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Old 01-17-2010, 09:59 AM
 
Location: Midwest
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Close to 100,000 people dead and Fox can't be bothered to report on it. Unbelievable.
I turned on my TV the evening of the earthquake, which I knew nothing about. Fox News channel had Hannity and Ann Coulter dissecting the remarks made by Reid. I quickly changed the channel before I would vomit.

After tuning to CNN, to my surprise, I learned there had just been a disaster of epic proportions! Fox's priority at the time was to pound the Harry Reid issue some more. Fox News should really be called Fox Opinions!
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Old 01-17-2010, 10:07 AM
 
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When critics accuse Fox of being a tool of the conservative political movement, the company's executives counter that they deliver serious news during much of the day. But its prime-time headliners expose the values of the entire operation, and this week they've given abysmally short shrift to the biggest crisis in the world.
Fox News Coverage of Earthquake in Haiti Scant, Big-Name Hosts Cover Other Stories

Fox News Coverage of Earthquake in Haiti Scant, Big-Name Hosts Cover Other Stories
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Old 01-17-2010, 10:38 AM
 
Location: Reading, PA
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What a shock that people turn into CNN for news. CNN is a news network. Fox News and MSNBC are mostly political commentary. You want news, put on CNN.

That said, I was flipping between the three channels throughout the day yesterday when all had on news, not commentary. CNN and MSNBC covered the earthquake as the major story. Fox News covered the election in MA as the major story.
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Old 01-17-2010, 10:42 AM
 
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What a shock that people turn into CNN for news. CNN is a news network. Fox News and MSNBC are mostly political commentary. You want news, put on CNN.

That said, I was flipping between the three channels throughout the day yesterday when all had on news, not commentary. CNN and MSNBC covered the earthquake as the major story. Fox News covered the election in MA as the major story.

CNN is a NEWS network? LOL they barely report the news unless it is something they want you to know about.

Clearly you were not watching FOX because they have had the earthquake on almost non-stop. It was their major story. Of course you know the people that watch FOX will know you are lying, don't you?
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Old 01-17-2010, 10:52 AM
 
Location: Seattle Area
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CNN is a NEWS network? LOL they barely report the news unless it is something they want you to know about.
How is that any different from FOX?
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Old 01-17-2010, 10:55 AM
 
Location: On Top
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CNN is a NEWS network? LOL they barely report the news unless it is something they want you to know about.

Clearly you were not watching FOX because they have had the earthquake on almost non-stop. It was their major story. Of course you know the people that watch FOX will know you are lying, don't you?
Who the hell cares what people who watch FOX knows, or rather, thinks?
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Old 01-17-2010, 10:56 AM
 
Location: The land where cats rule
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Yes! We are also smart enough to realize that "Fox News" is an oxymoron!
Kind of like liberal values?
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Old 01-17-2010, 10:59 AM
 
Location: Reading, PA
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Kind of like liberal values?
No.
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Old 01-17-2010, 11:05 AM
 
Location: Reading, PA
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CNN is a NEWS network? LOL they barely report the news unless it is something they want you to know about.

Clearly you were not watching FOX because they have had the earthquake on almost non-stop. It was their major story. Of course you know the people that watch FOX will know you are lying, don't you?
You called me a liar. I will be reporting that. That's not allowed even when a person is lying, but I'm not. I don't lie.

CNN is a news channel. They cover news. Fox News and MSNBC are more commentary. Fox News does cover more news than MSNBC but both had news coverage Saturday. MSNBC set aside their normal weekend programing and covered the earthquake almost non-stop. Fox News had news coverage as they do on Saturdays. Their main story was the MA election. The second story was the earthquake. Their earthquake coverage was much less than MSNBC's or CNN's. I know. I was flipping between all three channels until the football game started. Anyone who wasn't wouldn't be able to make the comparison. Most Fox News junkies don't watch anything but Fox News.
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Old 01-17-2010, 12:35 PM
 
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How is that any different from FOX?

If you watched it you would know. When I try to discuss story after story with my left wingers in the family that watch CNN, they have never heard of the news. I have been able to shame a few of into waking up that CNN is filtering the news for only the stories they want people to be aware of.

In fact that is how I became aware of FOX NEWS. Friends were always talking about news I had never heard of. I dumped CNN like so much trash. It's nothing more than a left winger propaganda machine.
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