ALERT+++ALERT+++ALERT+++
They’re trying to slip us the NIGHTMARE with a hidden “dream act”:
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR05281:@@@D&summ2=m&
+++ALERT+++ALERT+++ALERT+++ALERT+++ALERT+++ALERT+++
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How come the Lamestream media FAILS to INFORM us about the enemy sneaking the NIGHTMARE ACT past us hidden inside another bill??
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Report Post »dont ****** me bro
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:52pmhow do you hate the dream act? People brought to our country by parents, in college or military, then they pay a bunch of money for the right to wait TEN YEARS just to get in a FIVE YEAR line to become citizens…
Report Post »UMMAH GUMMAH
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:13pm.
How is it OUR responsibility where illegal aliens shlep their offspring to? They committed a crime by entering the country ILLEGALLY and should be treated as such.
I don’t think that anyone who has violated the laws should be given any future access to the country PERIOD.
They shouldn’t even be allowed to get in line.
There are many skilled law-abiding people who should be considered instead.
First of all the country should determine what kind of people and what skill sets it really needs before letting anyone immigrate for the time being.
The costs for security, supervision and surveillance are staggering already.
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Report Post »henryKnox
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:25pmThis is a $6B/year political payoff with our tax money. The main problem is that it doesn’t stop with the advertised children. It includes those up to 35 years old and it includes their families. There are parts of it that should be considered, but like everything else they throw in many bad things and only advertise the good things.
Report Post »RaisingANewLeader
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:37pmso, bro, you have no problem with Madoff’s children keeping all the money daddy got for them? Or (just guessing here) would you like to go after every one of his descendants to wipe out all money gains he garnered for his family and friends? In both cases, i’m good with chucking them all for being here illegally, and recovering all the money gained through illegal activity. I work with many people going through that 5 year line. They passed the 5 year mark several years ago, and are still trying to get in the door to this country. I know liberals have problems with control (self control; legal control; etc.) but is there a reason we can’t create a viable system to figure out who is coming in, when, and why? And eject those that are here illegally? Those kids would learn that mom and dad get in trouble for breaking laws too, so this could be one of their “learning moments” that Obama likes so much.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:19pm***Vortex Charging***
Report Post »Strictlybusiness
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 4:43amSinista Mace….Your RETARDED BOY ! ! ! Now I’ve told you before, you have nobody to blame but yourself for spending ALL your FOOD STAMPS this early in the month…Now I’m NOT bailing you out AGAIN ! ! ! You will just have to wait for your FOOD STAMP card to reload the first of the year, I don’t care how CRAZY you are sounding and acting on line here… Now don’t go and hurt yourself again either Malcolm. You have to start accepting responsibility for your own squandering of your limited resources, mom has told you this over and over again. Oh yea I almost forgot, mommy isn’t inviting you over this Christmas, you’ll have to go to the shelter for dinner.
Sinista Mace
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 7:04pmOk, you got my attention, little troll.
Here, here’s some troll food for you.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_cU8Y3Ct3p8M/S8sl0MmqznI/AAAAAAAAA3w/W0rMqTd5Vl0/s1600/kkk.jpg
Report Post »jmparrish
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 6:00amStrictlybuisness is hillarious i was literally laughing out loud
but on a side note, how did he post the same thing twice, if i go off trying to make a similar point twice in two seperate posts this website wont let me saying that it looks too much the same as my last post.
i just find it odd
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:17pmI hope you’re ready to have your DOOR KICKED IN BY NAZIS
http://www.prisonplanet.com/police-trained-nationwide-that-informed-americans-are-domestic-terrorists.html
YOU KNOW TOO MUCH!
YOU’RE A THREAT!
Report Post »javablanca
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:25pmjeez man, chill out a little…ur posts on this thread have nothing to do with the topic and frankly they look like ur paid to post psycho stuff here…
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:02pmShut the hell up, it has everything to do with this post.
The damn Nazis are calling informed Americans “domestic terrorists”.
It ties directly into this story, unless you’re lacking medula oblongata.
Report Post »silveracer44
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:27pm^ True.
Report Post »eteme
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 1:50amYes irrationality and yelling over your key board doesn’t help your cause Sinsta your only devaluing your message..
Calm your nerves and try to not blast out with info as you look madding.. try to “deflate” your info not “pop” the info. “Popping information” startles folks, were as a gentle breeze of deflated information is much more appealing… the govt. sure as hell enjoys popping information and look where it is getting them…
Report Post »Strictlybusiness
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 4:48amSinista Mace….Your RETARDED BOY ! ! ! Now I’ve told you before, you have nobody to blame but yourself for spending ALL your FOOD STAMPS this early in the month…Now I’m NOT bailing you out AGAIN ! ! ! You will just have to wait for your FOOD STAMP card to reload the first of the year, I don’t care how CRAZY you are sounding and acting on line here… Now don’t go and hurt yourself again either Malcolm. You have to start accepting responsibility for your own squandering of your limited resources, mom has told you this over and over again. Oh yea I almost forgot, mommy isn’t inviting you over this Christmas, you’ll have to go to the shelter for dinner. Mommy said your not welcome until you pay her back the three packs of Cigarette’s you have been owing her since you stole hers.
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 10:03amhttp://www.itnews.com.au/News/241876,openbsd-has-fbi-backdoor-claims-contractor.aspx
Report Post »rbnhd76
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:17pmLIBIOTS…..liberal idiots. Nuff said.
cheezwhiz
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:24pmlooked to judge how likely viewers
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Likey viewers ?
What does that even mean ?
They didn’t even use “ actual” or “ frequent ” or “ dedicated ” viewers for the survry ?
How did they determine a person is a
“ likely FOX viewer ” ?
Let them publish their raw data, I’m sure it will interpret totally differently.
Or maybe Jillian Ass-ange can leak them ;-)
Nvrforget
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:13pmCheez… read that sentence again dude:
“looked to judge how likely viewers of various news outlets were to believe false information”
Let me rephrase the core of that sentence:
“how likely the viewers were to believe false information”
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:57pmcheezwhiz, Here’s the pdf of the study itself: http://www.worldpublicopinion.org/pipa/pdf/dec10/Misinformation_Dec10_rpt.pdf Read on and judge for yourself.
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 2:34pmOkay, for what it is worth -
1. I don’t watch Fox News.
2. Most economists estimate the stimulus caused job losses (12 points more likely)
The money was given to the State. Other than our School District, our municipality has yet to see Stimulus funds. The school got two year’s worth of ARRA funding. That’s about to come to an end.
Our district has squeaked by without laying off classroom teachers for the last two years. Administrators and others have been either laid off or taken early retirement. For the ‘11-’12 school year, there is a very real possibility of having classroom teachers laid off.
3 –Most economists have estimated the health care law will worsen the deficit (31 points)
Uh, okay. Our family unit has three people. One of our close relative is disabled. Since October 2009, two of our immediate family no longer have medical coverage because the employee portion has tripled and we simply can not afford it. Our disabled relative has seen his insurance rates go through the roof and now he’s waiting to go on Disability.
I also know of a former municipal employee from a nearby city who retired early almost without notification because she would actually be required to have a co-pay for her health insurance if she actually waited the two weeks for her notification to process. She has also freely stated that she’s out to “get the city” for all “it’s worth”. How nice.
From what I understand, the GASBY requirements(from the Federal Office of General Accounting) will be requiring cities to deposit the full insurance amounts and the full amounts for retirement starting next budget cycle. Previously, it was a percentage of the costs, so if Joe retired with a $10,000 a year pension, the city would only be required to have $6,000 set aside for his retirement. Now, they will have to have the full $10,000 on hand.
2. Last year, my taxes did go up, both income taxes and property taxes. The sewer tax actually did go down by $75.00, but that was because we paid off the bond. This however, was offset by the $100 increase in both Federal income Tax and property taxes. I have receipts to prove this.
The economy is getting worse (26 points) Uh, didn’t they just have to extend Unemployment again last week? No further comment necessary on that!
–Most scientists do not agree that climate change is occurring (30 points) Can I just say Wikileaks and leave that one alone? I don‘t want to go into the documents we found in our local museum archives talking about one year in the 1700’s that everyone referred to as the year with no summer, or the other weather vagarities we’re aware of for our local area.
–The stimulus legislation did not include any tax cuts (14 points) I don‘t know whether that bloated legislative blimp did or didn’t include tax cuts. All I know is I personally paid more. We’re barely middle class. Who got the tax cuts?
–Their own income taxes have gone up (14 points) See above.
–The auto bailout only occurred under Obama (13 points)
I don’t really know for sure if it was B.O. or not. I think it was. However, we bought a new vehicle in 2007. I know exactly how much a new vehicle costs. The people that drive older vehicles do so because they either haven’t saved up enough towards the replacement vehicles (not necessarily new) or simply because it’s all that they can do to pay for gas, licenses, registrations, insurance and repairs. Having someone trade in an old, serviceable vehicles for a NEW vehicle when they are in the second grouping makes no sense. A co-worker actually fell for this bogus deal and has had her car repossessed twice now because she can’t keep up with the payments.
–When TARP came up for a vote most Republicans opposed it (12 points)
Real Republicans or RINOS?
–And that it is not clear that Obama was born in the United States (31 points)
What can I say? He’s been too secretive. It’s amazing. Nixon erased the phone tapes because he didn’t want his mother to hear him swearing, but it would have been a lot less fuss over a few curse words than it was when he was impeached and resigned. The more he stonewalls, the guiltier he looks.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:17pmhttp://www.prisonplanet.com/fbi-agents-train-garbage-collectors-to-report-suspicious-activity.html
THE GARBAGEMEN ARE NOW TSA NAZI POLICE!
WELCOME TO THE NEW WORLD ORDER!
AMERICAN POLICE STATE DIVIDED INTO 10 SECTORS!
Report Post »TulsaYeeHaw
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:43pmOOH, can I be in the SS? I work for the postal service!!
Report Post »t00nces2
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:15pmWouldn’t that be the “PS”?
Report Post »jordy 2010
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:44pmCan I be in the SS???? Those back uniforms and ”britches” sure look cool……. (NOT)
Report Post »patriot308
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:48pmNO that would be PMS….. on most days.
Report Post »eteme
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:46pmTrrashmen?? Surf’in Bird is the word??…Silly man, everyone knows the Bird is the Word…You just wakin up Sinista?? Com’on buddie now next what kind-da bird is it??
Report Post »bobmontgomery
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 10:57pmThe Obama Team is running ads encouraging dodderers to report Medicare Fraud; like the forgetful set would have a real good handle on the finer points of skimming by medical billers.
Report Post »Dakotobol
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:56amI thought you’re supposed to hold some sort of “SUPER HUMAN: I.Q, ?? I fail to see.
Report Post »Jsh1284
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 5:32amWhile I believe we are moving towards globalization, I don’t go to that extreme. I definitely think undeserving people are probably being looked at and such, though. Such as right-wingers, tea partiers, gun owners, etc. Folks like us would be the ones to fight globalization. The problem is .. when we realize it’s time to do something it will be too late. With that said, Sinsta is attempting to do a good thing here. If he wants to make something happen he’s gotta tone it down a bit though. Think logically. What‘s viable and what isn’t? Is the govt invading into our private lives? Is the FED trying to make us comfortable with being treated like criminals? YES! Are they trying to destroy conservative values? Yes! Are garbage men spying on us? ……….
….. NO …..
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 10:08amSCUM is as SCUM does
Report Post »TulsaYeeHaw
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 10:20amt00nces2
It probably would be PS, but SS just sounds so much better.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 6:54pmEteme, it’s a phoenix.
Look up the Seagull Nebula on Google Earth, switch to Sky.
It’s right next to Canis Major. This is where the flying reptilians come from.
I’m not just coming on to this stuff, I’ve been watching these Nazis for a long time.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 6:56pmDakotobol, I never claimed to have a “superhuman” anything.
You, apparently, have decided to jump into the pile of trolls in my Katamari Damacy ball, by making irrelevant comments having nothing at all to do with the discussion at hand.
Roll on.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 6:58pmJSH1284, I’m just throwing the info out there, people can draw their own conclusions.
I’m not trying to rile anybody up to, you know, overthrow the government or anything like that….
Report Post »Jsh1284
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 7:02pmI gotcha .. well that’s a noble cause .. but ..
I AM! *evil laugh* ….
Heh . kidding .. but seriously, I think there is still a solution to this problem inside the people of this country. If we can stop globalists within America we can stop it world-wide. We are the catalyst. I wouldn’t ever call for combat against the FED or anything like that .. but I think we can .. if we use MASS protest, MASS outcry, and MASS grassroots orgs like the Tea Party (and new ones, too!) this crap can be slowed to a crawl.
Report Post »Sinista Mace
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:14pmhttp://www.prisonplanet.com/police-trained-nationwide-that-informed-americans-are-domestic-terrorists.html
We’re all terrorists now!!
WELCOME TO THE POLICE STATE
POLICE ARE NAZIS TOO.
Report Post »http://www.prisonplanet.com/police-trained-nationwide-that-informed-americans-are-domestic-terrorists.html
thepatriotdave
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:43amPolice are NOT Nazis. They have a hard and dangerous job yet most people like to deride them…. until they need em!
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 10:06amLike we need the cops during Katrina ?
Report Post »http://www.learnaboutguns.com/2008/08/05/wrongful-gun-confiscation-after-hurricane-katrina-video-clip/
Sinista Mace
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 6:51pmI never needed them.
Report Post »cnsrvtvj
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:14pmThey are doing a special on this at donsmithshow.com this weekend. Liberals just can‘t handle the ONE new network that doesn’t lean left.
PatriotDaze
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:22pmDon who?
zeakster
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:23pmMost economists estimate the stimulus caused job losses
Most economists have estimated the health care law will worsen the deficit
The economy is getting worse
not most economists just the ones that look at the actual facts
wasnt this the university that said all conservatives were whiners as children….or am i just lumping all these bastions of leftist dribble together?
by the way good to see our stimulus dollars hard at work
PatriotDaze
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:27pmSources for your ‘most economists’ Zeak?
lovenfl3
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 7:32pmDon Smith, Patriot. That site is awesome.
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:01pmWell, all of us can’t be the intellectual giants, found over at Media Matters……lol…..guess this study was done in fantasy land.
Report Post »mossbrain
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 8:03pmAre you sure it’s not Pedro smith? With that 70s porn star mustache that guy looks like he just waded across the Rio Grande.
Report Post »lovenfl3
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:12pmHey Moss, who sits around watching 70′s porn?
Report Post »BlazingInSC
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:18pmChanging your user name to foist a crappy website is not going to do anything to drive traffic to it. Stop spamming your crap here. I’ll never know if I share the same values and principles as Don Smith because I refuse to visit his spammed website. unless you have anything substantial to offer, stop posting.
Report Post »guyperram
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:19pmOf course most of the answers were correct. These are the same liberals that thought it was funny when “that stupid tea party candidate” O’Donnel answered that Seperation of church and state is not in the constitution. They law students laughed at her stupid answer. Of course it actually isn’t in the constitution. But since when does the truth matter?
Report Post »Kind of like when Mare Shott (former owner of the Cincinnatti Reds Soxs) answered a reports question that Hitler, in the early years, did a lot of good for Germany. Despite the fact that she was totally correct, she lost her team over it. Liberals=Truth only on the second tuesday of next week.
silveracer44
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:32pmAnyone who views ANY mainstream network (FOX included) is misinformed to an extent, depending on how much they research into things themselves.
Report Post »realindependent
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:32pmFinally some truth. Fuax news as well as all of right wing radio and right wing web sites like this, red state,drudge report, and right wing think tanks and lobying groups such as club for growth,heritage foundation. Koch brothers, freedom works, are all linked, turn on any right wing show wether its fox news,hannity,glenn beck,all the way to the tiny little shows like laura ingram. they all use the same talking pionts handed down from heritage foundation and drudge. same topics same discussions all day every day. its a scam and all you guys fall for it and believe every word of it. My tv or radio wouldnt lie to me. its been my best friend all my life. if it happened on tv it must be true. FAIL. read a news paper once in a while. not the opinion page either. real news. Lemmings
indy1
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 9:56pmEventually college football and basketball fans are going to figure out all these universities like Maryland have been co-opted by raving leftists and will stop supporting them with donations and attendance at their sporting events.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:15pmGood post REALINDEPENDENT. Your post proves you are an independent thinker.
For the rest of you, please reread the FOX response. That’s known as argumentum ad hominem, which is a logical fallacy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ad_hominem). When you can’t dispute the facts, disparage the messenger. That’s the argument used by virtually 100% of the people who post here.
Notice that the poll wasn’t disputed – there was no challenge to way the questions were asked or how representative the people polled were. That’s argumentum ad hominem, the refuge of someone who can bring no facts to the table.
FOX is viewed as objective only by those who share its bias.
komponist-ZAH
Posted on December 17, 2010 at 11:43pm@JZS–
Considering the inference of the study is fallacious, does it really matter?
Since you know so much about logic, then you are certainly aware of the post hoc ergo propter hoc fallacy (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc): People who watch FOX News are more likely to believe misinformation, therefore FOX is disseminating misinformation.
Ummm……yeah that’s enough to prove FOX is radically biased to the right. Objective? Nah, there’s really no such thing as completely objective news source. Better than CNN, MSNBC, and the networks? You bet.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:13amlol the study gets its facts from the cbo , and if you disagree with the cbo report, they consider that “misinformation”
and how many times has the cbo been correct in its estimations? and who appointed the economists that work at the cbo? naw they aint biased are they?
COMPLETELY FLAWED STUDY WHEN YOU PICK WHAT YOU CONSIDER “FACTS”
Report Post »CYCLONE
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:21amhhhmmm… another enlightening post by JZS…. troll much ???? …
… You Must Be the Director Of Misinformation at HuffPo…. LMAO at anybody this ignorant…are you trying to be this way on purpose ???? …
……HONEST QUESTION…I‘m sure I won’t get an honest response…PPPFfffttttt…
Report Post »Jsh1284
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:30amJay-Z .. HA! So, you liked him calilng if “FAUX NEWS” huh? I have a feeling that’s the only reason you complimented the guy. He shares your unwarranted paranoia of balanced news coverage!
So, as a logical thinker .. is it logical to assume the entire argument this “university” has vomited upon us is biased towards the left?
Well let’s see .. This university is known for being a party school. Fox is right about this. Furthermore, it is obviously a leftist university. It’s known for such a stance. I‘ve seen other reports and studies they’ve done. ALL of them have a liberal bias. With that said, isn‘t is LOGICAL to assume they would put that crap out there to TRY and defame the ONLY news source the average joe has that does NOT jam progressive bias down everyone’s throats?
Do you actually think MSNBC viewers are more LOGICAL or INFORMED? You liberals .. (you’re no independent) .. only have enough knowledge to be dangerous. They go ONLY to left leaning news sources. This leaves them with a gaping hole of missing truth in their lives. You must listen to both sides. I DO! I even have SOME leftist points of view! HOWEVER their ideology, their political correctness, their lust for murdering unborn children, their illogical and destructive economic policy and desire to destroy the Christian faith? Yeah .. that’s stuff is for fools and tyrants …
Report Post »Jsh1284
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:33amCyclone .. I’ve responded to multiple posts by Jay-Z .. he never responds back. Dude is a coward. He only has enough information stored in his mind to be dangerous for one post. He’ll respond once he gets his daily dose of MSNBC and HuffPo. Gotta get more liberal news so he can go on another schpeel — err .. recharge the intellectual batteries!
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:34amPatriotDaze,
cnsrvtvj is Don Smith and he’s simply plugging his radio show on his competitors website. Which is a bit weird.
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:38amrealindependent,
And what news paper do you suggest?
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:40amkomponist-ZAH,
I have read quite a few of ramblings of JZS and I can tell you for certain that Logic is not his strong suit.
PatriotShops.com
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:49amRealLeftist & JIZS What you call talking points, I call conservative philosophy. Ponder this: The progressives have had a death grip on New York & California for years. Why are both on the verge of bankruptcy? Any all knowing elite thoughts on how this could be?
Report Post »komponist-ZAH
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 1:14amSorry, I meant to say that’s NOT enough to prove…
@Dave–
Report Post »Yeah, I know, he’s the one always spouting off “Oh, don’t you know that the Great Leader and Prophet Beck has commanded us to the revolution” and such nonsense.
jjbbaj14
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 1:27amIn order to determine the opinion of “most” of the economist, one would need to speak to all of them. Since this study didn’t do that, they cannot determine if the statement is factual or not. Therefore, this study only amounts to another big waste of money.
Isn’t it sad that a high school educated individual can quickly pick apart a study done by one of the “best northeastern schools.”
Report Post »BOUGHT YOUR SILO YET?
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 1:47am@JZS
You said, “When you can’t dispute the facts, disparage the messenger. That’s the argument used by virtually 100% of the people who post here. Notice that the poll wasn’t disputed – there was no challenge to way the questions were asked or how representative the people polled were.”
I do not know how the study was conducted, but let me explain how I determine truth and fallacy in an argument or study. If I find any evidence that suggests that any data have been skewed or appear erroneous I disregard the entire study. To me that sounds pretty fair. That said please review bullets 3, 6, & 9 from the results and then my notes after.
According to the study, Fox viewers were “significantly more likely” to believe the following “misinformation”:
1 Most economists estimate the stimulus caused job losses (12 points more likely)
2 Most economists have estimated the health care law will worsen the deficit (31 points)
3 The economy is getting worse (26 points)
4 Most scientists do not agree that climate change is occurring (30 points)
5 The stimulus legislation did not include any tax cuts (14 points)
6 Their own income taxes have gone up (14 points)
7 The auto bailout only occurred under Obama (13 points)
8 When TARP came up for a vote most Republicans opposed it (12 points)
9 And that it is not clear that Obama was born in the United States (31 points)
#3 When you live in a small town and have watched 30% of the small businesses close since Oct 2008, you do not need any news outlet or party-hard school to tell you the economy is getting worse. This is not misinformation- this is called observation.
#6 How in the heck would anyone else know if my income taxes have gone up, down, or stayed the same. Point is, if I choose to believe what is written on my pay stub that does not make me misinformed, that makes me logical.
#9 There is NO WAY you can prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Obama was born here in the US or abroad. I would have to take somebody’s word that he was.
I have found 3 logical faults out of the 9 posted results. Thus, the entire study must be disregarded.
Report Post »Jayk Signal
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 3:49amI looked at the study. I would take it apart paragraph by paragraph but haven’t the time to waste. So instead, let’s start with point #1, which the study claims is misinformation
–Most economists estimate the stimulus caused job losses
First, the study cites a panel of 55-60 economists and says 75% of them agree. From that, they conclude “most economists” agree. But there is no statistical analysis proving that the 55-60 are representative of all economists. So it would be wrong to conclude that “most” of all economists agree. Point #1 should have read:
–Most economists [in the group we looked at] estimate the stimulus caused job losses
Had they posed the question in that form, the answers would have been different because the respondents would have immediately recognized that the questioner had an agenda.
There are more problems like that. Many are discussed over at Patterico’s Pontifications, so I won’t bother with them.
Instead let’s concentrate on the problem of “sequential thinking.”
Let me give an example:
If I’m driving toward an intersection and I see a stop sign, I come to a stop.
Q: Did I stop because I
a) saw a stop sign
b) didn’t want a ticket
c) applied the brakes
All 3 answers would be correct. They are each components of the same sequence of thought. It would be disingenuous to pick one answer because it is “correct” and then conclude that anyone believing the other 2 answers is “misinformed.”
That is what is being done in point #1 (and pretty much all of the points). The problem is that 1) many Fox viewers are conservative and 2) conservatives are much better at sequential thinking than liberals.
Here is how a conservative would have analyzed point #1:
a) The stimulus took a trillion dollars from the private economy thus creating huge job losses.
b) The stimulus inefficiently added a trillion dollars back into the economy thus creating some jobs.
c) The net effect of the stimulus was job loss.
The conservative respondents looked at the sequence and saw job loss and assumed that the economists would see same thing. They were right. The economists did see that. But to get the answer needed for the study the economists were asked a question like, “Were there ANY job gains.” They answered yes, so the study concluded that “b” was the ONLY correct answer.
Again, liberals are very bad at sequential thinking.
(oh, btw, if any of you liberal jokers try to claim the economists said there were “net” job gains, you’re misappropriating the truth. The study cites the source. Check it. Also, keep in mind that “net” job gains for this study are based on zero population growth — common sense tells us job gains must meet or exceed population growth if we want to survive)
Overall, I give the students who did the study an F-. But I give them 5 bonus points for effective use of propaganda techniques.
Report Post »Anarchy_in_the_USA
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 3:56amNot surprising, the libs that watch Fox ARE easily confused. After all they are the ones who fell for the wishy washy hopey changy guy. They are used to the main stream one point of view perspective. So it is plausible that when presented with the facts that they go into mental meltdown, as opposed to having the once perky Katie Curric tell them how and what they should think.
Report Post »kryptonite
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 4:54amEvery time I read “saved or created jobs” my blood boils. Tyrants have a way of creating an arbitrary reality, and then subjecting the populace to its parameters. The concept of “saved jobs” was fabricated by this corrupt regime, and consequently it produces false stats.
These pseudoscientific attempts to de-legitimize Fox News will continue to have a boomerang effect, provided we teach our children to think critically.
Report Post »LDSmommy
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 6:23amI am SO TIRED of you using The Blaze to advertise this “Don Smith” show!!! How many screen names do you have? “cnsrvtvj”, “marhee9”
Report Post »ANNOYING!!! SPAM!!!
tradexpertbuysell
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 6:52amSince the 30s progressives (as Deddrich Bonhoffer observed correctly) judge fundamentalists with a lack of achedemic skill levels that falls far below the analytical levels of the fundamentals.
Deddrich further found the true spiritual understanding of the reality of God in the suffering black population of the time.
Unfortunately not only have the progressives now sunk to new opinionated lows but the black community lost the insight of long since forgotten suffering and for the most part replaced it with hatred, racism, envy, and socialism. Even their reverends have turned their back on God and are stirring up their own communities to forget their First Love and embrace instead social strife.
What has this to do with the University Study. Guess!
Opinion in all camps trumps truth, not just in achedemia. What a sad day in America! We are in worse shape today than the Germans were just before Hitler and his thugs took over. PRAY FOR OUR NATION. The truth WILL set you free.
Report Post »Rick in Iowa
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 8:08amThat is why they will use the FCC to try and shut them down.
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 9:11amEveryone is miss informed not just Fox viewers.
Report Post »The US dollar is NOT backed by gold or anything else of value.
The Federal Reserve Banking system is Private and owned by Foreign Banks
mostly the Bank of England ( Rothschild’s)
Fort Knox has not been audited in over 30yrs to verify the gold is really there.
Both Republicans and Democrats work for the above mentioned interests.
That is just for starters.
DashRipRock
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 9:18amTOWER7FEMACAMP
Report Post »What color is the sky in your world?
mikem1969
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 9:51amThe libs and progressives are smoking crack again.
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 9:52amDASH why don’t you prove to me the Federal reserve is not Private ?
Report Post »and show me the last audit of FT Knox ?
Both parties have had total power Pres,House,and Senate
yet no audit of Ft knox or the Federal Reserve
Just a long war to protect Israel.
Do you even try to understand this stuff ?
NapoHill15
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 10:39amAs usual liberalism collapses under its own weight . . . it’s the nature of things that are built upon lies and deceit stacked upon itself over time.
But seeing the nest where liberalism lives and breeds, to actually see it collapse and die is of another thing. Parasites that live in the mind, cockroaches, things of that nature, they have a way of escaping their demise.
And most unfortunately, the GOP is not fully equipped in their collective mind to lead a cultural revolution that will build proper momentum; it is too content at being the enabler of liberalism like a mother loves its spoiled and ignorant child to its death.
It will be up to the Tea Party to see to it that liberalism attends its own funeral even if it takes another hundred years of FOX News having to find intelligent woman to showcase the idiocy of liberal man-boys that step forward with their intellectual hands down their political pants . . . so to speak.
Report Post »Sparky101
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 10:49amRealindependent and jzs want us to be more like them. But I‘m not sure I’d be very happy being like them; boring, no friends, uneducated, unintelligent, easily led and lacking experience in most everything. Heck, I bet they are even ugly too. Why would I want all that?
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 10:55amokay I agree…Fox News is biased to some extent in my opinion…and that is exactly why I watch it…everytime I “try” to listen to any other news…it ends up making me so mad…I HAVE to turn the channel..
Report Post »TaxedEnoughAlready
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 10:58am@realindependent
Report Post »Care for some more coolaid while you read the real news in the NY Times?
GhostOfJefferson
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 10:59am@JZS
No, her post only proved that she dislikes anything from the right. As you do. Hence, why you claim that she’s a real independent thinker, because apparently she believes everything from the left, as she’s ordered to do. Just like you. ;)
Report Post »Alydia
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:43pm@MOSSBRAIN…LOL…That was a good one! Now I have to go look…..
Report Post »Annette
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:55pmunbelievable..I am speechless and amused.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 12:59pmkomponist-ZAH – excellent point. It could be that:
a) FOX viewers are misinformed because they watch FOX
b) FOX viewers watch FOX because FOX caters to their viewpoints even when false.
c) It’s a coincidence that FOX viewers are more misinformed than those who watch other stations.
My inclination is to say it’s b). People tune into FOX because news is formulated in such a way to confirm their biases.
Good point.
Report Post »Sparky101
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 2:22pmjzs, or it could be that:
a) FOX viewers are better informed because they watch an outlet that is unafraid to talk about the truth.
b) Those who get their new from outlets other that FOX are misinformed (or at least poorly informed)
c) It’s not a concidence that FOX viewers get more detailed and better news than those who watch other stations
d) It’s no concidence that lefties like jzs decry a news organization that keeps people well informed. It rains on their parade that conservatives are smarter, sharper, more educated, nicer, kinder, less easily led, better looking, in better relationships, well adjusted, have higher IQ’s, have better jobs (actually have jobs), are typically “saved”, are more at peace, have better looking women, have smarter women, and are more humble.
My inclination is to say it’s d). People tune into FOX they are just smarter. Good point.
Report Post »jzs
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 4:28pmYeah, could be. Here’s a nice take on fair and balanced news from FOX from the LA times:
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/editorials/la-ed-foxnews-20101217,0,6952663.story
Report Post »Sparky101
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 4:57pmJZS, you just sent us to something from the LA Times Opinion page. I don’t need the opinion of anyone from California, thank you, I can form my own opinion from sources I can trust, one being Fox News. I also enjoy their commentary but understand it’s not gospel. I really don’t appreciate Ed Shultz, Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews, Jon Stewart, or Keith Olbermann. I do try to listen but am usually driven away by their meanness and contempt. I also listen to CNN. I listen to local news stations a lot because they have news pertinent to my locale. I read a lot (but of course if you asked me I‘d probably say I don’t read anything). So, thanks for the worthless link.
Report Post »Sanity
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 7:32pmGUYPERRAM…..Hitler did a lot of good things in his early years? Well yes, he did stimulate the German economy by massively spending on military equipment. He did fund the building of the Autobahns..[although they were built with the purpose of being able to quickly transport troops from Eastern to Western front if so needed]. He also ended democracy early on in his stint as Chancellor. He was aware of, if not oversaw the murders of political opponents. He allowed if not actively encouraged a regime that celebrated more and more attacks upon those that were regarded as being against the national interest; Trades Unionists, Socialists, Communists, Jews, Gypsies, Handicapped, etc….what sort of feeble minded moron are you?
Report Post »drgonz
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 9:25pmMadame Jessup, your article on theblaze.com is blatantly irresponsible. Fox News is by far the most unbalanced, hateful, scripted “news” machine on tv (not to be inferred that it is alone in this practice). The article apparently refutes this view. I understand you are on Glenn Beck’s payroll, and i understand you must have at the least a modicum of respect for his parent news corporation, but i urge you to take an objective look at the channel and the way it is distorting reality for millions of americans. Homophobia, xenophobia, paranoia and a favored political ideology that resembles a stubborn spoiled brat that refuse to think maturely and rationally about the very idea of governance is what Fox News stands for and therefore the views you share. Its a good thing that your article might only be read by those already indoctrinated by Beck because your only poisoning the sick, but in the future people will be ashamed to admit that they didn’t CHANGE THE CHANNEL. No study needed.
Report Post »inblack
Posted on December 18, 2010 at 9:43pmLet me help:
Report Post »–Most economists estimate the stimulus caused job losses (12 points more likely)
— Most economists are idiots – Estimated with the stimulus unemployment would stay under 8%
–Most economists have estimated the health care law will worsen the deficit (31 points)
— Most economists are idiots – Estimating free give aways won’t cost money
–The economy is getting worse (26 points)
— The economy is getting worse – greater debt, lower dollar, massive underemployment…
–Most scientists do not agree that climate change is occurring (30 points)
— Climate change is always occurring – almost all theories of man-made CC have counter evidence
–The stimulus legislation did not include any tax cuts (14 points)
— LMFAO – Thanks, F our children’s future and give us a tax cut.
–Their own income taxes have gone up (14 points)
— They would have, thank God for the Tea Party
–The auto bailout only occurred under Obama (13 points)
— Ambiguous – The fact: Bush “approved funds” to be used by the next administration…
–When TARP came up for a vote most Republicans opposed it (12 points)
— What is important to remember:
—– We have Dodd, Franks and Social Justice to thank for the financial collapse
—– Social Justice is the new name for Social Engineering, it didn’t work under the old name either.
–And that it is not clear that Obama was born in the United States (31 points)
— It is a fact that it is not clear
dawgPound
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 12:11amYou morons wouldn’t believe a study from FOX that said FOX made you misinformed.
Report Post »Doc_Slammin
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 1:52am@drgonz says, “Homophobia, xenophobia, paranoia and a favored political ideology that resembles a stubborn spoiled brat that refuse to think maturely and rationally about the very idea of governance is what Fox News stands for and therefore the views you share.”
Fox news is not the only news organization who favors political ideology over mature and rational thought about governance and it’s role? There is not a news organization out there that would not give favored coverage of to a tyrant for the right price. Several news organizations have, openly, admitted they see and hear things that they are not allowed to report on or their press pass will be revoked for that nation.
You speak of rationality; is it rational to believe “the experts” who said, no more than 20 years ago, that the Earth was going into another ice age? Is it rational to believe “the experts” who continually cite economic growth while the jobless rate grows? Is it rational to believe “the experts” whose testimonies coincide with political agendas or dissenting opinions, who take the risk of having their study’s funding terminated?
You speak of mature responses; does the “worst person of the day” segment on MSNBC qualify as a “mature response”? Do the, unending, insults hurled at the “Tea Party” by news organizations and politicians, alike, qualify as mature responses? Is it mature to generalize Americans as stupid, fat, lazy, arrogant, and spoiled just because it’s lawmakers are? Does blaming the previous administration, when Democrats have had full control of Congress for four (4) years, sound like a mature response?
As far as I’m concerned, this is nothing more than an attack on Fox news because it refuses to conform to the established protocols; with regards to interviews and commentary. They have stolen a major portion of advertisers and viewers from the mainstream media stations who have responded, both rationally and maturely, to the loss of revenue.
The reasons for the loss of viewership and advertisers, by the mainstream media, should be apparent to the most hard-headed person… The vast majority of Americans are not happy with how things are going in their everyday lives, nor are they finding the excuses by mainstream media outlets and Washington, “rational”. So, they’ve turned to the new kid on the block – which happens to be Fox news.
The bottom line is that Americans, in general, are disgruntled and if our representatives in Washington were doing their jobs, Americans, in general, would not be listening to that “dissenting” point of view. They would, indeed, be happy to believe whatever they are told by the mainstream.
Report Post »drgonz
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 6:13am@docslammin, thanks for saying so little in so much, the epitome of fox news. I tried to make it clear that I understand Fox News is not alone in its distortions, however, I think they are the exceptional winner when it comes to a) pretending they are balanced, including blatantly lying to and deceiving their audience and b) working backwards from headline to substance by fabricating the data, emotions, and american opinions on issues that make for such sensational tv.
Report Post »This brings me to your next point. If Fox News devoted just a one-hour block of tv a day to meteorology and oceanography, the “debate” on global warming would evaporate. The cooling trends in the 70s are proof of anthropogenic climate change. The “experts” noticed a climatological swing to cooler temperatures that was more severe than those of the natural oscillation of the Earth. They postulated that further provocation by wanton pollution could tip the scale. Luckily, the planet rebounded JUST AS IT COULD AND WILL IN THE FUTURE. The problem here is the kind of oil/coal/naturalgas-based society we are propping up. If we continue our methods of industrial and energy production our descendants will certainly see severe and exotic climatic conditions that will reshape the ecosystems as we know them. It’s fitting that the country who benefits from our global oil addiction has the most genuine and self-deceived anti-environmentalists (CC deniers). And it’s sad that the people who would see the most catastrophic loss of life and civilizations are the poorest populations, but, hey, why start caring about them now? The ocean-atmosphere system is far more complex than most conservatives are considering. And if you‘re going to follow Beck’s lead by coyly quotating “experts” when referring to the scientific community then you should treat the rest of their collective inventions, improvements, and discoveries with equal skepticism and go live in a cave.
I can see why you immediately assumed I watch MSNBC, because you believe every American has to be as fervent a slave to one political partisan channel as FOX viewers are, but I try not to get my news from sources that exaggerate, prey on human emotions, value ratings and syndication over truth, or are funded by corporate sponsors. That being said, you‘re right that most of the media isn’t mature or rational because they adhere to said rules that apply to every privatized show, website, or radio station. I have to disagree with you on your tea party argument though. Unending insults is the least we can hurl at such a confused, hypocritical, and temperamental faux movement.
Last point, fox is not the new kid on the block or the victim of established liberal protocols. FOX NEWS crafts messages that surreptitiously defend the CAPITALIST MAN VS. NATURE ECONOMIC STRATEGY and the CAPITALIST INDUSTRIAL MILITARY, MAN VS. MAN, TRIBAL, XENOPHOBIC, INABILITY TO IMAGINE OR DESIRE GLOBAL PEACE.
jbernard
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 8:02amI can’t wait to hear Fat Ed and Obermann blither on about this ridiculous bit fiction.
Report Post »blazingglory
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 9:52amHey Scary Dude, I took the quiz and got it all correct! Still don’t believe anything you (The Tides Foundation) say!!!
Report Post »Sparky101
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 2:55pmDrgonz, please dispense with the name calling, it makes you seem immature. Thanks for saying so very little with so many words, and for all the duplicate posts you dropped all over as though you really had something worthwhile to say. You seem a legend in your own mind, yet you obviouslly don’t know what you are talking about. Your bigotry is amazing, and yet it escapes you. I think the worst thing about your posts is that they expose your inability to respect the opinions of others. If you cant respect me, why should I attempt to respect you?
Report Post »drgonz
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 4:10pmYea you’re right. I don‘t know what I’m talking about, I’m not a professional scientist, but I feel like I’ve read enough objective scientific literature to formulate an opinion I can stand behind. I thought I could discuss with some people the reality of our failing society but it seems that everyone already has their minds made up. The immediate response to views like mine that run counter to those of Fox News is a defensive one. Why do you all feel like you have to stand up for the largest News Corp in America? Why do you play the victim card? I try not to sound condescending or rude but the reality of every issue presented on Fox is spun and muddled so much that viewers quit trying to see the opposing arguments. All we have is opinions I don’t care how many sources you have. The problem with conservatives/tea partiers of the 21st century is that no one is ready to consider that their views could be wrong. That’s the first step in strengthening your arguments. I consider your views by skimming this website and I’m not convinced I am wrong. So I‘m going to stop talking to the deaf because I’m getting nauseous but we’ll eventually have to work together to manage spaceship earth.
Report Post »Sparky101
Posted on December 19, 2010 at 8:31pmDrgonz, it’s only my opinion, but if you’d found a nicer way to say some things, and not come here with all of your preconceived notions, perhaps you’d have found people willing to entertain your thoughts.
Like you, most of the people here are quite intelligent and educated, either formally or self-taught. It’s foolish for you and demeaning to others to believe that simply because they heard it on FOX News, they believe it is gospel. Your “reality” may not be the reality of many people outside your small circle of friends.
If you think the immediate response here was defensive, please take a look at your first post to Jasmine: “I understand you are on Glenn Beck’s payroll, and i understand you must have at the least a modicum of respect for his parent news corporation, but i urge you to take an objective look at the channel and the way it is distorting reality for millions of americans. Homophobia, xenophobia, paranoia and a favored political ideology that resembles a stubborn spoiled brat that refuse to think maturely and rationally about the very idea of governance is what Fox News stands for and therefore the views you share.” Really? If this was so, I’d have seen it. Perhaps I’ve not watched Fox News as much as you.
I’m certain such a humble entrance drew us to your words like moths to a light. You say you “thought I could discuss our failing society but it seems that everyone already has their minds made up.” But your posts proclaim something different, that it never was your intent to debate or discuss, because quite frankly, your mind is already made up.
Then you say “I try not to sound condescending or rude…” I’m sorry, but I don’t believe you tried not to, because you have personified both. For instance, in response to a thoughtful reply by Doc_Slammin, you say: “@docslammin, thanks for saying so little in so much, the epitome of fox news.” Endearing for sure.
You go on to identify “the problem with conservatives/tea partiers” but your premise is incorrect. You fail to consider the experience that comes with age. Some of us have been around long enough to see the same cycle returning with all the stupidity of the last time around. A bunch of puffed up, partly educated people telling those who have been around the block, that they don’t know diddly. After a while, it gets almost comical – but I’m not laughing.
Some of us agree with your decision to “…stop talking to the deaf because I’m getting nauseous…” and are pleased. Do I think I’ve reached you? Again, I wasn’t born yesterday. Where you are I once was. Where I am you may someday be (should you live long enough). So I don’t hold these things against you, honest.
Report Post »@leftfighter
Posted on December 21, 2010 at 5:13pmIs this a Don whoever website?
Geez- why not just come right out and admit you;re just plugging the website for traffic?
Here: I‘ll do mine and come right out ad admit I’m plugging them:
http://www.twitter.com/leftfighter
http://www.twitter.com/founderstweets
Difference is, I’m not paid for the ad traffic like you are.
Report Post »tifosa
Posted on December 22, 2010 at 5:01amAll said, Roger Ailes is a freaking genius. Start with loud voices with no constraints of morality. Sprinkle in grains of truth. Add pretty faces and sexy legs. Vilify and discredit other information sources/opposing views, especially those in the roles of fact-checking. Feed to a population made vulnerable by anger, &/or dissatisfaction, &/or racism, &/or paranoia, &/or fear. Then count the dollars as they roll in. Go figure.
Report Post »jmparrish
Posted on December 27, 2010 at 5:49amtower 7 fema camp is correct in one thing:
The Democrats and some Republicans work for the Progressives
Meaning the Progressives have infultrated the Republican party and must be exposed and voted out….
Beck should do a show about all the republican-progressives. . .
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