Thread: Fox news

Glen Beck rocks, if you don't believe me, ask Anita Hill

Originally Posted by Navaja

Glen Beck rocks, if you don't believe me, ask Anita Hill

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Originally Posted by majurey

Ratings is not a guarantee of quality though.

What about the news though?

Are you saying Laurie Dhue is not quality?


Is she still on FOX?

Glenn Beck, Ann Coulter, et al., have gotten quite wealtlhy by stroking and misdirecting the public's frustration and anger. The more outrageous the claims of these peddlers of misinformation, the more money they make. Read about their lifestyles and tell me they're not interested in the money. Living among the "rich and famous," there is no way they can actually relate to the people they claim to represent.

Originally Posted by sffone

Glenn Beck, Ann Coulter, et al., have gotten quite wealtlhy by stroking and misdirecting the public's frustration and anger. The more outrageous the claims of these peddlers of misinformation, the more money they make. Read about their lifestyles and tell me they're not interested in the money. Living among the "rich and famous," there is no way they can actually relate to the people they claim to represent.

True or not this is a subject for another thread. In fact, if someone doesn't start that thread soon I might have to myself

Originally Posted by sffone

Read about their lifestyles and tell me they're not interested in the money. Living among the "rich and famous," there is no way they can actually relate to the people they claim to represent.

I doubt they would deny being interested in money. They are probably quite proud (and rightly so) that they have "made it big". I think the people they represent are those who also see nothing wrong with "making it big" and would rather the government leave them alone so they can pursue their own goals unhindered.

That used to be the "American Dream", as opposed to getting yourself accepted into some grievance group and expecting a hand-out, or thinking that is or should be everyone's goal and being surprised, sometimes even offended, when the rubes don't vote that way.

Originally Posted by TexasBob

I doubt they would deny being interested in money. They are probably quite proud (and rightly so) that they have "made it big". I think the people they represent are those who also see nothing wrong with "making it big" and would rather the government leave them alone so they can pursue their own goals unhindered.

That used to be the "American Dream", as opposed to getting yourself accepted into some grievance group and expecting a hand-out, or thinking that is or should be everyone's goal and being surprised, sometimes even offended, when the rubes don't vote that way.

TexasBob, since you make your point very clearly I nominate you to start that thread.
Will anyone second my nomination?

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"If you do not read the papers you are uninformed, if you do read the papers you are misinformed." Twain

Originally Posted by TexasBob

I doubt they would deny being interested in money. They are probably quite proud (and rightly so) that they have "made it big". I think the people they represent are those who also see nothing wrong with "making it big" and would rather the government leave them alone so they can pursue their own goals unhindered.

That used to be the "American Dream", as opposed to getting yourself accepted into some grievance group and expecting a hand-out, or thinking that is or should be everyone's goal and being surprised, sometimes even offended, when the rubes don't vote that way.

There's nothing wrong with wanting to make money. That wasn't my point. My point was that people like Beck make a lot of money from getting other people worked up and agitated (and the record is pretty clear on that score). Therefore, agitation, in and of itself become the driving motivation and real political discourse falls to the wayside because people too often get caught up in the inflammatory rhetoric and don't fully examine the issues.