Fox news, serious or satire of republican opinions?

[Einzig]

I noted this as a comment in another thread before, but I really wonder if Fox news is supposed to be a serious news channel. Personally I only saw it, when traveling abroad, for 30 minutes. The bigotry was so obvious that when you'd add a live studio audience you could probably sell it as a republican satire. Lots of nitpicking trying to deduct "terrorist support" from anything imaginable a democrat says, does, or is involved in.
Digging up personal slandering information also seem like something that is derived from the paparazzi domain of Hollywood "news". What is the reason this slandering is appreciated instead of seen as dirty tricks? I mean this in general, from personal-level threats by psychics here towards JREF to personal-level political slandering of individuals. Are there no laws or social rules in the USA that work against this? If you threatened to get fired I hope that digging up decades old slander about your employer is a valid way for empowerment.. :( I'd seriously like to be enlightened about this.

I find it hard to believe that people that are republicans would feel represented by the sometimes pure ridiculous views of Fox and especially ofcourse O'Reilly. Then again the individual republican election campaign stunts mentioned on this forum: anti-gay, anti-sex education and others also seem really hard to grasp as something that would get you voters.
Is Fox news really successful in representing conservative(christian?) views or crossed the line for that?

[Dorian Gray]

What, you mean Fox is an entire channel that copies Daily Show and Colbert Report?

[hgc]

Impossible to distinguish

[Ausmerican]

Like Colbert, but without the charm or likability.

[Magyar]

I noted this as a comment in another thread before, but I really wonder if Fox news is supposed to be a serious news channel. Personally I only saw it, when traveling abroad, for 30 minutes. The bigotry was so obvious that when you'd add a live studio audience you could probably sell it as a republican satire. Lots of nitpicking trying to deduct "terrorist support" from anything imaginable a democrat says, does, or is involved in.
Digging up personal slandering information also seem like something that is derived from the paparazzi domain of Hollywood "news". What is the reason this slandering is appreciated instead of seen as dirty tricks? I mean this in general, from personal-level threats by psychics here towards JREF to personal-level political slandering of individuals. Are there no laws or social rules in the USA that work against this? If you threatened to get fired I hope that digging up decades old slander about your employer is a valid way for empowerment.. :( I'd seriously like to be enlightened about this.

I find it hard to believe that people that are republicans would feel represented by the sometimes pure ridiculous views of Fox and especially ofcourse O'Reilly. Then again the individual republican election campaign stunts mentioned on this forum: anti-gay, anti-sex education and others also seem really hard to grasp as something that would get you voters.
Is Fox news really successful in representing conservative(christian?) views or crossed the line for that?


while intelligent people are hard pressed to tell, sadly it is for real and reflects the
general intelligence and global awareness of the average xian right winger in the US.



OH and if you realy want something to keep you up at nights, understand that a vast number of these people buy into FOX news' meme about being "fair and balanced" In other words they think that basically Fox new is CENTRIST!

Can you imagine what these people actual think IS right wing?!

[Dorian Gray]

Yes I can. Tea Party.

[DC]

yeah for a while i also had Fox News via satelite. even payd for it. and i always wondered in the begingin if thats for real and if there are really people thinking that way.

sad enough it turns out, they mean it and some (maybe? alot) people do think that way. strange.

[Chaos]

Yes I can. Tea Party.

And what do teabaggers think is right-wing?:eek: