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Chasstev365

(5,191 posts) Mon Dec 4, 2017, 06:20 PM Dec 2017

When they look back on this country's history and say, "How could it have happened?" Two Words:

Fox News!

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When they look back on this country's history and say, "How could it have happened?" Two Words: (Original Post) Chasstev365 Dec 2017 OP

An argument could be made for "Rush Limbaugh" too. n/t trotsky Dec 2017 #1

It goes a little deeper than that, but you're on the right track. RandomAccess Dec 2017 #2

Yep! Thanks for sharing! Chasstev365 Dec 2017 #3

Three more FiveGoodMen Dec 2017 #4

I guessed correctly! treestar Dec 2017 #5

Or maybe 48% of people who could vote don't. jbond56 Dec 2017 #6

Two more words: Ronald Reagan misanthrope Dec 2017 #7

Hatemonger Media ... lpbk2713 Dec 2017 #8

yes; they all sound like Dump and vice versa diva77 Dec 2017 #11

I agree, but I think a bigger two word impact was 'Fairness Doctrine' denverbill Dec 2017 #9

Death of the Fairness Doctrine diva77 Dec 2017 #10

trotsky

(49,533 posts)

1. An argument could be made for "Rush Limbaugh" too. n/t

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Mon Dec 4, 2017, 06:24 PM

Dec 2017

RandomAccess

(5,210 posts)

2. It goes a little deeper than that, but you're on the right track.

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 07:00 PM

Dec 2017

Former conservative radio host Charlie Sykes pegged it, IMO. He's now a commentator on MSNBC and I appreciate his voice.

Chasstev365

(5,191 posts)

3. Yep! Thanks for sharing!

Reply to RandomAccess (Reply #2)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 07:14 PM

Dec 2017

FiveGoodMen

(20,018 posts)

4. Three more

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 07:19 PM

Dec 2017

Southern Baptist Preachers.

In the political arena, it appears that Evangelical "Christians" will deny everything that their "lord and savior" Jesus had to say.

Instead of reading the gospels, they rely entirely on their church leaders (who can't be trusted at all).

Remember, the SBC pre-approved Dubya's wars on behalf of their god.

treestar

(82,383 posts)

5. I guessed correctly!

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 07:20 PM

Dec 2017

So true.

jbond56

(403 posts)

6. Or maybe 48% of people who could vote don't.

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 07:25 PM

Dec 2017

If we were determined we could get everyone to vote. We could count all those votes with accuracy in a timely manor.

misanthrope

(7,433 posts)

7. Two more words: Ronald Reagan

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 07:31 PM

Dec 2017

He paved the way for everything has happened since 1980. He made it OK to hate again.

lpbk2713

(42,770 posts)

8. Hatemonger Media ...

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Mon Dec 4, 2017, 07:32 PM

Dec 2017

diva77

(7,671 posts)

11. yes; they all sound like Dump and vice versa

Reply to lpbk2713 (Reply #8)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 08:02 PM

Dec 2017

denverbill

(11,489 posts)

9. I agree, but I think a bigger two word impact was 'Fairness Doctrine'

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 07:58 PM

Dec 2017

If Fox News were forced to run balanced programming and AM radio wasn't completely inundated with right-wing nut-jobs, maybe we could actually have political conversations instead of demonization and divisiveness.

diva77

(7,671 posts)

10. Death of the Fairness Doctrine

Reply to Chasstev365 (Original post)

Mon Dec 4, 2017, 08:01 PM

Dec 2017

So easy to corrupt fairness and accuracy in media - it goes unpunished and wreaks havoc all at once

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