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Fox News firebrand Glenn Beck facing axe

Don't be too foolish. Even should they move his slot, remove his show, and so forth, there is always one vexing question: what to fill the time with?

Guess what, liberals still will not be pleased, and conservatives will have to yet again defend their choice rockstar pundits. People love pundits, they eat them up. Liberals and conservatives are doing it.

I don't place a lot of stock in pundits except those I find entertaining (i.e. Jon Stewart). I'm much more open to the views of journalists, technical experts, academics, policy think-tank types, etc.
 
Ok, Conservative. Time to put your money where your mouth is.

This'll take a day or two, so that I can gather the necessary evidence.

When I provide clear "talking points" and obvious Republican/NeoKhan opinions and perspectives pertaining to issues in Hard News broadcasts, then you have to admit it, before your peers here.

I'll even let you choose the Hard News programs to draw this proof from. Select at least two. Must be Fox News Channel, not local subsidiaries. Must also be daytime/primetime broadcasts. I've never watched their latenight faire, so for all I know they may broadcast objective news in the middle of the night.(I think Shepard Smiths recent statements regarding wisconsin disqualify him at this point, as he appears to be having a crisis of conscience.)

You up for it?

:mrgreen:
 
If Obama wasn't such an obvious Republican lackey, he could enact more goverment regulations on big business, like in Canada
where Fox News was recently banned from broadcasting!

Great! Another liberal genius who doesn't know he's a fascist. "F" Troop back to normal sir! :saaaaalute::roll:

Hey know it all, just because FOX repeat the word socialism all day ... don't make it true. We all know Obama is Bush's 3rd term.:darthgunny
 
I don't place a lot of stock in pundits except those I find entertaining (i.e. Jon Stewart). I'm much more open to the views of journalists, technical experts, academics, policy think-tank types, etc.

I can watch Stewart, but I'm in it for the jokes, nothing more. As far as journalists go....I'm not so happy with them. The rest, definitely.
 
Hey know it all, just because FOX repeat the word socialism all day ... don't make it true. We all know Obama is Bush's 3rd term.:darthgunny

So Kane, Just a guess here, but where do you get your hard news from? I am going to take a shot, a guess if you will and say possibly from Amy Goodman on LINKTV?


j-mac
 
Hey know it all, just because FOX repeat the word socialism all day ... don't make it true. We all know Obama is Bush's 3rd term.:darthgunny
You don't even know what my comment was about do you?
 
Originally Posted by Kane
If Obama wasn't such an obvious Republican lackey, he could enact more goverment regulations on big business, like in Canada
where Fox News was recently banned from broadcasting!
Originally Posted by doctorhugo
Great! Another liberal genius who doesn't know he's a fascist. "F" Troop back to normal sir! :saaaaalute:
Originally Posted by KaneHey know it all, just because FOX repeat the word socialism all day ... don't make it true. We all know Obama is Bush's 3rd term.
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So you think that any government having the power to ban any media (news communications outlet) is a good thing. FoxNews is just like CNN or MSNBC or Ch. 2 CBS or whatever. Each has appeal to a segment of the population and regardless of what YOU and YOUR PREJUDICE has you thinking, it's a healthy exercize of democracy.
It's Freedom of Speech. And you sit back applauding the control and censoring of that freedom. For that you rated my "liberal genius" sarcasm, because in holding to that position and building upon it you'll give ALL OF OUR FREEDOMS TO GOVERNMENT. When that happens you have a fascist state mister genius. Me a "know it all"? Yep. You're right. I know all about what Freedom means.

Now you can get out your fantasyland death ray and zap me again....oooh! I'm dead?! ..and your still stuck on stupid!:2wave:
 
I was being deliberately hyperbolic, as you often are. But are you going to answer my question?

The question, was it political? I don't know, didn't watch it, just saw video and signage which was political.
 
Ok, Conservative. Time to put your money where your mouth is.

This'll take a day or two, so that I can gather the necessary evidence.

When I provide clear "talking points" and obvious Republican/NeoKhan opinions and perspectives pertaining to issues in Hard News broadcasts, then you have to admit it, before your peers here.

I'll even let you choose the Hard News programs to draw this proof from. Select at least two. Must be Fox News Channel, not local subsidiaries. Must also be daytime/primetime broadcasts. I've never watched their latenight faire, so for all I know they may broadcast objective news in the middle of the night.(I think Shepard Smiths recent statements regarding wisconsin disqualify him at this point, as he appears to be having a crisis of conscience.)

You up for it?

:mrgreen:

Sheppard Smith, Brett Baier, Gretta Susteren.
 
The question, was it political? I don't know, didn't watch it, just saw video and signage which was political.

So I'll take that as a yes.

And it's your opinion and not fact... which was my point about the fact that you are one of the most hypocritical people on this site :coffeepap
 
So I'll take that as a yes.

And it's your opinion and not fact... which was my point about the fact that you are one of the most hypocritical people on this site :coffeepap

Whatever floats your boat, never stated my opinion was fact although it is a fact that it was my opinion. When I post a fact I give the link to it. Other than that I am entitled to an opinion, just like you. What purpose does it serve to argue whether the rally was political or not. If either of are wrong, so what?
 
That's one of the funniest things I've read in a long time... The Daily Mail...liberal? In the same way Attila the Hun was a liberal too I suppose?

You American righties crack me up. Anything you don't agree with is liberal apparently. Well it's a simplistic analysis that keeps you all on the party line I suppose.


How do you tell if someone is liberal? Anyone who don't agree with them is "simplistic" at best and a jackass at worst. I guess your so must smarter then us "American Righties". The thing I hate about liberals is not so much that they are worng about everything but they think their so much better than the rest of us. liberalism is a mental disorder.
 
"I" feel that Fox news indulges in far too much propaganda. The sneaky cognitive linquistic type. Lying scientifically. Deliberately deceiving.

I wish no one felt it necessary to use these tools in our national discourse. And I am disgusted by the Dems deciding "If you can't beat them, join them", designing their own propaganda firehose.

The only solution that I find acceptable is to educate the American people about these techniques. That way, their effectiveness will be reduced, and their use should be reduced commensurately.

I am deeply disturbed that so few here will even discuss "persuasion" techniques and their impact on our society.

But everyone I have spoken to that has a degree that includes these techniques in their curriculum were given some form of " the first rule of persuasion is that no one talks about persuasion" admonition. BECAUSE if everyone knew how this science works, it would be harder for them to use these tools for their future employers.

Communication/marketing, law, poly sci, all these disciplines study these tools.
I'm sure there are others.

This science, and the fact that few who are aware of it will even discuss it, is, IMHO the single greatest threat facing this nation.

Rules for Radicals and Nudge comes to mind. Oh..nevermind...those are tools of the left.
 
So Kane, Just a guess here, but where do you get your hard news from? I am going to take a shot, a guess if you will and say possibly from Amy Goodman on LINKTV?


j-mac

Or Thom Hartman and Laura Flanders on FSTV
 
The question, was it political? I don't know, didn't watch it, just saw video and signage which was political.

The Stewart Rally tried to be funny and not political.

However the One Nation Rally was comprised of 400 orgs with Commies, Socialists and Unions making up a lot of them.
 
Well is Beck fired yet? Well, is he huh? Is he huh? :lamo
 
The Stewart Rally tried to be funny and not political.

However the One Nation Rally was comprised of 400 orgs with Commies, Socialists and Unions making up a lot of them.

"Tried to be funny" are the operative words. Even Jon Stewart realized during the event that it was all falling flat. And with all the violent language coming out of WI and other states, it doesn't seem like the left heeded the Stewart message of "Bring it down a notch".

One Nation was Schultz' rally. And Beck was supposedly insane for saying libs and communists were working together. *eyeroll*
 
THE SOCIALISTS, THE COMMUNISTS!!!!!

Give me a ****ing break.

Some of you honestly need to check your red scare goggles again it's 2011 not the 1950's
 
"Tried to be funny" are the operative words. Even Jon Stewart realized during the event that it was all falling flat. And with all the violent language coming out of WI and other states, it doesn't seem like the left heeded the Stewart message of "Bring it down a notch".

One Nation was Schultz' rally. And Beck was supposedly insane for saying libs and communists were working together. *eyeroll*

I was at the rally and at no point did I feel that the event that it was "falling flat," in fact I had trouble just hearing and seeing what was going on because there were so many people. As for the WI workers, why should they care about what some comedian has to say?
 
THE SOCIALISTS, THE COMMUNISTS!!!!!

Give me a ****ing break.

Some of you honestly need to check your red scare goggles again it's 2011 not the 1950's

Well, they're back! :)
 
Could some leftwing friend please tell me if Beck got fired yet?
 
THE SOCIALISTS, THE COMMUNISTS!!!!!

Give me a ****ing break.

Some of you honestly need to check your red scare goggles again it's 2011 not the 1950's

What is it that you think is so silly? Do you agree that libs are working with socialists and communists? Or do you think it just doesn't matter? Please help me out here.
 
I was at the rally and at no point did I feel that the event that it was "falling flat," in fact I had trouble just hearing and seeing what was going on because there were so many people. As for the WI workers, why should they care about what some comedian has to say?

How could you know if it was falling flat or not if you had trouble hearing and seeing? I think that was one of the reasons why it wasn't so great. They had horrible sound and visual technology. Plus, it just wasn't that funny.
 
Originally Posted by What if...?
Ok, Conservative. Time to put your money where your mouth is.

This'll take a day or two, so that I can gather the necessary evidence.

When I provide clear "talking points" and obvious Republican/NeoKhan opinions and perspectives pertaining to issues in Hard News broadcasts, then you have to admit it, before your peers here.

I'll even let you choose the Hard News programs to draw this proof from. Select at least two. Must be Fox News Channel, not local subsidiaries. Must also be daytime/primetime broadcasts. I've never watched their latenight faire, so for all I know they may broadcast objective news in the middle of the night.(I think Shepard Smiths recent statements regarding wisconsin disqualify him at this point, as he appears to be having a crisis of conscience.)

You up for it?
What's your problem? Do you always go to topic threads and change the subject whenever you want?
What if...? you open your own challenge thread.
 
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