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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-05-07 09:22 PM
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Don't you wish we had media like Fox News?
I mean, come on. Suppose when the Cons took over 12 years ago, the banner headline somewhere had read "Lott has 100 hours to turn America into Mississippi". We need some audacity on our side.
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flamin lib Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-05-07 09:24 PM
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1. Nope. Fairness doctrine. Truth and fairness of presentation of
position. That's all we need.
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Eric J in MN Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-05-07 09:28 PM
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2. Yes. If I were a billionaire, there would be a Democratic version
...of Fox News (though more honest.)

Alas, I'm not a billionaire, and no billionaires seemed to have decided to give us a Democratic version of Fox News.
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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-05-07 09:50 PM
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8. You'd have to find enough liberals willing to lie and slander 24/7,
put it could probably be done. Some of the turncoat Dems like Susan Estrich and Juan Willaims could probably be bought off.
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blondeatlast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-06-07 11:54 AM
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17. "...find enough liberals willing to lie and slander 24/7." Precisely the problem.
I don't want that--we need a clear distinction that journalism is journalism and entertainment is entertainment.
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Ninja Jordan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-05-07 09:29 PM
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3. Our version of Cavuto: "Does Bush Despise the Middle Class?"
"Are Republicans Anti-Troop?"

"Does Bush Want To End Social Security?"

"John McCain: We Need More Troops in Iraq"

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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-05-07 09:46 PM
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7. Don't forget: "Has Bush lost his mind?"
and, "Is Bush back to using cocaine?"
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Ninja Jordan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-06-07 12:00 AM
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14. "The McCain Doctrine: Bad for America?"
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Ninja Jordan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-06-07 12:51 AM
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15. "Does Bush Want To Snoop In Your Mailbox?"
Edited on Sat Jan-06-07 12:53 AM by Ninja Jordan
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Ninja Jordan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-06-07 12:54 AM
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16. "Do Republicans Support Torture?"
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-05-07 11:29 PM
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13. See? A simple recitation of the truth would suffice
We don't need no Faux News. Just asking a few pertinent questions based in reality and drawing a logical conclusion from actual Republican antics would be a sufficient counterbalance to Faux. They try too hard, anyway.
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LA lady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-05-07 09:32 PM
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4. Why Lott?
Gingrich was the incoming Speaker.
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Doctor_J Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-05-07 09:45 PM
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6. Because Lott was Sen ML, and MS is scary-sounding
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MichiganVote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-05-07 09:36 PM
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5. No.
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Nite Owl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-05-07 09:51 PM
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9. We don't need a station that will slant
things like that, it's wrong. We need truth and fortunately the truth is on our side that's why they don't like it and they have to lie. All the media has to do is tell the truth like Keith does.
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Stevepol Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-05-07 10:04 PM
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10. Fox News is claptrap and baloney, but the sheep who watch it
would watch something like it or be just as delusional without it.

All we need is fair elections. The American people can see thru almost any level of claptrap as long as there is at least minimal reportage of liberals so they can hear the other side.

What the American people can't do is assure that their vote is counted fairly.

I personally am sort of glad Fox is around to laugh at. It's a lot easier to recognize a good news program when you can compare it with the absolute crawling with fungus and sewage rock bottom. The differences are sharper that way.
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northofdenali Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-05-07 11:07 PM
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12. I agree that fair elections are key BUT
the Fairness Doctrine should be reinstated as quickly as possible before 2008. I'm sick of the MSM helping the repukes swift-boat our candidates.
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Infinite Hope Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-05-07 11:04 PM
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11. What happened to Gore's planned station? n/t
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