09-03-2004, 07:17 PM
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Iron Throne Cult 
Join Date: August 27, 2004
Location: North Carolina
Age: 62
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I have to agree with Thoran when it comes to Fox's popularity. No matter how biased or partisan they are, they can't fake ratings - and their success is an obvious indicator that they are saying what a large portion of the general public wants to hear.
I also agree that the average citizen is MUCH smarter than politicians give them credit for and realize they have been fed subtle partisanship from the left for a long time.
Yeah, I know everybody rants about the "evil liberal media", but I read an article in a small magazine several months ago that gave a detailed, point-by-point documentation of numerous examples to support that position.
Unfortunately, the magazine was in the Waiting Room of a Dr.'s office - and I can't for the life of me remember what it was called.
It was a religious-based magazine and was published in Philadelphia. It had "Philadelphia" in it's title and may have even referenced the Liberty Bell, but I just can't remember it to save my life.
Well if it's a religious magazine, then it is obviously just as biased in it's presentation.
Yes and no. Yes, the magazine admits up front that it has a biased perspective, but in admitting it, you know exactly where the publishers and editor stand. And the "slant" they put on their story was no more blatant than that of any other major publication (and was nowhere close to the level Fox reaches). Yet, despite it's admitted bias, it presented documented accounts and thorough details to back up those accounts - so it did back up the claims it made with facts, figures and documentation.
Well, I find Fox to be entertaining occasionally. Bill O'Reilly is amusing, but even I have to take him in small doses. For those that don't like Fox at all - the answer is very simple....change the channel.
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