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Old 08-07-2007, 06:43 PM   #21
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Old 08-07-2007, 06:45 PM   #22
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Originally Posted by motivez View Post
I certainly don't deny that there are left leaning news organizations. Simply that the level of partisanship and bias is not present in the same quantities that it is at Fox.
Are you kidding? Dan Rather and Keith Olberman don't fit in extreme bias?
 
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Old 08-07-2007, 06:46 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by ballz2wallz View Post
Are you kidding? Dan Rather and Keith Olberman don't fit in extreme bias?
nope. i can only imagine the convulsions you would be doing if you saw someone on tv as far left as orly/hannity/hume/etc is right
 
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Old 08-07-2007, 06:47 PM   #24
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Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM View Post
nope. i can only imagine the convulsions you would be doing if you saw someone on tv as far left as orly is right


KEITH OLBERMAN

That guy foams at the mouth when talking about Bush.

Not to mention, O'Reilly isn't news, nor should Fox be based on him. Do we call Comedy Central left-leaning because they have Jon Stewart on there?
 
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Old 08-07-2007, 06:48 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by motivez View Post
We must fight Fox in 2003 so we don't have to fight it in 2007
The most dangerous thing to america is Bill Clinton 15 years ago.

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Old 08-07-2007, 06:50 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by ballz2wallz View Post


KEITH OLBERMAN

That guy foams at the mouth when talking about Bush.

Not to mention, O'Reilly isn't news, nor should Fox be based on him. Do we call Comedy Central left-leaning because they have Jon Stewart on there?
anything in particular you're talking about? surely you have extremely biased clips of olbermann while under the guise of being "fair and balanced," or by saying "the spin stops here, because we're looking out for you"
 
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Old 08-07-2007, 06:51 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by ballz2wallz View Post


KEITH OLBERMAN

That guy foams at the mouth when talking about Bush.

Not to mention, O'Reilly isn't news, nor should Fox be based on him. Do we call Comedy Central left-leaning because they have Jon Stewart on there?
funny he's on the fox NEWS channel

and when did i say jon stewart was news? you're really grasping at straws here and it's obvious

you can call comedy central whatever you'd like... you obviously see them as a threat
 
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Old 08-07-2007, 06:56 PM   #28
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Originally Posted by JaJae View Post
Nice find, complete thread turn-around.
you immediately question everything that doesn't line up with your beliefs...then ballz posts up an article and it's the gospel

why should anyone believe one article over the other... i'm curious
 
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Old 08-07-2007, 06:58 PM   #29
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Originally Posted by ballz2wallz View Post
Are you kidding? Dan Rather and Keith Olberman don't fit in extreme bias?
Did you miss the word 'quantities'?

Keith Olbermann is certainly anti-Bush, but MSNBC also has a former Republican congressman and Tucker Carlson on right before him.. 1 hour does not even begin to compare to Fox
 
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Old 08-07-2007, 07:01 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by motivez View Post
Did you miss the word 'quantities'?

Keith Olbermann is certainly anti-Bush, but MSNBC also has a former Republican congressman and Tucker Carlson on right before him.. 1 hour does not even begin to compare to Fox

seriously... i honestly don't think this computes
 
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Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM View Post
funny he's on the fox NEWS channel

and when did i say jon stewart was news? you're really grasping at straws here and it's obvious

you can call comedy central whatever you'd like... you obviously see them as a threat
Funny, the Fox NEWS channel has a comedy spoof show.

Bill O is there for entertainment and opinion only. He's got his thing, and he does it well. If you want to continue to claim he brings us the NEWS, then please, continue being deluded.
 
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Old 08-07-2007, 07:03 PM   #32
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Originally Posted by ballz2wallz View Post
Bill O is there for entertainment and opinion only.
says whom?
 
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Old 08-07-2007, 07:04 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM View Post
you immediately question everything that doesn't line up with your beliefs...then ballz posts up an article and it's the gospel

why should anyone believe one article over the other... i'm curious
You have two articles here. One with half the story. And the other that tells the story that isn't popular to hear.

The strange case of Steve Wilson: how a fraudulent crusader snookered the left—and is threatening the First Amendment Reason - Find Articles

Here's the reality, in an appeals court not only did they have to give back the money they won, they had to pay Fox's legal bills.
Florida's Second District Court of Appeal ruled the case had "no merit from its inception" and reversed Akre's win. Last year, in the final chapter of the legal case, Wilson was ordered to pay WTVT $156,000 in legal bills.
They're scam artists. And they lost. People so badly want to believe something...

Wilson, Akre's FCC challenge dismissed: Media Watch: Columns: Creative Loafing Tampa
The Federal Communications Commission has ended one of the most bitter and protracted media disputes in the Tampa Bay area. In a July 23 ruling, the FCC found that Fox 13, WTVT did not distort the news about a milk additive. Two reporters sought to have the FCC revoke WTVT's license, claiming they were fired from the station after management caved into threats from the additive's manufacturer, Monsanto.
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Old 08-07-2007, 07:05 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by motivez View Post
Did you miss the word 'quantities'?

Keith Olbermann is certainly anti-Bush, but MSNBC also has a former Republican congressman and Tucker Carlson on right before him.. 1 hour does not even begin to compare to Fox
Aww, is someone bothered by a conservative spin on news instead of their normal liberal spin on the news? Is someone bothered by the 1 channel that offers that side of things as opposed to the other 5 channels that offer the view he likes? Or is it that he is really bothered by the fact that most of the country prefers the viewpoint he doesn't like?
 
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Old 08-07-2007, 07:06 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by ballz2wallz View Post
Aww, is someone bothered by a conservative spin on news instead of their normal liberal spin on the news? Is someone bothered by the 1 channel that offers that side of things as opposed to the other 5 channels that offer the view he likes? Or is it that he is really bothered by the fact that most of the country prefers the viewpoint he doesn't like?
didn't compute
 
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Old 08-07-2007, 07:07 PM   #36
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Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM View Post
says whom?
Is this a serious question?

Says the fact that his show is called 'The Factor' and not 'Bill O's Nightly News'

Says the fact that he's on at 9 PM ET, not 5 PM when all the other news is on.

Says the fact that he can talk about anything he wants, and doesn't have to give the latest 'news'.

Says the obvious fact that he gives his opinion on things and is very open about that?
 
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Old 08-07-2007, 07:09 PM   #37
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Originally Posted by ballz2wallz View Post

Says the obvious fact that he gives his opinion on things and is very open about that?
actually, isn't his slogan, "the spin stops..." can you finish it for me? i seem to have forgotten the rest
 
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Old 08-07-2007, 07:11 PM   #38
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Wilson is now working for another outlet, a Fox rival (ABC). He's making headways with the FCC there as well What a clown.
Wilson continues to work at a Detroit station, WXYZ, that is owned by another media giant (and Fox rival), the E.W. Scripps Co. Ironically, a report by Wilson resulted in an FCC challenge to WXYZ's license. Wilson had reported that a group of Michigan business and political leaders had consorted with underage prostitutes in Costa Rica. But the reporter admitted on air that "we have no proof" that the named Michigan men had engaged in illicit behavior. That FCC challenge was also denied this month.
Wilson, Akre's FCC challenge dismissed: Media Watch: Columns: Creative Loafing Tampa

Does ABC also falsify the news and have an official policy of giving misinformation? I wonder what company will pick him up next and have to deal with FCC blackmails/lawsuits when he gets fired.

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Old 08-07-2007, 07:15 PM   #39
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Originally Posted by SoFlaJDM View Post
actually, isn't his slogan, "the spin stops..." can you finish it for me? i seem to have forgotten the rest
Yes, and what's his reason for doing so?

Becuase he provides the conservative viewpoint, AND HE HAS A GUEST PROVIDE THE OPPOSITE VIEWPOINT.

And sometimes, just sometimes, he has TWO guests on, and let them provide the viewpoints.

What happens when you have a + and a -? That's right, you get neutral!

Brilliant concept really...no, really.

Does this compute?
 
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Old 08-07-2007, 07:18 PM   #40
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