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Evolve Dammit

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38. Thanks for that. What they are doing meets the definition of "obscene" as it is tearing us apart.

Reply to MarineCombatEngineer (Reply #35)

Wed Dec 15, 2021, 08:40 PM

Dec 2021

Lies, constant attacking of anything to help average Americans, hate speech, anti-immigrant attacks, conspiracy theories, embracing coup as "patriotic", support of election result denial and planning of election fraud seems pretty "obscene" to me.

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Business Insider: It's time that Fox News is considered a political organization, not a news network [View all] Pluvious Dec 2021 OP

It's a domestic terror cell. onecaliberal Dec 2021 #1

They worked hand in glove with the Trump cartel The Wizard Dec 2021 #2

oh really? Takket Dec 2021 #3

Maybe, just maybe, FOX has stepped too far over the line this time. crickets Dec 2021 #4

How about the Ministry of Alternate Truth*? Thomas Hurt Dec 2021 #5

It's time that press credentials for WH are denied FOX and OANN and other propaganda purveyors. Grasswire2 Dec 2021 #6

Can't FCC revoke their license? They were prohibited from UK broadcasting. original Fake News Evolve Dammit Dec 2021 #7

Cable channels are not licensed by the FCC, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #8

Used to be you couldn't swear or show couples in same bed. Archie Bunker was first time you heard a Evolve Dammit Dec 2021 #31

That was all on public airwaves, which aren't pay to watch MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #32

So all internal management decisions, but what happened to regulation? Are you saying cable is just Evolve Dammit Dec 2021 #33

Yes. MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #35

Thanks for that. What they are doing meets the definition of "obscene" as it is tearing us apart. Evolve Dammit Dec 2021 #38

I can't argue that, but that's all protected under the 1A. MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #40

Agree on that. Limbaugh poisoned minds for 45 years and his "model" spawned hundreds of Evolve Dammit Dec 2021 #41

You nailed it. MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #42

Fox was not prohibited from UK broadcasting onenote Dec 2021 #9

"surrendered their license". OK, they are gone. Perhaps England has more discerning viewers. Evolve Dammit Dec 2021 #29

They're back via the Internet with Fox International onenote Dec 2021 #37

BTW, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #36

How the democrats have done nothing about this fake news channel since the 90's, boggles the mind! Mr. Sparkle Dec 2021 #10

And just what do you suggest the Dems do that won't violate the 1A? nt MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #11

Regulate cable Tv and the radio airwaves,brink back the fairness doctrine. Mr. Sparkle Dec 2021 #15

Absolutely no to the FCC regulating those venues, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #16

As opposed to the free for all now? Mr. Sparkle Dec 2021 #17

The 1st Amendment demands free speech, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #18

You are equating free speech with a dangerously run business who kills. Mr. Sparkle Dec 2021 #21

Respectfully, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #23

Agreed! Mr. Sparkle Dec 2021 #43

Good analogy Evolve Dammit Dec 2021 #34

+1000 smirkymonkey Dec 2021 #24

The SEC Divebus Dec 2021 #45

..... MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #46

True Johonny Dec 2021 #12

After learning their involvement in the Capitol, I'd go a step further... Initech Dec 2021 #13

Agreed. Evolve Dammit Dec 2021 #30

K&R UCmeNdc Dec 2021 #14

"Loyal opposition to the Biden administration"? Harker Dec 2021 #19

Opposition? Yes, MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #20

They'll survive him somehow, I'm sure. Harker Dec 2021 #22

No doubt. MarineCombatEngineer Dec 2021 #25

As much as I loathe FOX, this is a slippery slope radius777 Dec 2021 #26

It also doesn't work onenote Dec 2021 #39

Exactly. The fact is, politics and news radius777 Dec 2021 #44

GOP Media sarcasmo Dec 2021 #27

And therein lies the rub, they get paid whether paying customers can choose what they pay for MagickMuffin Dec 2021 #28