Rolling Thunder attacks on Bush gets under Faux's skin

[Tim4319]

Fox News is upset about all of the criticism the Bush administration is getting, especially when Al Franken is involved. Below is the link to the article.


http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,111587,00.html

[yorgatron]

1. cry me a river faux

the one thing assholes of all kinds can't stand is being laughed at.

[Skittles]

9. damn straight

and I like any venue that may get people interested in politics. Marc is a big f***ing baby because he knows how easy it is to us to trash GOP garbage.

[POed_Ex_Repub]

2. They can dish it but they can't take it

:nopity:

[Skittles]

10. poor Marc

this "cheapens" politics? Listened to hate radio lately, Marc ??? :o

[BayCityProgressive]

3. Anything

that makes FOX mad has got to be good....but...how can you even stand to look at their webpage????

[Tim4319]

13. I periodically read and listen to the Fox Shows

Reason being, I read and listen to see how they are going to defend the Bush administration from all of the attacks they are receiving. Yet, on the other hand, the same people angry at the way Bush is getting attacked, were the same people cutting Clinton up in the same fashion.

I read and listen to the Fox News network to see how they duck questions concerning how Bush is not living up to any promises, then how quickly it gets placed on Bill Clinton's lap. I like to hear with my own ears, and see with my own eyes, how the republicans think, and squirm when faced with some of Bush's issues. Then, I like to share that with the DU'ers and get their feedback.

[krkaufman]

4. Loving it.

And it *FLOORS* me that they ended the posting with "Click here to watch a fair and balanced report by Fox News' Anita Vogel."


edit: I hope their criticism has a similar effect to their lawsuit against Franken, and more people learn of Rolling Thunder because of it. I'm looking into it now.

http://www.rollingthundertour.org

Dear Lloyd!!, how far can these schmucks push the envelope of hypocrisy?

...critics say these kinds of shows don't bode well for the seriousness of public policy.

"It cheapens it, it trivializes it and it turns it a great deal into a wrestling match where you're rooting for your favorite shouter or entertainer instead of doing real politics," said media specialist Marc Cooper.

Exactly what the hell are O'Reilly, Hannity, Limbaugh, Coulter and the rest of their ilk doing for the tone of public discourse? Crikey!

[NewJeffCT]

15. Fox led me to Franken and then here

I was kind of just rolling along through life as a disheartened liberal thinking nobody out there cared and that there was no liberal voice out there... then, I heard about how Fox was suing Franken and, of course, I immediately went out and purchased "Lying Liars..." and loved it, then went out and searched the web for any sort of sane discussion of politics - first coming to oreilly sucks.com and then to here where I have put in 800+ mostly useless posts in 6 months or so!

[Miss Authoritiva]

17. Blogasm!!

I followed the same path. I didn't even know what a "blog" was until I read Franken's book. Now instead of watching cable news and trying to restrain myself from throwing the remote at the screen, I just log on and circle the globe. It has saved my political sanity.

[newyawker99]

19. Hi Miss Authoritiva!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[NewJeffCT]

21. welcome to DU

Thank goodness for DU - I've gotten a lot of good info from the folks here (and, hopefully I have given out at least a little bit in some stuff on my state guv John "wifebeater" Rowland.)

[RobertSeattle]

5. Boo F'ing Hoo Hoo

I'm starting to think Faux News is going to just drop the "Fair and Balanced" charade and just go blatantly pro-RNC all the time.

BTW - What's with the bizarre White House "Splash" I see when I click the link? (At least in IE6) Strange!

OK - did a bit more research and noticed the .css file has this jpg...
and it appears like a splash in IE:

[Brian Sweat]

23. I bet Faux didn't use the picture of the White House before shrub.

[GainesT1958]

6. They're just ticked that judge said their case against Al Franken was...

"Wholly without merit!" :D

B-)

[Nevernose]

7. "It cheapens it (the seriousness of public policy)"

"'It cheapens it, it trivializes it and it turns it a great deal into a wrestling match where you're rooting for your favorite shouter or entertainer instead of doing real politics,' said media specialist Marc Cooper.

"Click here to watch a fair and balanced report by Fox News' Anita Vogel."

[Sophree]

11. I know!

"'It cheapens it, it trivializes it and it turns it a great deal into a wrestling match where you're rooting for your favorite shouter or entertainer instead of doing real politics,' said media specialist Marc Cooper.

I was going to post the same quote. Does "it" refer to Faux?? :-)

[fizzana]

8. Keep them on the back foot

That way they are always defending and can't attack.

On another point, however much I admire Paul Krugman (a lot), he is one of the least telegenic pundits out there and I wonder if he'll do okay on a stage.

[Skittles]

12. HEY

I'm sweet on Paul. :thumbsup:

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

14. I first learned of Karl Rove through Franken's book

Fox believes "...these kinds of shows don't bode well for the seriousness of public policy...It cheapens it, it trivializes it," which is a total pantsload.

I read Franken's "Lies" and wanted to know more about the bloated "Boy Genius." I was shocked, I was disgusted, I started reading the Molly Ivins & Lou Dubose stuff, Jim Hightower's books, Michael Moore, David Corn, "Bush's Brain"...over 20 books on the "Bush Dynasty" in the last year alone, so now I can connect the dots whenever Bush opens his mouth. I know about Rove and Karen Hughes and all of the other hellbound passengers on the Bush Train.

So Franken deserves one hell of a lot of credit. If he was able to wake up and shake up people with humor...and if he continues to do this...then screw Fox, and the horse they rode in on.

[sangh0]

16. Wow!! Rolling Thunder is coming to my hometown!!!

Thanks for leting me know Faux!!!

(Note: I also found out about DU from a Freeper)

[geniph]

18. It's called satire, you Murdoch-encrusted tools!

and it is a traditional weapon used against the powerful and unscrupulous. Truth f***ing hurts, doesn't it?

:nopity:

[diamond14]

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[RedSox02]

22. This cracked me up

At the bottom of the article, you see this:

"Click here to watch a fair and balanced report by Fox News' Anita Vogel. "

These people are sick.