Poll: Fox News

[LorisBoi]

For every Rush Limbaugh, there is a Michael Moore.

Out of pure non-confrontational curiosity, why do people hate Michael Moore?

same reason they hate fox news just on the other end of the spectrum but he is on my list as the lowest form of human life on this planet

I asked for clarification, not opinion.

he normally twist facts around to make them agree with what hes saying
alot of what he puts in his movies are just blatant lies
his own film crew stated that he was a big fat idiot and that he was very difficult to work with

In defense of Michael Moore the guy is just using the same tactics as his 'enemies'. He does twist facts and misrepresent them, which makes for inaccurate journalism, but he is entirely reactionary.
However I don't endorse him in doing so. You can't fight bad journalism with more bad journalism, it defeats the point entirely and does nothing to solve the issue. He does more harm than good.

 

[LorisBoi]

At the risk of sounding rhetorical; I seriously dislike them and what they do, but I would never want to stop them from doing it. Freedom of Speech is what makes the world great, even though if they had it their way Freedom of Speech would be a thing of the past.

 

[joshthor]

I dont agree with everything they do. they are very conservitive. just like nbc is very liberal. to each their own. all news stations do what they can to stir ratings. fox just knows their crowd.

 

[Lord Beautiful]

*tremendous snip*

For the love of Jebus, thank you. This is pretty much my stance on Fox News. It's so refreshing to see the few posts like this which aren't lined to the brim references to Nazis and Satan. I can also do without the "Faux News" schtick (oh, how cute; it's funny because it's a pun using the French word for "false;" grow the fuck up).

As far as the opinion-based shows go (Hannity, Beck, O'Reilly, etc.), your mileage may vary, and understandably so, but as far as the strictly-news programs go, it isn't bad. Fuck, I'd go so far as to say that from what I've seen, its business-centered shows are actually good. And Red Eye is damn ddicting in a way I can't seem to describe.

Also, screw Media Matters.

I'm done.

 

[Darwins_Folly]

Relying om Fox News for information Will only make you dumber, but they're good for lols.

 

[SantoUno]

Here are the O'Reilly comments too:

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Oh, my fucking god.

How the hell is that level of stupidity even allowed to be a known news reporter?

I just listened to an old man acting like a fucking child, quickly spouting out questions he know no one can answer, and some that actually do have an answer, and he's calling his critics pinheads?

I had a hard facepalm moment when I viewed the video.

As for my opinion on Fox News, I will never consider them an actual news corporation due to the fact that most of their "reporters" are ignorant, misinformed, childish conservatives who just make up news stories that are clearly intended to spark controversy.

 

[Kadoodle]

Just because of this, I'll splice a clip of Bill o'Reilly being a dipshit with a clip of Antoine Dodson saying "You are so DUMB; You are REALLY DUMMB, fo REAL."

 

[Awexsome]

Ugh... I can take biased places like MSNBC. What I can't take is lying to front that bias. Anyone can share their opinions but to deliberately lie to make their opinion seem better... that's inexcuseable.

I mean there are hundreds of examples already of Fox news being called out on it. Other networks make a mistake here and there but they apologise and feel bad about looking unprofessional. And fox... well you know where this is going.

 

[Tim_Buoy]

For every Rush Limbaugh, there is a Michael Moore.

Out of pure non-confrontational curiosity, why do people hate Michael Moore?

same reason they hate fox news just on the other end of the spectrum but he is on my list as the lowest form of human life on this planet

I asked for clarification, not opinion.

he normally twist facts around to make them agree with what hes saying
alot of what he puts in his movies are just blatant lies
his own film crew stated that he was a big fat idiot and that he was very difficult to work with

In defense of Michael Moore the guy is just using the same tactics as his 'enemies'. He does twist facts and misrepresent them, which makes for inaccurate journalism, but he is entirely reactionary.
However I don't endorse him in doing so. You can't fight bad journalism with more bad journalism, it defeats the point entirely and does nothing to solve the issue. He does more harm than good.

agreed i mostly despise anyone who lies to spread their own ideals while not even acknowledging their opponents view points

 

[CaptainKoala]

My thoughts?

Well, I've seen Glenn Beck tell a woman that euthanasia is where the government elects to kill you if you're too much of a financial burden, and I've seen Bill O'Reilly categorically state that Stephen Hawking (he actually kept calling him Hawkings) has no explanation for the moon or the tides.

Their biggest and "best" are a bunch of manipulative morons (or geniuses, depending on how you look at it) who receive viewing figures they probably sold their souls to the devil for.

Glenn Beck even blames the Jews for Jesus' death for fuck's sake.

Don't even get me started on that fucking chalk board of his.

He is kind of crazy, but what do you have against the chalk board?

 

[coolkirb]

Anyone ever see the film Out Foxed. It lays out a pretty good arguement but it is a left-wing biased film, it also presents a good case as to why the movie bob was wrong when talking about how their doesent need to be (law escapes my mind) where you must present both sides of the arguement to the audeince. I dont hate Fox News though infortmation is cheaper and easier to acess then it has ever been if people chose to watch it that is thier choice. Most newscasts now are becoming slowly more like fox though, why because Fox News is a buisness it wants to make money and people like their... lets call it edgy style of reporting and as time goes on youll find more and more news stations like CNN and NBC becoming more like fox to gain a larger share of the profit so really you cant blame them for giving people what they want if people want highly biased enterataing news let them have it though hopefully they will chose to see all sides of the arguement themselves.

 

[AutobotDecepticon]

The American version of our Tabloids. Never to be taken as anything other than biased claims unless you have two other reliable sources backing them up.

And you know why?

He owns both.

...and Michael Eisner owned ABC. What's your point? Every news channel is owned by evil old men.

Personally I think that FOX stands out like a sore thumb, because the rest of the media has been liberal for quite awhile. Maybe not as blatantly as Fox's bias. But it's still bias.

 

[dkyros]

Relying om Fox News for information Will only make you dumber, but they're good for lols.

First off love the map. I guess I would hide the fact that Iraq exists if I were fox news as well. Might have to own up to a certain war that was started by their avatar of excellence.
Anyway, what does Fox news mean to me. Well I think 'news' may be a bit of a stretch. Not that what they deliver isn't news, but it is hardly objective or professional. What I believe is that it is pandering to a conservative christian audience. It is a fact that people are more likely to watch something that they agree with so its not like the channel is really brainwashing them or doing any further damage. I say keep it running for you see everyone has assholes and opinions and some whole asses will make theirs poignantly heard.

 

[escapistraptor]

Sure, if they attack a company personally they will defend themselves, but why are they even allowed to spread these lies? Since it's free publicity for the games, they have never been sued for damages, and this really annoys me.

I think you just answered your own question.

The thing that bugs the most is the fact that no one seems to stand up to them.
When the hell will people start pushing back to Fox news??

Uh, Fox News is the national laughing stock of everyone except those who are both stupid, and politically conservative. Yes, I mean even the smart conservatives and the stupid non-conservatives consider them a joke. They're ridiculed by almost every other media outlet out there, news-related or not. What more do you want? It's not like they're actively kicking puppies.

They represent everything that's bad with America, and I'm tired of it! [/rant]

This is the place to ***** and discuss about Fox News. Now, I must admit that since I'm not an American I don't know much about the actual Fox News, only about all the bad things that are said about it.

Oh, I get it now, you just don't know what the hell you're talking about. Please don't ever publicly put your two cents in about another countries culture unless you've personally lived it for awhile. It would be like if I (an American) made a forum topic called "Why do the British do everything wrong?" and just start complaining about the metric system and which side of the road they drive on.

Jeez, I'm really sick of this human tendency to completely misunderstand, stereotype, and make broad assumptions about other people's cultures. I guess I shouldn't be surprised, since many of my fellow Americans do it too. But seriously, get some perspective people. Even Yahtzee, who is usually brilliant in the context his game reviews, falls into the same idiotic racist diatribe about Americans too. Just assume that everything you know about us is wrong and forget about us. We'll be stepping out of the international limelight in a few years anyway, right?[/rant]

Sorry, Yahtzee's most recent Extra Punctuation essay just set me off about this topic. TL;DR? Most Americans treat Fox News as a joke, and the only people that take them seriously are other morons who would believe misinformation regardless of the existence of Fox News. Don't worry about it.

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

The American version of our Tabloids.

The difference here is that, I assume at least, the tabloids are not the undisputed king (in terms of number of people watching) of reporting in your area.

 

[Mercurio128]

*steps on box
Being a republican...
*dodges tomatoes
That was uncalled for.
*Steps down from box
Look, I'm fine with some of fox news reporting. Yes, they have an obvious bias. So does EVERYTHING else. That said, I completely ignore their video game news group, which needs to get a new brain cell, their only one is wearing away fast.
Custer's Revenge was (thankfully) a LONG time ago. Let's move on, Fox video game division.
It's like Rush Limbaugh. He's not the devil people think he is, if you take the time to read his work, he is not nearly as crazy as EVERYTHING makes him out to be.
Fox isn't the best, but they are by far not the worst.
For any news outlet, you should double check stories. I trust very little without multiple sources, and I like comparing viewpoints between Fox, NBC, and CNN.
*makes mental note to avoid quote messages in the inbox for a while
Ugh. Just opened myself to a shit storm here, didn't I?

What I don't understand is how they can get away with some of the outright lies they tell, or the 'experts' they drag out to support their opinions.

A little bias I can understand, yes, on the BBC you can tell they lean towards the centre-right most of the time. But if a BBC newscaster said some of the vile, childish things that Glenn Beck or O'Reilly spout on a weekly basis then they'd be out of a job and forced to apologise for misleading the public or for their inappropriate behaviour.

You really shouldn't have to be checking multiple news shows to confirm what the other says isn't bullsh*t, the people who watch the news should be keeping them on their toes. Writing to the networks to complain, pointing out obvious lies or slanders. Is there a central agency for regulating these guys in the US?

 

[2xDouble]

I will say this about FoxNews: When they actually report news they do a good job. Their opinions pretending to be news are utter crap.

Unfortunately, the ratio of opinion to news is skewed "slightly"... for every hour of actual news, we get 5-7 hours of opinion. Granted, it's not FoxNews ALONE. Pretty much all 24-hour news networks are guilty of this.

I'm just fine with reporters reporting things going on and letting us think for ourselves on what to do with it.

 

[superbatranger]

Well, Fox News provides us with a lot of ammmo. Yeah, they're not perfect, and if you don't like what they say, then don't pay attention.

 

[Eclectic Dreck]

For every Rush Limbaugh, there is a Michael Moore.

Out of pure non-confrontational curiosity, why do people hate Michael Moore?

same reason they hate fox news just on the other end of the spectrum but he is on my list as the lowest form of human life on this planet

I asked for clarification, not opinion.

The reasons people hate Michael Moore are many but fall into a few categories:
1) People hate soapbox preachers except in rare instances where they wholeheartedly agree with the content of the soapbox speech. Moore gives these any time someone puts him in front of a microphone
2) He is extremely liberal. Extremism in any form tends to be unsettling to moderates and entirely worthy of hate by people on the opposite side.
3) His entire career is based around producing films presented as documentaries that make arguments in accordance with points 1 and 2 but the case is made by regular use of information out of context (the best of the bad) or outright lies.

For the record, I don't care for the man nor do I think he does his cause any real justice (attaching his name to a cause reduces the credibility of the cause in the eyes of a great many people), but I do think he produces an entertaining, if not entirely truthful or informative, movie.

 

[ENKC]

Ah, Fox News. Or 'The George W. Bush Ministry of Republican Propaganda' as I tend to see it. Albeit Bush Jr isn't around any more.