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TwilightZone

(25,464 posts)
Fri May 13, 2016, 07:53 PM May 2016

I never thought I'd see the day when Fox News was gleefully accepted by DU posters

as a legitimate source.

In five minutes browsing the "Greatest" page, I found three threads using nothing but Fox News as a source without even really trying. In one, they even joked about "oh, no, a right-wing source" but took no issue with it because Clinton.

Strange bedfellows, eh?

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I never thought I'd see the day when Fox News was gleefully accepted by DU posters (Original Post) TwilightZone May 2016 OP
This is why I treat Bernie Supporters - OhZone May 2016 #1
Yep puffy socks May 2016 #26
I totally agree. FarPoint May 2016 #2
"it was obviously a troll". It still is. William769 May 2016 #14
Well duh! Thank you! NurseJackie May 2016 #15
The only thing new about it, is they have control over content too! BootinUp May 2016 #3
Speaks volumes UtahLib May 2016 #4
I have discovered that saying something bad bout Clinton qualifies a legitimate source. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #5
Fox News, Breitbart, The Free Beacon sharp_stick May 2016 #6
These same news sources had negative information on Sanders but I would not Thinkingabout May 2016 #9
Because you have standards and INTEGRITY. NurseJackie May 2016 #16
Because you know they're crap. TwilightZone May 2016 #17
You left out Judicial. Watch LisaM May 2016 #19
No kidding. They're completely open about the fact that they're conservative. TwilightZone May 2016 #20
K&R! stonecutter357 May 2016 #7
IRW, some of bern-feelers I know wildeyed May 2016 #8
One of my husbands interns is a Berner & he said that the idea of a woman being president is scary. grossproffit May 2016 #12
It's getting harder to tell "our" side from "their" side. TwilightZone May 2016 #13
Mmmm, my bern-feelers wildeyed May 2016 #27
I stopped being shocked after Hotair, Newsbusters & Breibart were used as sources. grossproffit May 2016 #10
Now they are posting from pagesix, tabloid article about Bill C. BootinUp May 2016 #11
Tragically, this is the new "BernieUnderground". MarianJack May 2016 #18
the crap i am seeing in general primary looks like Free Republic. trueblue2007 May 2016 #21
A mirror image FarPoint May 2016 #22
If you didn't see this coming you haven't been paying attention! Walk away May 2016 #23
lol, I haven't been here for about eight years. TwilightZone May 2016 #25
I met him years ago and he acted like an asshole so I knew exactly how things would go... Walk away May 2016 #31
You are certainly sporting the correct handle. fleabiscuit May 2016 #32
I'm a big Golden Earring fan TwilightZone May 2016 #35
Hey! Got to see them in concert! Really lit up the place lol. fleabiscuit May 2016 #37
That was an excellent line! Kath1 May 2016 #28
I just popped over to GDP DawgHouse May 2016 #24
Yeah, they're in "bed" with faux.. that's their problem. Hillary's won and all they Cha May 2016 #29
We'll be rid of the whole lot very soon. oasis May 2016 #30
I blame DU for letting non democrats take over the place Tommy2Tone May 2016 #33
Nor did I ever think I'd see Muammar Gaddafi praised here. Sad times. NYC Liberal May 2016 #34
And Putin. That might be my favorite. TwilightZone May 2016 #38
Neglect and indifference. Questionable priorities. NurseJackie May 2016 #36
That's why I have not been here for a long time LeftInTX May 2016 #39

OhZone

(3,212 posts)
1. This is why I treat Bernie Supporters -
Fri May 13, 2016, 07:56 PM
May 2016

like Cons now. They are not about facts or reality any more. They just love propaganda. TYT is that way now.

Oh well.

 

puffy socks

(1,473 posts)
26. Yep
Fri May 13, 2016, 11:09 PM
May 2016

How can anyone really take them seriously at this point?
It kind of reminds me of Scientologists. anyone who says anything against L Ron Hubbard or Scientology is a "supressive person"

FarPoint

(12,336 posts)
2. I totally agree.
Fri May 13, 2016, 07:59 PM
May 2016

Use to be when a poster used such a link to Fox....it was obviously a troll, unacceptable and the thread locked.

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
5. I have discovered that saying something bad bout Clinton qualifies a legitimate source.
Fri May 13, 2016, 08:06 PM
May 2016

I am so tired of this primary.

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)
6. Fox News, Breitbart, The Free Beacon
Fri May 13, 2016, 08:14 PM
May 2016

Red State, Newsmax and National Review have all been used by a certain faction of DUers over the last few weeks.

The funny thing is they can't even see how idiotic it is.

LisaM

(27,801 posts)
19. You left out Judicial. Watch
Fri May 13, 2016, 10:20 PM
May 2016

It basically exists to stalk the Clintons. And it is linked here a lot.

TwilightZone

(25,464 posts)
20. No kidding. They're completely open about the fact that they're conservative.
Fri May 13, 2016, 10:31 PM
May 2016

It would be like linking the Heritage Foundation. Or the AFA.

wildeyed

(11,243 posts)
8. IRW, some of bern-feelers I know
Fri May 13, 2016, 08:17 PM
May 2016

post crap from Fox, too. They are VERY confused young men. Most don't actually vote, either. I know because this is a matter of public record, so I check. but doesn't stop them from talking MASSIVE amounts of shit. More than a few like that probably found their way here.

If you alert and I am on the jury, I will vote to hide. But most won't, I guess. Or maybe we just don't care anymore?

grossproffit

(5,591 posts)
12. One of my husbands interns is a Berner & he said that the idea of a woman being president is scary.
Fri May 13, 2016, 09:18 PM
May 2016


I'm looking forward to meeting him.

wildeyed

(11,243 posts)
27. Mmmm, my bern-feelers
Fri May 13, 2016, 11:14 PM
May 2016

work for me. So they should be comfortable with scary women

Oh well, I am still training them up. I am "bad cop" when we have training issues, too. My male partner is uncomfortable with conflict, so I get to do the dirty when one of them is not behaving. Go figure.

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
23. If you didn't see this coming you haven't been paying attention!
Fri May 13, 2016, 10:35 PM
May 2016

As everyone else turns their backs on Bernie and his pointless crusade, the tight little knout of Sanders Followers cling to whatever corner of the internet they can find some purchase.

DU has been digging this hole for itself for years. It's like an open grave just waiting for Bernie's defunct campaign to fall in.

TwilightZone

(25,464 posts)
25. lol, I haven't been here for about eight years.
Fri May 13, 2016, 10:54 PM
May 2016

I just recently came back, and the funny thing is that the place really hasn't changed. I was a bit shocked to find some of the most obvious trolls from years ago still here, though, but now with 100k posts. Posting the same nonsense like hit jobs on Chelsea's husband instead of, say John Kerry. Or John Kerry's wife. lol

I have seen similar behavior on other sites, and I came back in part out of curiosity to see if it was as bad here. I think it's actually worse. They seem a lot more coordinated here. But, nah, not really surprised.

I might hang around just to watch the train wreck, plus I do enjoy this group. The sad thing, I guess, is that I've liked Bernie Sanders for decades and this election cycle has made me realize that he wasn't who or what I thought he was.

Walk away

(9,494 posts)
31. I met him years ago and he acted like an asshole so I knew exactly how things would go...
Sat May 14, 2016, 12:51 AM
May 2016

The guy honestly believes he is better than everyone else.

TwilightZone

(25,464 posts)
35. I'm a big Golden Earring fan
Sat May 14, 2016, 10:49 AM
May 2016

Named for the song as opposed to the TV show, though I'm a big fan of the original series, as well.

So, it works both ways. Plus, I feel like I'm there a lot. haha

Yeah there's a storm on the loose
Sirens in my head
Wrapped up in silence
All circuits are dead

Kath1

(4,309 posts)
28. That was an excellent line!
Fri May 13, 2016, 11:16 PM
May 2016

"It's like an open grave just waiting for Bernie's defunct campaign to fall in."

Perfect and very well-said!

DawgHouse

(4,019 posts)
24. I just popped over to GDP
Fri May 13, 2016, 10:36 PM
May 2016

The BS fans are really losing their shit over there, totally out of touch with reality. And yeah, it's all freeper, all the time.

Cha

(297,149 posts)
29. Yeah, they're in "bed" with faux.. that's their problem. Hillary's won and all they
Fri May 13, 2016, 11:32 PM
May 2016

have to show for it.. is teaming up on the junk pile of history with rwingers.

TwilightZone

(25,464 posts)
38. And Putin. That might be my favorite.
Sat May 14, 2016, 01:12 PM
May 2016

Those silly pro-Putin, anti-Hillary articles from Salon are the best.

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