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I just did. And I lolled.

Video 1 (http://hotair.com/archives/2007/01/20/video-another-interesting-new-fox-news-promo/)

Video 2 (http://hotair.com/archives/2007/01/20/video-fox-newss-interesting-new-promo/)

Oh, man. That's a boneheaded move, and sad, to boot. Are they really so desperate that they must pander to the lowest common denominator of their audience? Anybody with half a brain will look at that and think, "You're right, you know. You have a right-wing bias."

Also, you gotta love the way the die-hard Fox fans are defending this move. I especially liked this comment:

If all you were ever fed was corn, and you were told that corn is only served on the cob, what would be your reaction to say a bowl of cream corn? Would you say that bowl of cream corn is not corn? The cream corn would look absolutely foreign to you. But it is corn. Could it not be possible that the people feeding you corn on the cob were misleading you, or at the least not giving you the full picture? And what if the source of this wasn’t just one organization, but all of the organizations. Along comes this company offering cream corn. I suspect that what really perplexes people is that they have been told all their life that the MSM is normal, it’s what is. So when you see Fox, man, this is different. That doesn’t mean Fox is slanted to the right, it just means you are getting the cream corn you were never offered before……..

:p

Well, I'll give that guy this much. Cream corn is pretty fucking disgusting, and so is the fact that Fox calls what they put out there news.

I can't get the second one to play for me. :(

I can't get the second one to play for me. :(

It's about America, and how the liberals hate it.

I can't get the second one to play for me. :(

Same.

Well I suppose you could watch right-wing news and left-wing news and it can all balance out in the end.

I choked on the first one. Didn't really get the second one.

I can't get the second one to play for me. :(

Same.

Odd... it's the same website, and the same video player, and it works fine for me.

Alright, this is what it does: it shows some flyby graphics of recent events, with labels like "IRAQ", "KATRINA", and "IMMIGRATION". Then it says: "America has problems". Then the FNC logo appears, and just below it: "The problem isn't America."

:rolleyes:

It's about America, and how the liberals hate it.

Well, we already know that. Does that mean about 90% of the world's population is liberal then?

Odd... it's the same website, and the same video player, and it works fine for me.

Alright, this is what it does: it shows some flyby graphics of recent events, with labels like "IRAQ", "KATRINA", and "IMMIGRATION". Then it says: "America has problems". Then the FNC logo appears, and just below it: "The problem isn't America."

:rolleyes:

Rhaomi, this is about the one-thousandth political thread I've seen you make in the past week. It's not healthy to think about politics for extended periods of time like that! Listen to me, for your own sake!

Rhaomi, this is about the one-thousandth political thread I've seen you make in the past week. It's not healthy to think about politics for extended periods of time like that! Listen to me, for your own sake!
Eh... what can I say? I'm a junkie. :p

Besides, it's not that bad. Three political posts in as many days? Pshaw.

http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/7532/postssp8.png

Well, we already know that. Does that mean about 90% of the world's population is liberal then?

Of course, if they hate America. Either terrorists or liberals, anyway.

It's hilarious, yet at the time frightening, reading the comments from die-hard Foxists intent on displaying their ignorance and cognitive dissonance by arguing that Fox is 'Fair and Balanced'.
Like these comments:
Too bad Republicans aren’t as aggressive.
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MSM does have a liberal bias. We see it everyday. In fact, it is so liberally biased that even a balanced broadcast can seem to have a conservative bias.
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Wow! Fox sure knows how to hit the spot! Directly addressing most MSM components bias to the Left is a very good thing.
Open confrontation of the MSM and their bias to the Left with the thing they will pay attention to: a competitor eating their lunch and calling them on what they are - a distributor of propaganda for the Left. Wow!
Go Fox Go!
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Maybe the message “taking the Gloves Off”, dosen’t only apply to our military, and has finally hit home…..
Let’s see if the battle is truly engaged, weapons fired, and our internal ememy combatents (Dems and MSM) fire back!
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Still laughing! Wow. That’s a telling it like it is; a real poke in the eye of the traitorous left.
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Here’s the next ad:
- Cue music
- Montage of Network Anchors and prominent Democrats
- Fade in text: Fox News. We DON’T hate America.
- Superimpose American flag.

Bizarro world still exists in America I see.

Sweet Monkey Turds.

Well, with their ratings dropping I guess they have to make sure they hold on to at least something. Might as well be the basest base.

Like this gem of a guy-
Nearly every major advancement in medicine,technology,aviation,science,mathmatics,engineering,modern architecture,agriculture,ecology,transportation,sanitation,housing, construction methods and the overall standard of living, has come from America. We lead the world in global humanitarian aid and welfare to third world countries. The very people who are trying to condemn the American way of life are only jealous hate filled ignorant parasites who never contributed a damned thing to humanity or created squat besides a contentious atmosphere in which the hate America crowd festers.

Yeah! Take that motherfuckers! The world was a stagnant, undeveloped waste land until that fine day in July in 1776-in fact, it was full of cave men, we didn't have a revolution as much as an uplifting of the species. We where so badass that we went back in time to develop the methods that got us to the continent in the first place! If you don't believe that you're all just jealous yellow red commie terrorist bastards, that's what!

yikes.

MSM is left? Okay. They seem a tad conservative to me. Just not total whack jobs like Fox.

I imagine the guy talking about the cream corn was really hungry when he wrote that. It's a pretty poor analogy otherwise.

I imagine the guy talking about the cream corn was really hungry when he wrote that. It's a pretty poor analogy otherwise.

Creamed corn looks like vomit, so maybe the analogy is apt.

Really doesn't surprise me at this point. I've been watching Fox News from here in Australia for 3 or 4 years now and truly believe the people who make these ads are laughing their asses off at them. Meanwhile Brit Hume gets all teary-eyed watching them in between breaks.

Hilarious, but the comments make me want to weep for the future of mankind.

As a Watcher of Fox NEws and a Conservative....I have to say those are a little strange...but are correct.

A few years ago I would have considered Fox News to be somewhat credible as a news source. Not as good as CNN, and leagues away from the Times of the BBC, but now it's officially dead to me.

Sorry I meant to close my previous post with the following.

You are right however in that Americans are the first to help anyone else on this earth. Sometimes bad leadership interferes with that (when it comes to war), since we are the world leader (NO we don’t have to apologize for that, and if anyone else wants the title this American will gladly give it to them once they earn it) it is our duty to do so.


Yes. No one else has ever helped anybody. Ever.

The comments cause much pain. :(
Nearly every major advancement in medicine,technology,aviation,science,mathmatics,engineering,modern architecture,agriculture,ecology,transportation,sanitation,housing, construction methods and the overall standard of living, has come from America. We lead the world in global humanitarian aid and welfare to third world countries. The very people who are trying to condemn the American way of life are only jealous hate filled ignorant parasites who never contributed a damned thing to humanity or created squat besides a contentious atmosphere in which the hate America crowd festers.
*cries*
Obviously not many advancements in the field of education, though.

A few years ago I would have considered Fox News to be somewhat credible as a news source. Not as good as CNN, and leagues away from the Times of the BBC, but now it's officially dead to me.

They really seemed to jump the shark around the elections last November. I believe they've gone from merely partisan to batshit insane.

The comments cause much pain. :(

*cries*
Obviously not many advancements in the field of education, though.

Education would make people élite. Elite is wrong, arrogant and un-American, if you're a Fow News Conservative. Why do you hate freedom?

Same.

Well I suppose you could watch right-wing news and left-wing news and it can all balance out in the end.

That's your only choice.

Everyone has a bias, if they tell you otherwise they're a filthy cock-sucking liar.

All these twits that go on about how hannity is bias and then flip on olberman are just as bad as the "unwashed-right-wing-masses" they love to take shots at.

They really seemed to jump the shark around the elections last November.

Can a news show technically jump the shark?

Ever since t.v. guide bought jumptheshark, I can't bring myself to say it anymore.

They ruined it.

They really seemed to jump the shark around the elections last November. I believe they've gone from merely partisan to batshit insane.

My thoughts exactly. I remember once upon a time they almost seemed credible. That is no more.

I'd be nice if they could produce examples of this left-wing bias that they constantly piss and moan about.

I'd be nice if they could produce examples of this left-wing bias that they constantly piss and moan about.

Well, they're good at making shit up on other matters--they ought to be able to fake something together if they put their minds to it.

You are right however in that Americans are the first to help anyone else on this earth. Sometimes bad leadership interferes with that (when it comes to war), since we are the world leader (NO we don’t have to apologize for that, and if anyone else wants the title this American will gladly give it to them once they earn it) it is our duty to do so.


Please tell me this is a joke. For the love of sanity pleae

It'd be nice if they could produce examples of this left-wing bias that they constantly piss and moan about.
Oh, but they can:
Because Fox is the only unbiased media out there, it logically follows that any report by another MSM which disagrees with how Fox states it therefore must obviously be guilty of left-wing bias.

understand?

Oh, but they can:
Because Fox is the only unbiased media out there, it logically follows that any report by another MSM which disagrees with how Fox states it therefore must obviously be guilty of left-wing bias.

understand?

Now, you're argument, as I understand it is that Fox is the only unbiased media source, therefore all other media sources are biased?

No, no, it's like this.

Fox is the only unbiased media. Therefore terrorists hate Fox, as it exposes them as the filthy muslims that they are (or is that the other way around?). Therefore, terrorists like any media that isn't Fox. Therefore, since all Democrats are terrorist sympathizers, any media that terrorists like is biased towards left-wingers.

Fox is the only unbiased media. Therefore terrorists hate Fox, as it exposes them as the filthy muslims that they are (or is that the other way around?). Therefore, terrorists like any media that isn't Fox. Therefore, since all Democrats are terrorist sympathizers, any media that terrorists like is biased towards left-wingers.
yeah, your theory sounds weird and convoluted enough to be accurate in describing fox-pundit thinking patterns.
I tip my hat to you.

I am honestly more frightened by the comments.

Of course, if they hate America. Either terrorists or liberals, anyway.

Liberals ARE terrorists.

Sweet Monkey Turds.

Well, with their ratings dropping I guess they have to make sure they hold on to at least something. Might as well be the basest base.

Like this gem of a guy-


Yeah! Take that motherfuckers! The world was a stagnant, undeveloped waste land until that fine day in July in 1776-in fact, it was full of cave men, we didn't have a revolution as much as an uplifting of the species. We where so badass that we went back in time to develop the methods that got us to the continent in the first place! If you don't believe that you're all just jealous yellow red commie terrorist bastards, that's what!

yikes.


That's not what he said at all. What he said was, essentially, that American ingenuity has speeded up the development of new technology in the civilized world since its inception... and that's all he said.

That's not what he said at all. What he said was, essentially, that American ingenuity has speeded up the development of new technology in the civilized world since its inception... and that's all he said.

First of all, no he didn't say that, I did. It's what we call satire. If you're unfamiliar with it it's where we take something ridiculous and make it even more ridiculous to poke fun at it. Granted it wasn't the height of satire, but you can't expect Jonathan Swift in a forum post.

Second-
Nearly every major advancement in medicine,technology,aviation,science,mathmatics,engineering,modern architecture,agriculture,ecology,transportation,sanitation,housing, construction methods and the overall standard of living, has come from America. We lead the world in global humanitarian aid and welfare to third world countries. The very people who are trying to condemn the American way of life are only jealous hate filled ignorant parasites who never contributed a damned thing to humanity or created squat besides a contentious atmosphere in which the hate America crowd festers.
-he's saying quite a bit more than you've credited him with.

The only news program I bother to watch anymore is Anderson Cooper. The "stud" of news.

First of all, no he didn't say that, I did. It's what we call satire. If you're unfamiliar with it it's where we take something ridiculous and make it even more ridiculous to poke fun at it. Granted it wasn't the height of satire, but you can't expect Jonathan Swift in a forum post.

True, there's nothing like Jonathon Swift, and that was nothing like Jonathon Swift :p . You went, in my opinion, from satire (and yes, I know what it is) to simply putting words in his mouth.

Second-

-he's saying quite a bit more than you've credited him with.

I was just trimming it. Forgive me for not wanting to take up vast amounts of space on the page earlier.

So his opinions seem a little... extreme. Big deal. There are lots of these people around on both sides of the political spectrum. And he does make a point: a lot of these people who do nothing but spout America-hating drivel *coughMichaelMoorecough* have done oh-so-very little to humanity as a whole other than making it more cynical than it needs to be.

True, there's nothing like Jonathon Swift, and that was nothing like Jonathon Swift :p . You went, in my opinion, from satire (and yes, I know what it is) to simply putting words in his mouth.

Sure...if I had wrote, "Like my good friend here said..." but I didn't. So not so much.


I was just trimming it. Forgive me for not wanting to take up vast amounts of space on the page earlier.
ummm...
... and that's all he said.

So his opinions seem a little... extreme. Big deal. There are lots of these people around on both sides of the political spectrum.
And are then subject to ridicule. Welcome to the internet.
And he does make a point: a lot of these people who do nothing but spout America-hating drivel *coughMichaelMoorecough* have done oh-so-very little to humanity as a whole other than making it more cynical than it needs to be.
So, in your mind, he was talking about Micheal Moore? That's the take you're going to go with? And then, going with what was written, only pundits from the left (who apparently hate America)? That's what you're going to go with? Are you sure?

That's not what he said at all. What he said was, essentially, that American ingenuity has speeded up the development of new technology in the civilized world since its inception... and that's all he said.

And you somehow think that's an improvement? :rolleyes:

Liberals ARE terrorists.

I'm glad someone agrees with me.

Well, I'll give that guy this much. Cream corn is pretty fucking disgusting, and so is the fact that Fox calls what they put out there news.

Damn you and your speedy replies, Nazz, saying what I was going to say! :p

These promos are ridiculous. Fox News is going down the toilet and will eventually be bankrupt. Too bad O'Reilly and a few of the other disgusting individuals like John Gibson will still have other places to spew their garbage.

Fact: I have no problem with right-winged people arguing their positions on issues. I'm all for it. I just don't think you should be using the news as a way of doing so. The news is the news. Quite frankly I have to get it from several different stories because I can barely tell what's real from what's biased trash anymore. At least CNN doesn't let its own corporate bias influance it anywhere nearly as much as Fox News lets it. (I say this not to speak out against corporations but merely pointing out the source of the bias. Please no accusations of being a commie. I am no commie.)

Damn you and your speedy replies, Nazz, saying what I was going to say! :p

These promos are ridiculous. Fox News is going down the toilet and will eventually be bankrupt. Too bad O'Reilly and a few of the other disgusting individuals like John Gibson will still have other places to spew their garbage.

Fact: I have no problem with right-winged people arguing their positions on issues. I'm all for it. I just don't think you should be using the news as a way of doing so. The news is the news. Quite frankly I have to get it from several different stories because I can barely tell what's real from what's biased trash anymore. At least CNN doesn't let its own corporate bias influance it anywhere nearly as much as Fox News lets it. (I say this not to speak out against corporations but merely pointing out the source of the bias. Please no accusations of being a commie. I am no commie.)
Commie.

I thought the promos were kinda funny...

Really, the promos are something I would expect from Fox.

But the comments scare the living hell out of me :(

oh dear...

oh dear...

How do you feel about liberals?

ZOOMMG PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE LOG IN AND CHECK YOUR TG BOX!!! I BEG YOU.

That's your only choice.

Everyone has a bias, if they tell you otherwise they're a filthy cock-sucking liar.

Yes, but most journalists are still able to write an article that has no bias. Sub-editors help in this also. But at Fox it is actually the norm to insert conservative/republican bias into the stories.

Well, we already know that. Does that mean about 90% of the world's population is liberal then?

Hopefully ;)

I'm centralist and I've been hating America before it was cool.

But at Fox it is actually the norm to insert conservative/republican bias into the stories.

And then claim to be the champions of unbiased news. Which just goes to show, again: The more absurd and blatant the lie, the more some people will be happy to believe it.

And then claim to be the champions of unbiased news. Which just goes to show, again: The more absurd and blatant the lie, the more some people will be happy to believe it.

Sort of like "I never said 'Mission Accomplished,'" which ranks right up there with "Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia." ;)

Seen the latest Fox News promos?

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Are they really so desperate that they must pander to the lowest common denominator of their audienc





Um, its the fox channel, that should be understood as a given.