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NCTraveler

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11. They repeate and often generate talking points for the right.
Tue Oct 31, 2017, 07:43 PM
Oct 2017

They are also the rights main source of releasing propaganda, which is inline and often the same as the talking points. They have been out in front pushing Republicans message in real time.

I don’t watch but do read some of their crap. Nothing wrong with understanding their messaging and game plan.

Know your enemy. SCantiGOP Oct 2017 #1
But there's nothing there to know.. defacto7 Oct 2017 #44
Exactly. Dave Starsky Nov 2017 #61
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2017 #64
The Talking Points Do Not Change???? Wiseman32218 Oct 2017 #46
I agree. It's important to know what info others are exposed to,sometimes the only info they get.nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2017 #54
Because they have a not insignficant audience that drinks the koolaid hlthe2b Oct 2017 #2
Because their lies are effective lame54 Oct 2017 #3
Why would anyone remain willfully ignorant of bluepen Oct 2017 #4
Thank you as I have a feeling the OP was directed at me. I think we need to know what Fox is anneboleyn Oct 2017 #5
Having just replied to your post bluepen Oct 2017 #6
Thank you bluepen! That makes me feel better. I hate to feel discouraged on DU as we need to anneboleyn Oct 2017 #16
Totally agree!!!! Wiseman32218 Oct 2017 #47
+1.nt Honeycombe8 Oct 2017 #55
This Docreed2003 Nov 2017 #60
Nothing wrong with information... defacto7 Oct 2017 #48
It's nice to know what talking points I will be confronted with from wingnut nation. Trust Buster Oct 2017 #7
I don't think it's an obsession. It's hard not to speak out when you The Wielding Truth Oct 2017 #8
I can't bdamomma Oct 2017 #9
good article at this link on Fox's misinformation effect diva77 Oct 2017 #10
They repeate and often generate talking points for the right. NCTraveler Oct 2017 #11
Because many of us have friends or relatives who have been totally brainwashed by Fox News. milestogo Oct 2017 #12
Definitely the case in our family/friends (former friends as in Facebook contacts but still we need anneboleyn Oct 2017 #18
Fox and those who watch it are an important piece of what is going on wasupaloopa Oct 2017 #13
Are you talking to me? Because Fox has the biggest cable news audience, and Trumpers get all info anneboleyn Oct 2017 #14
Not specifically -I understand wanting to know their talking points malaise Oct 2017 #17
It's "not DU" to discuss how the left is being grotesquely malinged by a massive media empire anneboleyn Oct 2017 #23
Sis I like your posts malaise Oct 2017 #27
So you think adding visibility to their news defacto7 Oct 2017 #49
I have friends who love to hatewatch Hannity and then tweet about it, making octoberlib Oct 2017 #15
That's my worry - it drives up their viewership malaise Oct 2017 #19
I have often wondered the same. cwydro Oct 2017 #20
We don't even have it malaise Oct 2017 #22
I havent watched it except when I see it at the gym. cwydro Oct 2017 #26
I already know what the have to say.. LakeArenal Oct 2017 #21
You need a way better source malaise Oct 2017 #24
sometimes i'll look over there and it's just amazing how far they are detached from reality. spanone Oct 2017 #25
I can't watch them malaise Oct 2017 #29
me too... spanone Oct 2017 #31
Curiousity SJMULE Oct 2017 #28
I like to keep up with what my relatives are hearing flyingfysh Oct 2017 #30
Vincente Fox? His trolling of Two Scoops is the best! QED Oct 2017 #32
They actually think they are doing something.... vi5 Oct 2017 #33
You win the thread malaise Oct 2017 #34
I used to post Morning Joescum stuff but I got sick of the RETHUG talking points malaise Oct 2017 #35
This defacto7 Oct 2017 #50
Yep. Dave Starsky Nov 2017 #62
seems like every where i go bluestarone Oct 2017 #36
Until recently they had a remarkable influence on much of the MSM underpants Oct 2017 #37
I never understood that malaise Oct 2017 #40
Follow...... underpants Oct 2017 #42
No obsessed, just amazed and curious. KY_EnviroGuy Oct 2017 #38
I don't have the stomach to listen to Fox TomSlick Oct 2017 #39
LOL. Really! It seems that DU members comprise the largest audience for Fox, Rush and the rest. PSPS Oct 2017 #41
I have not tuned into Fox since the 2008 primaries. Currently CentralMass Oct 2017 #43
I have not listened to them since the 90's. Mediumsizedhand Oct 2017 #45
Not obsessed, but envious that the GOP has an exclusive state media outlet... VOX Oct 2017 #51
Agreed, however.... dhol82 Oct 2017 #57
True. And nicely put. VOX Oct 2017 #58
As well should any rational person hate authoritarianism dhol82 Oct 2017 #59
I have no idea. defacto7 Oct 2017 #52
Because DUers love to wring their hands and gnash their teeth ornotna Oct 2017 #53
I've never watched Fox. greatauntoftriplets Oct 2017 #56
Because one third of the country believes it, and acts upon it. And yes, the Sun Tzu quote applies. TrollBuster9090 Nov 2017 #63
Not ignoring Republican disinformation propaganda affecting many Americans is "obsessing"? betsuni Nov 2017 #65
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