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View Poll Results: Would you? Could you?
Yes. A salary that high would be worth being a publicly known as a proven liar. 5 12.50%
Yes. The opportunity to advance my agenda by appealing to the miguided/uneducated would be worth being publicly known as a proven liar. 1 2.50%
Maybe. It would depend on the actual salary and what kind of distortions/lies my employer would expect from me. 2 5.00%
No. I could never continually lie to a misguided/uneducated audience on a daily basis for financial or political gain. 27 67.50%
I don’t know. 2 5.00%
Other. 3 7.50%
Voters: 40. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 09-11-2009, 10:05 PM
 
Location: Southcentral Kansas
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I was thrilled to see that I am undereducated because I watch Beck daily. Actually, I don't think the people at my former college would be very happy to see that I am undereducated for watching Beck. I got out of there with a Masters Degree. I wonder if they really were that bad. It wasn't an Ivy League school but I once though about going to Penn. Does that count?
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Old 09-11-2009, 10:06 PM
 
Location: Arizona
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If you give your audience what they want, then you are a successfull entertainer. If you can live with that, then you got it made. If your audience runs off, foaming at the mouth at your words, wanting to destroy all liberals,then that's their problem. Rush Limbaugh comes to mind. IT'S ALL ENTERTAINMENT!!!!! You better believe that if the ratings drop they would change the message.
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Old 09-11-2009, 10:10 PM
 
Location: North Side of Indy, IN
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Politico, it is difficult to reason with individuals that bring out or point out selective information. Or may I state, disregards information that it is not convenient to point out.
I completely agree, observer. I've tried to rep you a couple of times, but it says I need to spread the love around a little more, first.
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Old 09-11-2009, 10:10 PM
 
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Really so this was your version of "love" for the viewers of Fox. Oh yes I see it now, such a sweet, lovely, kind post. *Please insert all the sarcasm you can muster into my comment*.
You all prove on here day in and day out that what Politico says is true.
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Old 09-11-2009, 10:11 PM
 
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If you give your audience what they want, then you are a successfull entertainer. If you can live with that, then you got it made. If your audience runs off, foaming at the mouth at your words, wanting to destroy all liberals,then that's their problem. Rush Limbaugh comes to mind. IT'S ALL ENTERTAINMENT!!!!! You better believe that if the ratings drop they would change the message.
Exactly so.
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Old 09-11-2009, 10:15 PM
 
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The only reason anyone doesn't like FOX news is because they don't like their stances given any heat or proven to be lacking in muster/credibility.

It is one way, and only one way and that is the liberal democrat way. If you don't believe in liberalism and love Obama, you are not as intelligent as those who do.

From the party that preaches freedom of speech and "fairness". It's only free and fair until they don't like being opposed any longer.
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Old 09-11-2009, 10:18 PM
 
Location: Arizona
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I work in the industry. The pontificators running the airwaves are slaves to weekly ratings reports and advertising revenues. The whole process has nothing to do with the truth. It's all about grabbing an audience and keeping them. That goes for the far right and the far left.
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Old 09-11-2009, 10:19 PM
 
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I completely agree, observer. I've tried to rep you a couple of times, but it says I need to spread the love around a little more, first.
What about Lou Dobbs?

If your theory about FOX News watchers is true because Glenn Beck is on there then the same can be said about CNN viewers.

Lou Dobbs has been saying the same thing as Beck has for years. Andd CNN begged him to come back after he quit.

How come nobody on the left criticized CNN for having the Glenn Beck show on there for years? What about Tucker Carlson on MSNBC. Another right wing kook. No polls about him either? Guess you just are filled with hate towrds FOX. I have a sloution. Don't watch FOX and all your worries will go away.

Why no hate mongering towards CNN viewers?
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Old 09-11-2009, 10:22 PM
 
Location: Arizona
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What about Lou Dobbs?

If your theory about FOX News watchers is true because Glenn Beck is on there then the same can be said about CNN viewers.

Lou Dobbs has been saying the same thing as Beck has for years. Andd CNN begged him to come back after he quit.

Why no hate mongering towards CNN viewrs?
The're just as much media sluts as fox.
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Old 09-11-2009, 10:22 PM
 
Location: North Side of Indy, IN
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Really so this was your version of "love" for the viewers of Fox. Oh yes I see it now, such a sweet, lovely, kind post. *Please insert all the sarcasm you can muster into my comment*.
Um...no. I never (ever) claimed to have "love" for FOX viewers.

I did, however, prove (in the post you reference above) that I did not "denigrate every person" who watches FOX, as you claimed I had done.

I would say "Nice try," except that it wasn't.
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