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Buckeye_Democrat

(14,858 posts)
Sat May 27, 2017, 06:05 PM May 2017

Watched FOX News for the last hour. NOTHING about Kushner and Russia!

It was from 5 PM to 6 PM, their supposed news time -- i.e., "America's News HQ."

Their coverage MAINLY consisted of the bombing in Manchester and Muslim terrorists in general, with one interviewee blaming tolerance toward violent Muslims on "political correctness." Reported attacks against Christians around the world are also shown on the bottom news ticker.

They also touched upon efforts to repeal Obamacare and the CBO score, tax reform, Trump not confirming the Paris Climate Accords, the stabbings in Portland, Gregg Allman's death, Brzezinski's death, Jim Bunning's death, Trump's "home run" overseas, the 2018 elections, the killing of a police special agent in Virginia, Memorial Day, the use of DNA to identify killed soldiers from the past (white families were interviewed) and a segment on healthy nutrition.

DIFFERENT WORLD! It's understandable that many white evangelical Christians would like their coverage because it's mostly targeted at them, at least the ones who deem themselves to be under constant attack by non-Christians.

The prescription drug commercials were familiar.

You're welcome for my hour-long sacrifice!

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Watched FOX News for the last hour. NOTHING about Kushner and Russia! (Original Post) Buckeye_Democrat May 2017 OP
I've been taking a peek lately to watch the level of spin, but they oasis May 2017 #1
They're hardly reporting on it at all ... uponit7771 May 2017 #3
Yeap, watched for 20 mins...about same uponit7771 May 2017 #2
Update at 6:15 PM. Kushner is finally mentioned, BUT... Buckeye_Democrat May 2017 #4
I just switched to Fox and was treated to a constipation suppository commercial wishstar May 2017 #5
That's what I saw later, a little after 6:15 PM. Buckeye_Democrat May 2017 #10
Thank you. underpants May 2017 #6
How many times did they mention Benghazi? lpbk2713 May 2017 #7
I'm surprised, but they didn't cover it while I was watching. n/t Buckeye_Democrat May 2017 #9
A RW version of Pravda. roamer65 May 2017 #8
Propaganda for white evangelical Christians, mostly, from what I saw. Buckeye_Democrat May 2017 #11

oasis

(49,434 posts)
1. I've been taking a peek lately to watch the level of spin, but they
Sat May 27, 2017, 06:17 PM
May 2017

are not treating any of the recent block buster news with alarm.

They'll all be put on their asses by 2020 anyway.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,858 posts)
4. Update at 6:15 PM. Kushner is finally mentioned, BUT...
Sat May 27, 2017, 06:25 PM
May 2017

... it was "explained" by someone from the "Washington Free Beacon" as a standard meeting for a new administration and the story is more about liberals desperately trying to take down Trump.

They were conveying to their audience, "Nothing to see here, folks!"

wishstar

(5,272 posts)
5. I just switched to Fox and was treated to a constipation suppository commercial
Sat May 27, 2017, 06:27 PM
May 2017

They finally got to Kushner but brushed it off saying Kushner corrected his security form and the info coming out is all about trying to take down Trump although intelligence agencies say no evidence of any collusion and collusion isn't a crime anyway. Jared is willing to cooperate fully with any investigation. Much ado about nothing is their spin.

They mentioned the Kushner meetings, but not one word about Kushner trying to set up a back channel to communicate with Kremlin- the bombshell story the rest of media is talking about- so any Trumpster would still say 'there is no there there' and anti-Trump concerns are unfounded.

Buckeye_Democrat

(14,858 posts)
11. Propaganda for white evangelical Christians, mostly, from what I saw.
Sat May 27, 2017, 07:00 PM
May 2017

Trump's huge margin of victory among that group, despite his various non-Christian behaviors, isn't too surprising to me now.

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