Why do people diss on Fox News???

[DroppingPlates]

Exactly, on a dutch tv show they showed this fragment of oreilly, everyone was laughing. i cant believe people wants to watch a channel with news that went through an extrem right wing filter. doesnt people want to hear the objective truth?

Only a minority, while the rest seem to prefer 'infotainment' 

[Mars]

yeah thats it. they want to hear what they like to hear.

[dr.chimps]

Because liberals genuinely do not want to hear the truth. How many stories has Fox broke and exposed and reported that have been true that the other liberal networks refuse to report?

Hmm. Either you're trolling or you really are as stupid as your posts indicate. C'mon, Coach. 

[Mars]

coach also wanted palin for president so that says enough.

[#1 Klaus fan]

I hate politics.

[Coach is Back!]

Please Chimps, if you're going to critisize and name call, at least back it up. Some of the stories that Fox broke that the others didn't until they had no choice....Rev Wright, all the appointees that didn't pay taxes including the head of our treasury, the "czar" that was an admitted communist, etc,etc,etc...want more?

[Mr Nobody]

Because liberals genuinely do not want to hear the truth. How many stories has Fox broke and exposed and reported that have been true that the other liberal networks refuse to report?

Because Bush is on the staff at Fox.

[RC]

I find both sides to be equally insidious.

[dr.chimps]

Please Chimps, if you're going to critisize and name call, at least back it up. Some of the stories that Fox broke that the others didn't until they had no choice....Rev Wright, all the appointees that didn't pay taxes including the head of our treasury, the "czar" that was an admitted communist, etc,etc,etc...want more?

*Sigh* You, again, miss the point, Coach. And I can match you point for point vis-a-vis Conservative bias. However, looking for 'truth' in the subjective world of 'news' reporting takes more than reacting viscerally to the latest item Rush or CNN has railed on. It means choosing your sources carefully - for example, I like The Economist for world news - and are they making attempts to present balanced views?, etc. Then you have to apply a critical eye to what is being said and reflect that through the prism of skepticism that you have polished over years and years of repeated scrutiny.

It's nice to hold political convictions close to your heart, but don't hold them so tightly that you squeeze all rationality out of them.  

[RC]

 

[Topskin69]

I'm gonna preface this by saying I am a conservative and my fave network is Fox News.

Yet while watching many other TV shows etc. I always come across people jabbing Fox News as being "propoganda" and not real reporting etc etc.

I do agree that Fox is definitely a conservative outlet, but I don't think it is more conservative than other news outlets like MSNBC are liberal.

When I think of the most "spun" show on Fox, I think it def has to be Hannity.  But when I watch Hannity its obv he has a Republican agenda, but he does so by stating a lot of facts.

Then when you compare that to shows on MSNBC like Olberman, Maddow, etc., it just seems like these guys are always on rants and grasping at straws. (ie. coverage of current Brown upset).

Some of the things these guys say are just ridiculous and not even based in factual circumstances.

And I guess the ratings would agree, FOX destroys these other outlets.

Just curious to your thoughts.

Isn't the topic of this thread beyond the scope of an "on-call," gimmick such as yourself. I'm sure your time would be better served mocking the pathetic lives of pumpkinheads, and walking Sato, then trying to discuss politics, which I am sure that the "Wizard of Mediocrity," is far too busy to sully himself with.

[oldtimer1]

It's really simple. It's the only major news outlet that will criticize and challenge Obama, Biden, Pelosi, Al Franken, Barney Frank and the rest.  ABC, NBC, ABC; NY Times,CNN and any other major news outlet appear to cheer lead every move they make with a clear bias.  If you get Fox news out of the picture there will be no other opposing view.

[YngiweRhoads]

It's really simple. It's the only major news outlet that will criticize and challenge Obama, Biden, Pelosi, Al Franken, Barney Frank and the rest.  ABC, NBC, ABC; NY Times,CNN and any other major news outlet appear to cheer lead every move they make with a clear bias.  If you get Fox news out of the picture there will be no other opposing view.

No. Fox pushes Rupert Murdoch's personal conservative views. Nothing more. It's as much a farce as any major news source. Scour the net for unbiased news sites instead.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_News_Channel_controversies