It's time to outfox FoxNews.

[LaMouffette]

I just had an idea: Trump's base has FoxNews. We have MSNBC and Free Speech TV. Both of "our" channels target an audience of college-educated (or smart enough to go to college, but took another path to a career), liberal viewers.

It's time to outfox FoxNews with a new liberal channel that mimics the whole FoxNews infotainment platform. Call it, oh, I don't know, let's say, . . . "HooterNews: News That Will Keep You UP All Night"! That would grab their attention. Then, once we have piqued their curiosity and they click on our HooterNews Channel, we will bombard them with the truth about Trump and the Republicans, but presented in a way that does not immediately tip them off that it's a liberal channel. There would be:

* Bleached-blonde news hosts in super-short dresses who cross and uncross their legs a lot.
* Interviews with World Wrestling Federation stars who are liberals, if we can find any. If we can't find any, just pay them enough to read a list of truths in an aggressive, macho manner about Trump's aberrant and abhorrent behavior.
* Conspiracy theories that are actually true (such as how the Trump family and friends stole millions from donors' 2016 inaugural funds), but presented in a gossipy way by some flamboyant TV personality, I'm thinking Wendy Williams, but for Trump's base, she would have to be white, 'natch.
* For commercials, show all the same commercials that they would see on FoxNews, even, or especially, the MyPillow guy.

Would this be sinking to the Republicans' level? Would this be propaganda? Would this be manipulative? Yes. Yes. And yes. But it would be like hiding your sick dog's medicine in a spoonful of ice cream. Deceitfulness motivated by love and concern. Because without this kind of sleight of hand, I honestly don't see how we can overcome the brainwashing to which a certain segment of the population has succumbed.

[CaptYossarian]

1. You should run this past Stephen Colbert first.

[LaMouffette]

4. Doh! Another not-so-original idea on my part!

How could I have not remembered my beloved Stephen Colbert did this first?!

However, Stephen Colbert's audience was still us clever MSNB/Free Speech TV left-leaning viewers! My HootersNews Channel would target Trump's FoxNews-watching base.

Hmm . . . I might get socked with trademark infringement from the Hooters chain, though!

[CaptYossarian]

7. This is where you "make lemonade".

I highly doubt if Stephen has a large ego. And you'll either A) need startup capital or B) be able to sell your idea to his production company.

Wherever this takes you, your bank account and pockets will end up weighing more. Plus, Hooters could want in on a share, giving you even more capital.

You can't be sued if you let the deep pockets in on it. Watch the Robert Altman movie "The Player" to see how entertainment business is done. Go for it!

[dawg day]

2. Hey, no beefcake commentators for us lady viewers?

and for Jerry Falwell Jr?

[LaMouffette]

5. Oh, yes. There would be beefcake!

I'm trying to think of the kind of beefcake that would appeal to FoxNews-viewing women.

Cowboys! And hunky male country-western singers. Maybe cute, sweaty chefs from the Barbecue Pitmasters TV show . . .

Really, any handsome liberal who drops the "g" off on "–ing" words would probably do the trick.

[ElementaryPenguin]

3. I think you're on to something there...

[fierywoman]

6. Don't forget the Barbie doll proportion boobs on the bleached blondes...

[CaptYossarian]

8. Now I'll have Dirty Laundry playing in my head all day.

"When the bubble-headed bleach blonde comes on at five..."

[Yeehah]

9. My two cents worth

MSNBC and FreeSpeech TV are not "liberal." They are non-partisan news organizations attempting to report the news in an unbiased, objective manner. Republicans like to screech that these outlets are "liberal" but republicans love to lie.

Fox "News" is an extremely partisan, biased outlet that does not deserve to be called a "news" channel, and frequently conveys outright lies. Fox attempts to maintain a veneer of objectivity, but it is transparent.

A liberal version of Fox "News" would be a propaganda channel, like Fox. That might not be a bad thing. In fact, I'd love to see it. But who will pay for it?

[LaMouffette]

10. Who will pay for it?

Mexico, of course! Just kidding.

I know my measly personal funds could not possibly sponsor a cable TV channel startup. I was actually hoping to plant a seed on DU in case better funded and well-connected people in the entertainment industry who despise Trump as much as I do might read my post and get inspired. Jim Carey, are you listening? Jane Fonda, are you a DU member by any chance??? Arnold, whaddya say???

And I agree with you that it is Republicans who have branded MSNBC and FreeSpeech TV as "liberal." What better way to get Fox viewers who might stumble across these channels to discount the actual true facts they will encounter there? I guess I have been influenced by that branding in my own thinking.