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Originally posted by rcecale
Why do you say that Fox News is neither Fair nor Balanced? Seriously.
Randy
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From an earlier post:
quote:Originally posted by rrpjr
In its short history and to my knowledge, Fox News has never been called out for an inaccurate report. Unlike CBS, which gave false credence to fabricated documents, and CNN, which falsified accounts of US atrocities. What Fox News did that was so scandalous was to offer a new perspective on liberal institutional behavior.
there are actually a few instances where they were called out and had to retract something, but that's not what concerns. It's how Fox reports. Just saw this example watching Fox and CNN.
Fox reported about the Gonzales hearing that it was a jovial affair, "a love fest at times with even democrats embracing him, one calling him "ol' buddy".
That was the entire story with a few clips of softball questions.
Same story on CNN revealed contentious questioning at times, even from Republicans. It showed one Republican talking about just the idea of looking to get around international laws against torture means you've lost the moral high ground.
But here's the topper! Remember Democrats calling him "ol buddy" in the Fox report? We'll, Joe Biden was questioning him on whether he thinks the President is, at times, beyond international law in regards to ordering torture.
Gonzales answers that it's a hypothetical question and that Bush didn't order the torture at Abu Graib and goes on to say that he can't say whether or not he thinks the President can order torture because it may effect the outcome of a future case. What is Biden's response?
Biden says his opinion now has absolutely no bearing on a future case, that it's "malarkey" and says "we're looking for a straight answer here, ol buddy"
Having an independent media source be an apologist for the government is the first step in slippery slope toward Fascism. Not saying that's going to happen in the US, but as a media source, Fox helps shape public opinion. Did Fox lie in their reporting? No, he really was called ol buddy by Democrat.
Is that really what happened? No.
I watch both to get both sides. This happens a lot. IT'S CALLED CONTEXT.
Now I know why so many people are confused in this country. They are being lied to on a daily basis and would never even know it. Poor souls.