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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 08:50 PM
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Faux News has hit a brand new level of whoring and viciousness lately.
Between the London terror attack and the Karl Rove investigation, they seem to be screeching and whining and not even half-way pretending to be "fair and balanced." (Not that I thought they ever were, but some did.)

Have you noticed this?

The batshitcrazy needle is far into the red zone over there. Moreso than usual.

Their thin veil of credibility is eroded even further.

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RevCheesehead Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 08:52 PM
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1. They had a veil?
Who knew? :shrug:
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 09:08 PM
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10. Thin. Very, very thin. Okay, microscopic.
Edited on Fri Jul-15-05 09:10 PM by Lex
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WolverineDG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 08:53 PM
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2. they're desparate
the old tried & true tactics aren't working.....expect them to get shrill-er, if that's possible....

dg
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HysteryDiagnosis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 08:54 PM
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3. The very fact that Fox News has been able to flourish in this country
is a testament to the sad, very sad state of the American psyche and her relationship with the rest of the world. So much damage has been done in the name of "patriotism", we will be decades repairing it.
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RagAss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 09:13 PM
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11. Agreed
and don't leave out the failed education systems.
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Oversea Visitor Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 08:56 PM
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4. They got a lot at stake
REMEMBER 2000
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Lord_StarFyre Donating Member (592 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 08:56 PM
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5. And you'd think
...The one and only self proclaimed "liberal" there, Alan "I have no Weiner" Colmes would at least sprout some sign of testicular fortitude during all this, sits there quivering like a school girl for insHannity...
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stepnw1f Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 08:58 PM
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6. The Heat Is ON!!!!!!!
They know it and are now in full attack mode... How far will they go before they give up?

What a waste!
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brettdale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 08:59 PM
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7. agree
They have really turned it up, if Rove gets indicted, they will go nuts with rage.
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madaboutharry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 09:02 PM
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8. "The batshitcrazy needle"
Would you mind if I use that phrase in the future? I can think of so many situations it would apply. Like when I am talking about some of my relatives!
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Lex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 09:08 PM
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9. Feel free!
Hey, I have relatives like that too. One poor aunt in particular has her head so far up Faux News' ass that she is just completely terrified (all the over the top coverage of shark attacks, car chases, bizarre crimes, and wildfire coverage) all the time 24/7 on Faux.

She's just about too terrified to leave the house. Totally brain-washed and frightened.



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Greeby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 09:37 PM
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12. Speaking of the attack
I don't usually get mad. But when I heard about the Brit Hume quote, I went through the roof :mad:

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MidnightWind Donating Member (428 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-15-05 09:41 PM
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13. But here's the thing. . .
they are the top-rated cable news network in America. And because they claim to be "fair and balanced", there a hell of a lot of people out there who believe everything they see/hear on TV. Even if it's dead wrong, which Faux always is.
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