Rachel Maddow Unleashes An Epic Takedown Of Fox News And Their Humiliating Memo Dud

[yuiyoshida]

Rachel Maddow had some rare words for Fox News as she pointed out to their humiliation that the memo that they have been hyping for two weeks disproves their FBI conspiracy.

Maddow said, “I can’t believe this is it. I don’t really believe in the whole cable news wars idea. I know people who work across the street at the Fox News channel. I have friends this work there. I think we’re all doing our own thing our own way the best we can, but oh my god. they have been hyping and hyping and huffing and puffing and working their audience into a frenzy for two solid weeks. They have literally built a right-wing public movement that this memo must be released because this memo will fix the trump presidency. It will fix the Russia scandal for President Trump and make the whole thing go away. Apparently, despite that, apparently they didn’t know or they didn’t notice that this thing they have been clambering for and hyping for two solid weeks, that they have built up this frenzy around disproves their whole point.”

Fox News did build the right wing into a frenzy over this memo, and what they got was a total disappointment. Make no mistake this is a massive humiliation for Fox News, not so much with their viewers who will follow them until the end of time, but with the rest of America who isn’t the 2-3 million who watch Fox News each day.

As Fox has drifted into becoming state-run television, they have fallen more and out of step with mainstream America. Fox News used to be able to set narratives that would find their way into the mainstream press. Fox News influenced the national political discussion, but all of that is slipping away. Fox News has become niche programming for the cult of Trump.

Fox News is a reflection of the bubble that is the Trump presidency. Trump has such limited appeal that more than a quarter of his State Of The Union audience came from Fox.

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[BigmanPigman]

1. Wait until Nunes begins Phase two,

going after the State Dept. which announced on Fux Ruse yesterday.

[yuiyoshida]

3. so is it FOX NEWS that's now running the government?

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very strange, phone calls to Sean Hannity at all hours of the night from our "President" .

[BigmanPigman]

7. Apparently Hannity has taken over from

Jared and Ivanka as his main adviser. He is even worse than Jarvanka!

[lindysalsagal]

2. I just watched the complete episode dvr: Loved it!

[smirkymonkey]

4. Love Rachel!

She does such an amazing, thorough job.

[Grammy23]

5. One would almost think that Fox News is now the Propaganda Department

for the tRump administration.

Oh, wait. They ARE.

From the moment they start a new broadcast day until the end of that day, it is all out propaganda. Tell the viewers what to think. What to be obsessed about. What to blow up into a thing they should be worried about. Mountains out of molehills. Complete fabrication.

And the truly sad thing about all of it is that their viewers cannot see through their lies and distortions. Not one of them has a cell in their brain capable of critical thinking. If anything conflicts with their carefully crafted (and indoctrinated) world view, it is rejected immediately and is likely to get them started on a rant about “the Deep State”, the secret coup being planned by Obama, FEMA camps, taking our guns away, etc.

On the off chance that one of their viewers might start to notice that none of these dire consequences have occurred, they remind them relentlessly of all the bad things just around the corner. Be afraid. Very afraid. Oh, and keep watching us for your fair and balanced news.

If anyone thinks Fox is just another news outlet, they have clearly never seen any of their programming. It is propaganda pure and simple. tRump knew this and has incorporated their organization into his administration. One might say they are an addition to his Cabinet.

[Dave Starsky]

6. B-b-but Obama would have taken our guns away...

And thrown us all into FEMA camps if Fox News hadn't called him out on it, thwarting his plans! Thank God they did!

I have actually had right-wingers feed me this line. Amazing that these people can also manage to operate a motor vehicle.