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- labmouse42, on 04/29/2009, -53/+684FOX News Isn't....
The Project on Excellence in Journalism report in 2006 showed that 68 percent of Fox cable stories contained personal opinions, as compared to MSNBC at 27 percent and CNN at 4 percent.
A 2007 Pew Research Center poll of viewer political knowledge indicated that Fox News Channel viewers scored 35% in the political high-knowledge area. This was slightly lower than CNN (41%) and The Daily Show (54%)
A study by the Program on International Policy Attitudes, reported that viewers of Fox News were more likely than viewers of other news networks to hold three misperceptions:
* 67% of Fox viewers believed that the "U.S. has found clear evidence in Iraq that Saddam Hussein was working closely with the al Qaeda terrorist organization" (Compared with 56% for CBS, 49% for NBC, 48% for CNN, 45% for ABC, 16% for NPR/PBS).
* The belief that "Iraq was directly involved in September 11" was held by 33% of CBS viewers and only 24% of Fox viewers, 23% for ABC, 22% for NBC, 21% for CNN and 10% for NPR/PBS
* 35% of Fox viewers believed that "the majority of people [in the world] favor the U.S. having gone to war" with Iraq. (Compared with 28% for CBS, 27% for ABC, 24% for CNN, 20% for NBC, 5% for NPR/PBS) - inactive, on 04/29/2009, -90/+569Don't forget to support Media Matters. They do an incredible of work to hold the media accountable. And while the right would claim it's only out to "get them," Media Matters actually go after anyone who lies, misinforms and propagandizes the news. It just happens that rethugs do that most often.
Send some love if you can http://mediamatters.org - homercles337, on 04/29/2009, -60/+319Good lord, they have done more bashing in a hundred days than the right-wing Corporate Media did in 8 years with that disaster we call Bush.
- supferrets, on 04/30/2009, -24/+236It doesn't matter, because none of the attacks have stuck. Their ***** keeps bouncing off Obama like he's Clark ***** Kent.
- labmouse42, on 04/29/2009, -21/+225True : I don't think that word means what you think it means
FTV :
"He's not going to succeed"
"Our country is less safe today"
"This is a pre 9/11 mentality"
"End of capitalism as we know it"
"Obama was elected by black racists and white guilty people"
"New socialist regime"
Thats within the first minute of this video. - kobescoresagain, on 04/30/2009, -22/+211Fox News is obviously a Republican Tool. Obama has an approval rating of around 70%. That means if they had 10 average people on their network that 7 of them would say that Obama is doing a good or acceptable job. I would bet that you would be hard pressed to find 4-5 on air personalities that would say he is doing even an acceptable job.
Fox News is the Jerry Springer of News. They are all about creating stories then finding true stories based on facts that hold up. It seems like a weekly occurence that they are under fire for falsifying some type of story. Typically related to Mr. Beck or Mr. O'Reily
I think Republicans should sit down and shut the ***** up. You screwed up this nation. Give us more then a couple months to fix your 8 years of ***** ups. - labmouse42, on 04/29/2009, -10/+188I think it's funny that this is getting dugg down.
Those pesky things called facts keep getting in the way. - AntiMrBabyman, on 04/30/2009, -20/+185***** FOX
- Hetman, on 04/29/2009, -14/+142Any media agency that acts according to there profit margin instead of the truth is not fair and balanced. This includes CNN NBC etc. They are all owned by large corporations. Does that mean everything they say is a lie, No. But it is up to you as a viewer to determine what is truth, and what is a lie. You can do this by checking different sources, it is also good to look outside of the US for new sources, to see what the rest of the world thinks etc. You just cannot trust anyone whos whole goal is to seek more profit.
- haiduz, on 04/30/2009, -7/+122Well chriskzoo is a perfect example of the problem. These dumbasses have FOXNEWS as their primary source of information. Once this ***** is repeated to them daily for 100 days in a row they just automatically accept it as truth, no matter how stupid it sounds to an outsider.
Im thinking back to the SNL skit...
REALLY? Obama was elected by black racists and white guilty poeple. really? REALLY? - oblivionatm, on 04/30/2009, -19/+117Fox News: Because if you're either stupid or insane enough to watch us for more than five minutes, you'll believe anything.
- delrin500, on 04/30/2009, -19/+109More like GOP owned and Angry
- inactive, on 04/29/2009, -53/+134Actually, here's a link to the original Media Matters story: http://digg.com/political_opinion/Fox_News_100_Day ...
- sunsetprojects, on 04/30/2009, -23/+101I'm sorry but Fox doesn't not have any credibility. Those that still watch Fox are brainwashed morons that need to be in a mental institution. Murdoch is a piece of trash.
- Ins0mniakDS, on 04/30/2009, -4/+78MSNBC too!!!
So the question is:
If the rest of the world repeatedly shows a tendency of support and agreement with this administration, and his approval rating is as strong as ever (as indicated by EVERY opinion poll out now), and the economy is starting to rebound, AND you have public officials jumping over to the opposing party, AND the "America is less secure" garbage is turning out to not work out for the GOP, AND the GPO is cannibalizing itself...
...how long are "the right", AND FOX, and apparently you going to hold onto the uninformed *****? No one else is buying it, right? What good is smoke up your own ass? - glasnostic, on 04/30/2009, -3/+69NPR FTW
- Ins0mniakDS, on 04/30/2009, -15/+76They are burying it because it is ridiculous and a waste of Digg space. They don;t even want to dignify it with a response, as you can tell, but I LOVE screwing with hillbilly morons.
But before I do, I'll start with facts and directly answer your question. If YOU'RE not the moron, it may not be necessary to tease your inbreeding... (But for the record I hope I get the chance).
Answer: They were from an assortment of networks, all cherry picking details that only support their standpoint.Yes, Fox WAS included in this garbage, yes it was an over produced tv-spot style attack...again, and in one case (CNN's) reporter then went on to admit that he was right (more than once and not just her).
Now are you starting to see why no one is taking you seriously and just bury you? Or can I get on with teasing your bigoted, uninformed, public rant? - inactive, on 04/30/2009, -6/+64i think my favorite quote was Obama's "war against prosperity"
- CaptOblivious, on 04/30/2009, -7/+63Does Fox have any idea how silly it looks pretending to be either "Fair and balanced" or even NEWS?
- KennMac, on 04/30/2009, -13/+69haha, "allows both sides to give their view". On Fox News, this is akin to the Mafia having you over for dinner, and then breaking your knees outside when you're leaving. The only reason Fox News has liberal guests on are for entertainment purposes... you have to give Hannity something to yell about. Please stop pretending this makes things "balanced".
- Shigglyboo, on 04/29/2009, -6/+62I still consider most main stream media to be corporate driven, very far from liberal, it's makes my head spin to hear these guys that control the media call it liberal...
Those who call themselves "right / red / republican / etc." are masters of accusing others of exactly what they themselves are doing. I don't call myself anything. Just a dude who doesn't think corporations should have the same rights as citizens. - pilot3033, on 04/30/2009, -5/+60www.factcheck.org
and I suppose to a degree NPR - kp998, on 04/30/2009, -7/+61No, that would be Worldnetdaily!
- kahoona1, on 04/30/2009, -8/+60Hannity is in there like every other day.
- tidu, on 04/30/2009, -3/+51"A 2007 Pew Research Center poll of viewer political knowledge indicated that Fox News Channel viewers scored 35% in the political high-knowledge area. This was slightly lower than CNN (41%) and The Daily Show (54%)"
Those old wise men watching Jon Stewart! Oh wait - DOCNM, on 04/30/2009, -9/+57I had to stop after about 3 minutes.
- amoirae, on 04/30/2009, -10/+55A Ron Paul zealot is calling news outlets a laughing stock?
Why don't you back to your bunker and spank it over your latest shipment of gold from Monex. - djstrat, on 04/30/2009, -23/+67I couldn't even finish watching this clip, it just pissed me off. Bastards! Liars.. go to hell!
- prompel, on 04/30/2009, -11/+55So, what else is new?
- inactive, on 04/30/2009, -2/+45Sounds more like "speak like an idiot" day!
pre 9/11 mentality... you mean not thinking everyone is a terrorist?
end of capitalism. In todays news all banks shut down and the US exploded. Nope.
While I did not vote for Obama, and TONS of blacks did, not a single white person I know feel guilty about what their great granddad did 50-60 years ago. Since then blacks have been held back by themselves, not the white man. Try again.
Believe it or not... but the only thing that makes socialism bad is the same thing that makes capitalism bad... the ***** that corrupt it. Besides that, today I am doing IT Manager work, tomorrow if I want I will do trash. The next maybe CEO... its still MY decision.... not socialism *****. - DankBuddz, on 04/30/2009, -7/+49lol...
How can those numbers even be refuted. I've been looking for a study that shows how more in-tune with politics the left is compared to the right, and it looks like the Pew Research Center poll was what I was looking for.
Great post, thanks for putting it into perspective in such an easy to digest way. - delrin500, on 04/30/2009, -5/+46Are you seriously trying to compare 1 guy to a whole network dedicated to the GOP agenda??
- labmouse42, on 04/29/2009, -11/+50Your saying that because 3 networks give positive comments about Obama, there should be one Network that has almost nothing good to say about him?
Where is the logic in that?
Should FOX news report that smoking is good for your heath if the other networks say otherwise?
http://www.cmpa.com/media_room_4_27_09.htm
The three networks have evaluated Mr. Obama very similarly – 57% positive comments on ABC, 58% positive on CBS, and 61% positive on NBC. . And he fared far worse on Fox News, where only one out of eight such comments (13%) were favorable. - Poonchow, on 04/30/2009, -8/+47Speculating and rumormongering are the most annoying things to watch on a "news" network.
- novenator, on 04/30/2009, -3/+40or the freerepublic
- inactive, on 04/30/2009, -13/+49Do they even still use the slogan, "Fair & Balanced" anymore? The only person on Fox who actually reports the news is Shepherd. I remember when we had that pirates situation, every major news network reported the news as it is. While Fox News bashed Obama for being too "weak", "stubborn" and "blah blah blah." Olbermann had to come out in defense of Obama because Fox News was just reporting bullsh*t. And when it all ended, joke was on Fox News. Letterman, Stewart, and Colbert teared those right-wing idiots apart.
Fox News is bullsh*t. - jj101, on 04/30/2009, -4/+40Yeah really. Its too nuts for words. How can they make claims about the overwhelming biasedness of the "liberal media" and then crow about how many people watch Fox news. Paradox!
Fact is Fox is not news. It is a republican propaganda station. Period. - sodade, on 04/30/2009, -15/+50"Media Matters for America is a Web-based, not-for-profit, 501(c)(3) progressive research and information center dedicated to comprehensively monitoring, analyzing, and correcting <em>conservative</em> misinformation in the U.S. media."
Sounds like they are only focused on the other side to me. Just because "conservatives" happen to be the biggest offenders (by far), doesn't mean that we shouldn't look carefully at ALL sides.
Where is a truly neutral source of news bias analysis? - somnus, on 04/30/2009, -1/+36Oh my ***** god, will you people shut the ***** up about ***** socialism? How do you think your postal system works? Social Security? Police? Education? Fire Services? Emergency Medical Services? Military? BEWARE THE REDS. This is how the world works. The entire world, including yours. Some things are publicly run, others are private. Every nation that's tanking only as an indirect result of the US tanking is "more socialist" than the US. Every nation with higher literacy, health care, and education is "more socialist" than the US.
Watch out. If you pay taxes, you are 100% socialist, comrade. - supferrets, on 04/30/2009, -11/+45Dude, for the love of *****, wear a helmet when you ride your bike.
- ironhide, on 04/29/2009, -15/+49Do you have any substantiation for that Capt? Or is it just truthiness?
- nicc, on 04/30/2009, -4/+38@lyonsban:
your local NPR stations may have local programs that are left leaning, but the national shows such as All Things Considered and Morning Edition are fairly centrist.
do not confuse the two. - SocialPoison, on 04/30/2009, -3/+36I'd like to second pilot3033 on factcheck.org. Here's their article on the first 100 days, with exaggerations made by Obama and Fox alike: http://www.factcheck.org/politics/100_days_of_spin ...
- aegis17, on 04/30/2009, -1/+34Your post is so rife with misinformation and deceiving statements, I'll have to dismantle it piece by piece.
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He ha[s] indeed taken us closer to socialism (take from the rich and give to the po[o]r)
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First of all, THAT IS WHAT INCOME TAXES DO. Every president since the Sixteenth Amendment was drafted in 1913 has had income tax taking money from both rich and poor alike, at different rates. In fact, he hasn't even CHANGED any of Bush's tax rates. They are set to expire, but that was something BUSH put into the legislation. Furthermore, they are set to expire in 2011, so until that day comes, Obama has officially NOT taken more from the rich and given to the poor; he has merely allowed Bush's legislation to expire as Bush intended.
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he has indeed brought us closer to a nanny state (socialized medicine and the 'let the government take care of you' mentality)
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The mentality was created from media propaganda, not Obama statements or policies. He has NOT implemented socialized medicine, and I challenge you to bring forth hard evidence of any legislation or statements he has made in favor of it. What he HAS said was that he supported creating a universal standard for all medical institutions to use, so when you go to one doctor he will have the exact same medical records as any other.
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he has indeed made promises and changed his mind (ummm - we will heaviliy tax the rich and they make over $250k... oh wait... I mean $200k... nah, how bout $150k)
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Again, sources please. He will let BUSH tax cuts expire on COUPLES that make $250k and INDIVIDUALS that make $200k. There's no changing of his mind.
Furthermore, I WANT my president to be able to change his mind, if the situation changes. I WANT my president to be able to tell when his previous stances are no longer as viable, and alter them so they work better. Sources all over the internet; google "obama tax hike" for more details.
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he has indeed expanded the reach of government (the bank and auto bailouts)
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TARP. Bush legislation. Furthermore, the banks are lining up to pay back the loaned money, meaning that 'expansion' really is temporary, like Bush and he promise. I would expect the auto industry to pay back their loans as well... if they don't, they get sent to the chopping block, and their assets get sold to pay back the loan. That is how it works.
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he has indeed worked to end capitalism (again, the bailouts - let these badly run businesses fail and the market will sort it out)
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You are confusing capitalism with free market. We are not a free market, and I hope to god we never will be; corporations do not look out for individuals, they look out for their shareholders. Without government regulation, all industries will lean towards monopoly, and that's bad for everyone. Furthermore, bailouts != end of capitalism. If you can't understand this concept, then you don't know what capitalism is.
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he has indeed gone after our personal liberties (stating how he wants to reinstate the assault weapons ban which the ATF even said did absolutely nothing to curtail crime and only impeded the law abiding citizen)
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In this case, you are halfway right, and mostly wrong. He made a campaign promise to ban assault weapons, yes. He didn't introduce legislation to ban assault weapons, and hasn't even brought the subject up for DEBATE since the campaign. As for the ATF's study, again you are correct in saying gun control laws have not worked in the past, since the vast majority of gun-related incidents occurred with either a) weapons that do not fall under the Assault Weapons category, or b) weapons that are illegally purchased in the first place. However, looking internationally, you will see a correlation between gun ownership per capita and intentional deaths by gun use per capita (source: http://www.guncontrol.ca/Content/international.htm ... ). The US has the second highest gun ownership per household rate of the countries surveyed, and has the highest deaths per capita from gun inflicted wounds. Other countries with strict gun control laws or firearm bans have much, much lower incidences of gun-related deaths.
Furthermore, just because the Constitution states firearm ownership is a right doesn't mean the Constitution is correct. It was DESIGNED to be alterable from the get-go. The Founding Fathers had no idea that guns would become so lethal and so prevalent in such an urbanized society; you cannot make the claim that the second amendment is applicable at all times in the history and future of the United States with respect to civilian-owned weapons. As technology improves, so will devices with lethal intent; at some point, guns will outpace laws and regulations that are designed to bind them and keep them used responsibly. Making blanket statements like "The second amendment protects all gun ownership" is purely naive. It is WISE to look to the future, and say "gun ownership must be controlled". The question is where do we draw the line.
Lastly, on this point, Bush has eroded our personal liberties immensely in his eight year tenure, yet you decide to pick on Obama's gun control laws. Specifically, amendment 4 (search & seizure) was violated in the warrantless wiretapping program, amendment 5 (due process) was violated in extraordinary renditions (deprivation of liberty without due process), amendment 6 (trial by jury, rights of the accused) was violated in Gitmo and other foreign prison camps, where prisoners were held without rights and without trial, and Article One, Section 9 of the US Constitution (Habeas Corpus) was violated in unlawful forced detention without charges, and held indefinitely without hearing so long as the detainer wished. How can you even THINK to accuse Obama of eroding our rights, when faced with what Bush has done to our Constitution??? - digitalgopher, on 04/30/2009, -14/+46the scary part is that you and millions of others still think that Fox is a legit news source. makes me lose faith that maybe some day these people will have the ability to think for themselves and not feed off of propaganda. Meanwhile, hannity and crooks are laughing all the way to the bank.
fox news = tabloids - WasabiBomb, on 04/30/2009, -2/+33...or WSJ.
- mizuhri, on 04/30/2009, -4/+35Everyone agrees but Fox News. So the obvious answer is they're all wrong. Fox News is the only news station that is right.
/s - sunsetprojects, on 04/30/2009, -6/+36Your replying to an ape that doesn't know any better
- tidu, on 04/30/2009, -5/+33You don't understand that your video provides bad FACTUAL news stories about Obama. This Fox News video is all about the hosts and guests calling Socialism and claiming false things about Obama. More than once in that video I heard someone guess at Obama's policies, saying "Well, I think that Obama's ultimate policy is to own every corporation in America" What a ***** idiot!
- Hetman, on 04/30/2009, -3/+31The Dailykos never claims to be fair and balanced. It is a blog for godsakes. It is not actual journalism like fox news is supposed to be.
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