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crunch60

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25. The problem is much of the MSM have been hijacked by the right wing

Reply to aggiesal (Original post)

Thu May 10, 2012, 11:42 PM

May 2012

propaganda machine. They are paid very well for spewing out lies and inciting violence and hatred between our diverse cultures. Divide and Conquer.
We need many more liberal voices on our public airways to give balance and choice to what people hear and are exposed to.

If Rupert Murdoch and his ilk go down and take Roger Ailes/Fox with him, so be it. That would be a good thing.

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Could Feds Yanks Broadcast Rights from Fox News? [View all] aggiesal May 2012 OP

The First Amendment allows them to broadcast their crap The Velveteen Ocelot May 2012 #1

Yes it is their right SoutherDem May 2012 #4

Well said Meiko May 2012 #6

I have no problem with free speech. aggiesal May 2012 #7

I'm with you on the free speech thing. But there are issues of false advertising, 20score May 2012 #9

Do not call it news then. I'm no expert but as a "news" channel they may have Malikshah May 2012 #20

FCC can come down on the usage of "news". They have a public obligation to report news not lies. firehorse May 2012 #2

If they find News Corp to be a criminal enterprise, couldn't that affect their license? alfredo May 2012 #5

Not just "left wingers" but most in the 'reality based community' see thru FOX FailureToCommunicate May 2012 #3

Yes, but the problem is . . . aggiesal May 2012 #10

I'll believe it when I see it... Brooklyn Dame May 2012 #8

They could, but they won't. DavidDvorkin May 2012 #11

I don't know for sure what the FCC could do... WCGreen May 2012 #12

Right now Fox Turbineguy May 2012 #13

They should be fining FOX for lies abelenkpe May 2012 #14

Kind of a slippery slope IMHO. Ignoring them is the best way. virgogal May 2012 #15

Politically, it would be a very stupid thing to do and would be seen (accurately) as trying to 24601 May 2012 #16

MSNBC does not use airwaves ... aggiesal May 2012 #18

maybe, but simpy lying won't be the grounds stupidicus May 2012 #17

Fox News is not "BROADCAST," as I understand it; they're cable. October May 2012 #19

Fox "News" has the 1st amendment freedom to tell lies, but... OverBurn May 2012 #21

I sure hope so. Fox is just a source of propaganda collected illegally...not news source! Auntie Bush May 2012 #22

Broadcast licenses don't include cable thesquanderer May 2012 #23

I think that would be Fox TV Stations (those owned by NewsCorp), not Fox News fishwax May 2012 #24

The problem is much of the MSM have been hijacked by the right wing crunch60 May 2012 #25

Can the FCC revoke Fox's broadcast licenses? Theoretically yes. Realistically no. onenote May 2012 #26

locking maddezmom May 2012 #27