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Nevilledog

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Tue Feb 23, 2021, 01:27 PM Feb 2021

Al Jazeera to launch rightwing media platform targeting US conservatives



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Al Jazeera to launch rightwing media platform targeting US conservatives
Rightly will be led by a former Fox News journalist and is aimed at Republicans who ‘feel left out of conservative media’
theguardian.com
10:23 AM · Feb 23, 2021


https://www.theguardian.com/media/2021/feb/23/al-jazeera-rightwing-media-platform-conservatives-rightly


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Al Jazeera to launch rightwing media platform targeting US conservatives (Original Post) Nevilledog Feb 2021 OP
Fitting for the American Taliban. onecaliberal Feb 2021 #1
Will they go to Paul Simon for their theme song? 😄 TheBlackAdder Feb 2021 #2
How is that supposed to work...a right wing media outlet run by Muslim? Thomas Hurt Feb 2021 #3
"aimed at Republicans who 'feel left out of conservative media'" Gregory Peccary Feb 2021 #4
Proof we now live in a "post truth" age! YorkRd Feb 2021 #5
Custom news for the Tea-liban Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2021 #6
Desperate to fill the void left by Rush Limbaugh RainCaster Feb 2021 #7
Whut? area51 Feb 2021 #8

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
3. How is that supposed to work...a right wing media outlet run by Muslim?
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 01:31 PM
Feb 2021

That should go over well with the RWNJs.

On some level that makes sense, pious Muslims actually have more in common with the evangelicals they either want to admit I imagine.

Gregory Peccary

(490 posts)
4. "aimed at Republicans who 'feel left out of conservative media'"
Tue Feb 23, 2021, 01:42 PM
Feb 2021

What does that mean? Are they going for the whack jobs or the less insane Republicans who don't believe all the Q stuff and conspiracy theories? Seems like the whack jobs already have plenty of options out there.

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