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lexw

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97. My mother and young sister's brains were highjacked by Fox News.

Sun Dec 9, 2012, 04:31 AM

Dec 2012

Very sad to watch: as the words they spoke obviously came directly from Fox /Limbaugh (I think most of you have heard it).

I recall my mom saying one day, when she found all her other children were very liberal and voted for Democrats: "Why would you vote that way?" ...she asked me in a disgusted tone. I don't recall what I said, I just remember cursing Fox News afterward.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr: Fox News Has Divided Country In A Way Not Seen Since Civil War [View all] Adenoid_Hynkel Dec 2012 OP

He must be a highly perceptive man with great deductive reasoning skills. Scuba Dec 2012 #1

??? truebluegreen Dec 2012 #17

Lame attempt at sarcasm. Anybody and everybody can see what he's describing. Scuba Dec 2012 #26

It wasn't a lame attempt. I got it right away. nft plethoro Dec 2012 #28

My bad. truebluegreen Dec 2012 #30

Fairness Doctrine liberalmike27 Dec 2012 #42

Thanks for reminding me . . . Still Blue in PDX Dec 2012 #57

I have been listening to 760AM-Denver and 92.1 Madison WI since KPOJ left us high and dry classof56 Dec 2012 #73

Reagan, of course, was the president in 1987. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #59

President in name only as, by 1987, according to several sources, Reagan coalition_unwilling Dec 2012 #68

Very true. Howard Baker was really the President. eom greyghost Dec 2012 #69

It might have started in 1962. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #75

and Keith was on Comedy Central DBoon Dec 2012 #74

Actually he was on MS-NBC dreamnightwind Dec 2012 #90

The Fairness Doctrine was, at best, a red herring cprise Dec 2012 #86

So true. FlyinButter Dec 2012 #107

No problem. Yes, RFK jr is to be admired, as was his father. Scuba Dec 2012 #62

I remember it well... truebluegreen Dec 2012 #76

That is exactly how it has felt. love_katz Dec 2012 #94

I was in Europe that fall of 1980, watching the campaign, truebluegreen Dec 2012 #106

22% of Americans can't see what he's describing iemitsu Dec 2012 #51

Good response, thanks. You know, Fox can't do this alone. Most of the media is complicit ... Scuba Dec 2012 #60

Yes, to all you say. iemitsu Dec 2012 #67

Someone once posted... love_katz Dec 2012 #95

Hear, hear. iemitsu Dec 2012 #101

Why the lame attempt at putting him down? Fox viewers can't see what he's describing, pnwmom Dec 2012 #88

It was definately NOT an attempt to "put him down" , but to ... Scuba Dec 2012 #99

Unfortunately, millions of Fox followers aren't smart enough to see it. pnwmom Dec 2012 #100

I think many of Fox's viewers know they're being used, but they're more comfortable ... Scuba Dec 2012 #102

Yep, and Rupert Murdoch is working to buy up more media outlets in the US so he can RKP5637 Dec 2012 #2

We can't allow that. dawn frenzy adams Dec 2012 #15

You should also post this, I think, as an OP for visibility if not already done. n/t RKP5637 Dec 2012 #25

And Obama's FCC is getting ready to help. woo me with science Dec 2012 #19

In the big picture, no, I'm not surprised. It's just another WTF moment in my life of RKP5637 Dec 2012 #24

First I've heard of this; thanks for passing it on. pacalo Dec 2012 #37

It's mostly the same . . . GatorLarry Dec 2012 #72

Please use the correct adjective to describe our party. llmart Dec 2012 #78

What happened to anti trust laws? Nt abelenkpe Dec 2012 #27

Amazing, isn't it ... we now seem to be a country that embraces monopolies and stifles RKP5637 Dec 2012 #32

I imagine Bain Clear Channel may have some more outlets for sale soon ThomThom Dec 2012 #38

And We Continue To Wait For A Challenger! mazzarro Dec 2012 #39

If we continue to allow them to buy up media and broadcast propaganda then frankly RKP5637 Dec 2012 #44

Won't happen. Joe Bacon Dec 2012 #64

Point well taken, but don't forget Rush. Faygo Kid Dec 2012 #3

ABC and the Rise of Rush Limbaugh Octafish Dec 2012 #23

It started with Rev Moon, the Korean cult leader and longtime crony (since the 60s) of GHWBush. blm Dec 2012 #34

Some people because of their behavior becom history's villans. Rush is one. kelliekat44 Dec 2012 #36

I noticed it, too... IthinkThereforeIAM Dec 2012 #48

The problem is that Fox so-called News viewers pandr32 Dec 2012 #4

Sadly, that's exactly what they think. Everything else is just liberal lies. Arkansas Granny Dec 2012 #13

They've got the unwitting dupes The Wizard Dec 2012 #18

I think some viewers are figuring it out ThomThom Dec 2012 #40

EXACTLY!!!!!!!! "Obama needs to speak directly to the people more ... RKP5637 Dec 2012 #45

This is not hyperbole. rainin Dec 2012 #5

Exactly Johnny2X2X Dec 2012 #6

Have you noticed that conservatives The Wizard Dec 2012 #20

Remember when Romney laughed? rainin Dec 2012 #22

Just last week, my brother in law was quoting the "Obama bowing to Muslims" crap mountain grammy Dec 2012 #35

We are witnessing the brainwashing of America into possibly another civil war of RKP5637 Dec 2012 #47

And where do their "facts" come from? dreamnightwind Dec 2012 #91

The Righ Wing has become a group fo true believers vinny9698 Dec 2012 #7

All Americans are, in a sense, subject to the sorts of lies spewed by Fox. iemitsu Dec 2012 #58

Can you expand on this? Flatulo Dec 2012 #77

The Fairnes Doctrine was established to make sure that iemitsu Dec 2012 #80

Oh, I wasn't implying that you're a Conspiracy Theorist... Flatulo Dec 2012 #85

Full of shit? I wouldn't be that harsh. Uninformed, definitely. rainin Dec 2012 #81

I appreciate your reasoned response, and I don't question the 90% figure for Flatulo Dec 2012 #84

Kennedy, Jr. is a smart man. America would do well to heed his warning.nt ladjf Dec 2012 #8

Much as Eisenhower's warning about the Military Industrial Complex was RKP5637 Dec 2012 #49

A lot of people watch way too much TV slackmaster Dec 2012 #9

+1. My in-laws are big FOX watchers, and they always seem to have the tv on. Adsos Letter Dec 2012 #55

My in-laws too and I have never heard ordinary people spew such crap. Their minds have been twisted. Democratopia Dec 2012 #104

It's like they are Citizen KKKane LynneSin Dec 2012 #10

Now, now, now... both sides do it. Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2012 #11

Exactly! SoapBox Dec 2012 #12

I want the old man to finally die. Sorry. smirkymonkey Dec 2012 #63

He's exactly right. proud2BlibKansan Dec 2012 #14

It is best John2 Dec 2012 #16

I think that's a good point. malthaussen Dec 2012 #43

Every time Fox News blackdiamond62 Dec 2012 #21

This is our Second Civil War. onehandle Dec 2012 #29

Problem is, a lot of like minded people are just too fucking soft. Great Caesars Ghost Dec 2012 #93

So true abelenkpe Dec 2012 #31

Are TPTB of this country naive, or just complicit and complacent, just cogs in a machine RKP5637 Dec 2012 #33

Not just Fox News, Rush Limbaugh et al Spider Jerusalem Dec 2012 #41

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2012 #46

Fortunately, the internet... Aviation Pro Dec 2012 #50

America has the best disguised propaganda machine the world has ever seen liberal N proud Dec 2012 #52

but that's the thing - it ISN'T disguised Skittles Dec 2012 #54

I agree, Skittles. love_katz Dec 2012 #98

They Preach Hate And Fear Blunt477 Dec 2012 #53

There's no denying that Fox News has been very harmful to our country.. rainlillie Dec 2012 #56

This goes back to the 90's. blkmusclmachine Dec 2012 #61

Fox is absolutely a wing of repub party Robo47 Dec 2012 #65

Rupert "Goebels" Murdock, enemy of the United States Robo47 Dec 2012 #66

All for the richest 1% and their corporations & now they want it all including slave labor! LaPera Dec 2012 #70

One need only read Profiles In Courage TinCup Dec 2012 #71

Any insight into what can be done about it? rainin Dec 2012 #82

kennedy is wrong- fox is a tick on talk radio's ass certainot Dec 2012 #79

I had kind of the same sentiment. There really is no counterpart to Talk Radio, Flatulo Dec 2012 #87

RW talk & "Christian" radio are all that's on some places Patiod Dec 2012 #108

You are so right. Fox has destroyed families. kimbutgar Dec 2012 #83

This is scary as hell Kennah Dec 2012 #89

If it's civil war they want, then I am ready!!! Great Caesars Ghost Dec 2012 #92

I've been preaching about the takeover of America defacto7 Dec 2012 #96

My mother and young sister's brains were highjacked by Fox News. lexw Dec 2012 #97

The Obama administration has done a terrible job at communicating its message, Democratopia Dec 2012 #103

It's kinda become a rite of passage kydo Dec 2012 #105

Another activist, Chris Hedges, warning of a coming Civil War: rainin Dec 2012 #109