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Hamlette

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14. Good point. We had republicans in our family circle and we could discuss politics

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #5)

Fri May 29, 2015, 07:40 PM

May 2015

not any more. They just call us liars when we point out some fact. They say the only news that is truthful is Fox and if I got my info from any other source it is a lie. It's the bubble. They never talk to/hear anything else so they are shocked and refuse to believe it.

They might have cooked their own goose, and in some way maybe we should be thankful it didn't happen on our side. Only old people watch Fox and not sure how they can change their model to keep viewers. Young 'uns are not buying into their shit on religion with 75% of them saying "religion is not important to me". Not godless yet, but a start.

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It's Fox's fault. All of it. Most of the crazies in Congress and dysfunctional gov't. All Fox. [View all] Hamlette May 2015 OP

And Limbaugh. nt tridim May 2015 #1

yes, right wing talk radio has been a pervasive influence phantom power May 2015 #2

You hit the nail directly on the head! world wide wally May 2015 #3

I don't think we can just call it television anymore - New Orleans Strong May 2015 #16

And now for this: New Orleans Strong May 2015 #20

This. Times a Brazilian. nt hifiguy May 2015 #22

Don't forget RW radio. My brother became a loonie when he was a trucker and valerief May 2015 #4

Is that also when religion was co-opted by the GOP or vice versa? NightWatcher May 2015 #5

I think that started with Reagan FiveGoodMen May 2015 #6

No the religion stuff started in the late 70's. longship May 2015 #7

Good point. We had republicans in our family circle and we could discuss politics Hamlette May 2015 #14

K&R..... daleanime May 2015 #8

them and the dolts who believe them Romeo.lima333 May 2015 #9

agreed Doctor_J May 2015 #10

trying to survive the reagan revolution when amerikans lost all sense of realty. pansypoo53219 May 2015 #15

Our idiot myopic pushover Dems FINALLY got around to setting up something formal to address this. calimary May 2015 #11

thank God Hamlette May 2015 #13

Fox is attempting to duplicate it's success in Australia where they installed a RW Idiot Government. Fred Sanders May 2015 #12

fox poisons media in general, because their commercial success BlancheSplanchnik May 2015 #17

Yup it's totally the fault of Fox and AM Hate Radio. Initech May 2015 #18

Yes, if anything is to blame its Faux and other RW media.. DCBob May 2015 #19

Blame it on Raygun. Fuddnik May 2015 #21

I wonder what it is like to be brainwashed and have no idea that you are. world wide wally May 2015 #23

I firmly believe Fux was a deliberately created propaganda channel. The influence from that shit Mnemosyne May 2015 #24