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Tigress DEM

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4. FAUX News (pbbth!) We need TRUTH IN "advertising" laws to apply. If it ain't news, can't say it is.

Sat Sep 22, 2012, 11:49 PM

Sep 2012

Ya' know, because the DEMs have worked so hard at trying to understand the other side and reach across the isle, we've expanded our party's awareness. We debate pretty severely among ourselves over a lot of issues and play devil's advocate in some situations.

Although the Republican party offers nothing to a die-hard liberal like myself, I do believe that this country needs *at the minimum* two political parties to debate the important issues that effect our lives - but that debate has to occur with rational people, which are lacking in DC today.

I wonder if "Independents" in the vein of Bernie Saunders will become more numerous. There is a guy I could vote for, even if he is retiring.

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The reason the GOP is going down is not because of Mitt, it's because of Faux. [View all] jillan Sep 2012 OP

Well said! IggleDoer Sep 2012 #1

Definitely, Jon Huntsman would have made a formative candidate, because he's sane, the RKP5637 Sep 2012 #2

Thanks :) blush... jillan Sep 2012 #5

Yeah, Huntsman would have been hard not to like. defacto7 Sep 2012 #24

Thank you, thank you so much Fox News! flamingdem Sep 2012 #3

FAUX News (pbbth!) We need TRUTH IN "advertising" laws to apply. If it ain't news, can't say it is. Tigress DEM Sep 2012 #4

I would vote for Bernie in a heartbeat. When that man speaks, he is speaking for me. jillan Sep 2012 #6

Bernie is retiring? xxqqqzme Sep 2012 #20

I was wrong. It is Barney Franks that is retiring. Tigress DEM Sep 2012 #33

You're 100% right. k2qb3 Sep 2012 #7

Fox News should really be called, "The Terrorist Network!" They seem to always be doing their best RKP5637 Sep 2012 #10

Salim Bin Shahdi Fear Mongering Inc would be another good name for them. Tigress DEM Sep 2012 #34

Only fools and confidence men fit into the GOP anymore. Because of faux applegrove Sep 2012 #8

Where will the people go that are disgusted with the GOP, do you think, D or I? ... or just sit it RKP5637 Sep 2012 #12

I read here yesterday that the traditional Republicans, capable of compromise, might applegrove Sep 2012 #13

Your detailed and articulate "review" of the faux noise machine is perfect, best ever. Populist_Prole Sep 2012 #9

No Democrat should ever go on their network, starve the beast. Historic NY Sep 2012 #11

I've thought the same thing mikki35 Sep 2012 #15

Jillan, Fantastic post oswaldactedalone Sep 2012 #14

When Rupert Murdock dies FOX "News" could vanish. Spitfire of ATJ Sep 2012 #16

Fox News is the Republican Propaganda machine. The problem now is that they have been catapulting neverforget Sep 2012 #17

How about both? Mitt being the Cha Sep 2012 #18

This message was self-deleted by its author Mr Pettibone Sep 2012 #19

I wish, but I doubt Mr Pettibone Sep 2012 #21

Welcome to DU! left on green only Sep 2012 #25

Welcome to the DU, Mr Pettibone Tsiyu Sep 2012 #43

Great words so true very poetic. Thank you for your wisdom! kimbutgar Sep 2012 #22

Look at history, did the german people wake up to the nazi party? No. cstanleytech Sep 2012 #23

Untrue. Some did early on. Some before war, some during. ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2012 #35

Some yes but the people as a whole during the parties rise? Considering the party was able to rise cstanleytech Sep 2012 #38

I fully agree that should their idiotology take hold, the world is ChairmanAgnostic Sep 2012 #39

This is not new to the GOP..Fear is natural with them. cyclezealot Sep 2012 #26

If only.... DollarBillHines Sep 2012 #27

News by old white men Lithos Sep 2012 #28

I bookmarked this page LeighAnn Sep 2012 #29

I've always believed that Faux and talk radio were ultimately counterproductive to conservativism Major Nikon Sep 2012 #30

Just in time for the war on Christmas season JohnnyRingo Sep 2012 #31

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K&R B Calm Sep 2012 #36

Yep Faux news has basically whipped up GOP voters Ian62 Sep 2012 #37

I will see your point, and raise you one DonCoquixote Sep 2012 #40

Actually, Fox is the only reason they're still a party Doctor_J Sep 2012 #41

Absolutely correct mick063 Sep 2012 #42