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BlueCaliDem

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35. My. My. My. Beaverhausen doth protest too much.

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Thu Jan 2, 2014, 07:56 PM

Jan 2014

Never thought I'd see a DUer openly defending Faux News Channel.

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Young Viewers Avoid Fox News Like the Plague as Ratings Drop 30% [View all] babylonsister Jan 2014 OP

No one likes being lied to all the time. Get a clue RepubliWankers. Berlum Jan 2014 #1

Not true. Mariana Jan 2014 #9

Good points. n/t loudsue Jan 2014 #14

Or, to quote David Frum, "conservatives are being fleeced by a right-wing entertainment industry." TrollBuster9090 Jan 2014 #25

Wow, what a great concise summation Populist_Prole Jan 2014 #60

I don't know about that ... 1StrongBlackMan Jan 2014 #32

Yes, Faux did go overboard that time, and lost some viewers. Mariana Jan 2014 #49

The original mission statement (now scrubbed from view) Thor_MN Jan 2014 #75

Well, FOX Noise was never created to make money. fasttense Jan 2014 #79

"Well, FOX Noise was never created to make money." greiner3 Jan 2014 #95

Except apparently my Cha Jan 2014 #62

Total perfection. DamnYankeeInHouston Jan 2014 #102

But will they VOTE? RoverSuswade Jan 2014 #2

Hahah! Seriously, if the Federal Govt. came up with some sort of ONLINE VOTING system...YES! TrollBuster9090 Jan 2014 #39

Bimbo land ificandream Jan 2014 #3

Why do blonde females, even those on FOX, get denigrated as "bimbos"? whathehell Jan 2014 #22

Fox is overrun with bimbos and bimbas (or whatever the male equivalent is) . . . MrModerate Jan 2014 #23

Maybe, but the reason you're not SURE of the 'male equivalent' is because it's so rarely used whathehell Jan 2014 #38

No disagreement here. n/t MrModerate Jan 2014 #46

Thank you, and that bolsters my point that women are put down WAY too much & too oftern. n/t whathehell Jan 2014 #48

I told that to the snake lady at the circus too. L0oniX Jan 2014 #87

Pretty boy looks? pangaia Jan 2014 #26

Steve Doocy is the Fox & Friends weather bimbo WonderGrunion Jan 2014 #31

YES get the red out Jan 2014 #78

He looks like Fred Flintstone and his audience is primarily cave men/women. So you do Guy Whitey Corngood Jan 2014 #57

Fox is sexist treestar Jan 2014 #81

Well, to be honest, I'm not sure that the Fox women are "stupid", just misguided like RW men whathehell Jan 2014 #82

Megyn Kelly IS a bimbo, textbook definition, IMO - closeupready Jan 2014 #93

There is no "textbook definition" of that word, it's old mafia slang, sexist as hell whathehell Jan 2014 #105

Not sexist. closeupready Jan 2014 #106

Of course it is...It's old mafia slang for women and that's who it describes 99.9% of the time whathehell Jan 2014 #108

Nope. As sexist as 'moron' or 'osmosis' or 'transvascular'. closeupready Jan 2014 #109

Whenever I switch to Fox my eyes are immediately riveted RoverSuswade Jan 2014 #89

Why is that their problem? whathehell Jan 2014 #107

Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of assholes. Oh, and Santa's "a white dude"! Tarheel_Dem Jan 2014 #4

Kicked and recommended for the aware, intelligent young people. Uncle Joe Jan 2014 #5

+1000 !!!! orpupilofnature57 Jan 2014 #51

indeed.. very glad there are young people and I take my tv viewing recs from them.. Voice for Peace Jan 2014 #71

The blond newswomen cross and uncross their legs for the old coots Kingofalldems Jan 2014 #6

New set design: News models reading headlines as they swing back and forth on a giant wrecking ball. tanyev Jan 2014 #7

The young aren't watching much TV at all KurtNYC Jan 2014 #8

Right. progressoid Jan 2014 #15

thank you for posting this. Interesting KittyWampus Jan 2014 #33

Does using iamthebandfanman Jan 2014 #40

Yes and no. Neoma Jan 2014 #76

I once had a choice between cable tv and internet... yuiyoshida Jan 2014 #100

Can't come soon enough for me. The percentages *still* watching is disturbing. n/t freshwest Jan 2014 #10

The programming that appeals to the Fox base is the same programming that alienates young people Gothmog Jan 2014 #11

Do you mean "do NOT like"? ntt tblue37 Jan 2014 #52

Remember 2012 was an election year. I bet ratings are down on every news network for 2013 Beaverhausen Jan 2014 #12

Seriously? Can't even read the 3rd paragraph of the excerpt? jeff47 Jan 2014 #20

My. My. My. Beaverhausen doth protest too much. BlueCaliDem Jan 2014 #35

Sssshhhh! We're not supposed to notice. You Better Believe It! Tarheel_Dem Jan 2014 #43

Yep. We're supposed to be as ignorant as they wrongly think we are. BlueCaliDem Jan 2014 #58

+1 Tarheel_Dem Jan 2014 #91

But they installed those giant iPads in the studio! DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2014 #13

Must include the picture! BumRushDaShow Jan 2014 #45

Thank you, and you're right...the picture is worth a thousand words nt DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2014 #47

The fox newsroom looks like Lilliput! thesquanderer Jan 2014 #70

Imagine trying to get work done while having to be a TV prop. Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2014 #88

The language in this article is a tad fuzzy. FoxNews does have the oldest audience in all of Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #16

the Republican party is dying lovuian Jan 2014 #17

Purely anecdotal I know, but we have 5 kids under the age of 40 legcramp Jan 2014 #18

Does it take into account how many people turned off their cable/dish? Blanks Jan 2014 #19

Not worried about this younger generation. searchingforlight Jan 2014 #21

I watched BRET BAEIER, SPECIAL REPORT yesterday, and saw five advertisements for CANES in one hour. TrollBuster9090 Jan 2014 #24

I suspect young viewers probably are not spending much time watching any of the news shows lostincalifornia Jan 2014 #27

It is surprising how gleeful this makes me feel. Squinch Jan 2014 #28

I watch Fox News almost every day. Mr.Bill Jan 2014 #29

Yeah, me too. It's actually fairly entertaining in that context. eom Blanks Jan 2014 #36

Who would have guessed that Fox News EC Jan 2014 #30

GREAT NEWS! Even the cons I know who watch FoxNews regularly know it's full of shit Pretzel_Warrior Jan 2014 #34

Thank you, babylonsister! BlueCaliDem Jan 2014 #37

You can't fool all the people all the time. And good luck with the youths! Coyotl Jan 2014 #41

Looks like the Daily show, SNL and the other comedy shows kimbutgar Jan 2014 #42

excellent Liberal_in_LA Jan 2014 #44

Could Some Of The Millenials Have Noticed That... Vogon_Glory Jan 2014 #50

k&r... spanone Jan 2014 #53

The youth of this country can't afford to be RUSHED to judgment, ergo.. orpupilofnature57 Jan 2014 #54

It's pretty hard to rebrand shit and make it smell nice. n/t RKP5637 Jan 2014 #55

Anyone, regardless of age, who lives in Hotel Reality would reject Faux. Boomerproud Jan 2014 #56

Their Audience Share Declines Daily colsohlibgal Jan 2014 #59

Megyn Kelly? What was it.. the Cha Jan 2014 #61

Who else here is surprised that they have young viewers at all? NT Jamaal510 Jan 2014 #63

It doesn't matter if young viewers avoid Fox "News" like the plague. Enthusiast Jan 2014 #64

Oh yes there is, almost no young viewer I know watches corporate TV its youtube or other sources Katashi_itto Jan 2014 #65

Millions of voters only watch corporate TV. It might be a bad choice but it is one people make. Enthusiast Jan 2014 #66

The corporate viewers are a declining demographic Katashi_itto Jan 2014 #67

One that includes me and my family. Enthusiast Jan 2014 #69

My kids, and their spouses, are Democrats HockeyMom Jan 2014 #68

No Fox "News Channel" here. mwooldri Jan 2014 #72

Our young folks are less bigoted - TBF Jan 2014 #73

FOX NEWS IS ON LIFE-SUPPORT. JEFF9K Jan 2014 #74

The kids are all right n/t Demeter Jan 2014 #77

So their only attempt to build a younger viewership was JoeyT Jan 2014 #80

Normal people don't watch Pox News (NT) The Wizard Jan 2014 #83

FOX re brand father founding Jan 2014 #84

Fox News is BORING. Mariana Jan 2014 #85

Its boring but effective LiberalLovinLug Jan 2014 #97

It's not effective for getting them new, younger viewers. Mariana Jan 2014 #103

Nothing drives young people away faster than them knowing that old people like it. L0oniX Jan 2014 #86

Kids these days... they just don't like Fox Tabloid News! Boysterload Jan 2014 #90

welcome to DU gopiscrap Jan 2014 #96

That's because it is a plague /nt Shankapotomus Jan 2014 #92

THIS NEEDS THREE STANDING OVATIONS yuiyoshida Jan 2014 #94

I looked up the MSNBC numbers madville Jan 2014 #98

I hope I live to see the day they go off the air shenmue Jan 2014 #99

Excellent! gopiscrap Jan 2014 #101

Thanks, Babylon! You bring us great news!! AAO Jan 2014 #104

Well, let's see . . . HughBeaumont Jan 2014 #110