Fox News Presidential Coverage

Conas

Being watching the right-wing extremists at Fox News lately, and to be honest they are doing absolutely everything they possibly can to make sure Mitt Romney wins the election. I means it's shocking the amount of Obama bashing that's going on. They are hitting him from every angle possible. I hope Obama wins. If Fox News say one thing, make sure you go and do the total opposite.

Only in America do people buy into the Fox News right wing propoganda, and actually believe it. Scary!

Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly have Irish ancestry, I can see why no one ever talks about them over here. Imagine them on RTE? lol. They'd be ripped apart, humiliated, then sacked.

Atlantis50

Tune into left-wing extremists on MSNBC to get some balance.

Atlantis50

Oh and could you please post some links (videos) of this to back up your argument?

I'll do likewise with MSNBC if you can.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

I remember when the word extremists actually used to mean something

Amerika

Conas wrote: »

Being watching the right-wing extremists at Fox News lately...

Which "right-wing extremists" are you referring to?

Conas

Atlantis50 wrote: »

Oh and could you please post some links (videos) of this to back up your argument?

I'll do likewise with MSNBC if you can.

Well I'm offering MY opinion if you don't mind, so I don't need to post videos because I'm reviewing the shows I've watched so far. All their time seems dedicated to bashing Obama and his policies, and making it look like everything is going to be brilliant if Romney's elected. I don't see this as been remotely "balanced and fair", which is what Fox prides themselves on.

Conas

Amerika wrote: »

Which "right-wing extremists" are you referring to?

Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity.

Amerika

Conas wrote: »

I don't see this as been remotely "balanced and fair", which is what Fox prides themselves on.

But Fox News is fair and balanced.


http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/14/fox-news-barack-obama-media-opinions-contributors-s-robert-lichter.html

Amerika

Conas wrote: »

Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity.

I could see Hannity taking his viewpoints to the conservative limits (he's a Conservative, not a Republican), but would never claim O'Reilly to be a right-wing extremist... he's too middle ground.

aphex™

Switched on the TV this morning and about 5 of them were sitting around a table moaning about Obama. How Obama said things would be different but they're "really just the same".

I nearly vomited. Look at the amount of debt he inherited from Bush and his 'strong dollar policy' crazy economics :eek:

Then, they started moaning about Obama being a crap commander in chief and having no control because some Seal Team solider was writing a book about the Osama Bin Laden operation.

Conas

Amerika wrote: »

But Fox News is fair and balanced.


http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/14/fox-news-barack-obama-media-opinions-contributors-s-robert-lichter.html

Well that's your opinion. I don't think it is.

My feeling from watching their coverage so far is their making people afraid of voting in Obama again, and that's it all doom. They want Romney to win. They are a Republican station so it's understandable.

All these guests that they have on are all anti-obama. All promoting books about how bad his policies are. I just don't agree with it, so I'm offering MY opinion.

I think Obama has been a great president. He's a good leader, nice man, and has made a positive impact on people around the world. I don't agree with Fox's picture of him at all. He deserves 4 more years.

karma_

Amerika wrote: »

But Fox News is fair and balanced.

You have got to be kidding....

I could see Hannity taking his viewpoints to the conservative limits (he's a Conservative, not a Republican), but would never claim O'Reilly to be a right-wing extremist... he's too middle ground.

Ahh... you were kidding. Carry on.

Amerika

Conas wrote: »

I think Obama has been a great president. He's a good leader, nice man, and has made a positive impact on people around the world. I don't agree with Fox's picture of him at all. He deserves 4 more years.

A lot of people would agree with you... but it's starting to look like not enough. With those that really count (and vote) President Obama’s poll numbers have been steadily dropping. And being behind in the polls isn’t a good place for an incumbent going into the conventions.

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Amerika

Conas wrote: »

... and to be honest they are doing absolutely everything they possibly can to make sure Mitt Romney wins the election.

Lets say for argument sake you’re correct. I guess we then could also honestly say ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, and CNN are doing everything they possibly can do to make sure Barack Obama wins reelection.

Conas

Amerika wrote: »

A lot of people would agree with you... but it's starting to look like not enough. With those that really count (and vote) President Obama’s poll numbers have been steadily dropping. And being behind in the polls isn’t a good place for an incumbent going into the conventions.

You just can't be saying things like that. Ugh! :rolleyes:

Obama, Romney in dead heat ahead of party conventions: poll

The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll showed that Romney edged Obama 47 percent to 46 percent among registered voters, which was well within the poll's 4-percentage-point margin of error.

The new poll found that nearly six in 10 voters saw Romney as a president who would do more to help the wealthy than the middle class. About six in 10 said Obama would do more to help the middle class.

Just like the findings of a recent Gallup poll, the new poll showed that Obama still won over Romney in likeability by 61 percent to 27 percent. Obama also held a double-digit lead on social issues and women's issues, which sidetracked the campaign in recent weeks.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2012-08/28/c_123637339.htm

Conas

Amerika wrote: »

Lets say for argument sake you’re correct. I guess we then could also honestly say ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, and CNN are doing everything they possibly can do to make sure Barack Obama wins reelection.

So then you would be agreeing with me that Fox News are wanting Mitt Romney to win which is what I've been implying from the start?

If so, then they can't claim to be "balanced and far", and they can't claim to be conservative either when their clearly favouring the Republicans.

Anyway Rupert Murdoch owns Fox News, and this little piece is taken from his Wikipedia page.

Murdoch has been critical of the competence of Mitt Romney's team but nonetheless has been strongly supportive of a Republican victory, tweeting: "Of course I want him [Romney] to win, save us from socialism, etc."



So big bad Bill, Hannity and the rest of the gang aren't going to have opposite views to the man who pays their wages. Infact their going to be the bearers of his views, and do what their told. hehehe

Amerika

Conas wrote: »

So then you would be agreeing with me that Fox News are wanting Mitt Romney to win which is what I've been implying from the start?

No, I think my actual quote was "Lets say for argument sake you’re correct." I believe that has the same connotation internationally as it does domestically.

Conas

Amerika wrote: »

No, I think my actual quote was "Lets say for argument sake you’re correct." I believe that has the same connotation internationally as it does domestically.

Ok, but are ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, and CNN all claiming to be "balanced and fair? Are they all claiming to be conservatives? are they claiming to be the 2012 Election Headquarters?

sarumite

Amerika wrote: »

But Fox News is fair and balanced.


http://www.forbes.com/2009/11/14/fox-news-barack-obama-media-opinions-contributors-s-robert-lichter.html

FNC mixes news and opinion so frequently it is impossible to know which is their news segments and which is their opinion segments. Although they may argue that their news is fair and balanced, their opinion is absolutely solidly in the right (just ask Chris Wallace). So when you mix your news and opinion so effortlessly as Fox does, it is easy to see why 'Fox news:Fair and balanced' begins to look to much like an oxymoron (with morons like steve doocy).

southsiderosie

MOD NOTE:

It is hard to see what we're supposed to be having a discussion about here, as the OP is just a rant against Fox News. If someone wants to start a thread on media bias feel free, but let's try to base it on something other than Bill O'Reilley/Al Sharpton SUCKS! BOOOOOOOO!!!