Nice blowin'-job, Dog. Let me know when you're really pissed-off, and put me on your mailing-list, pal.............FRegards
...and 'going hot' - we gotta talk...FRegards
Posted on 08/27/2005 8:33:43 PM PDT by Pukin Dog
BUMP
I am a little disappointed that you forgot to mention that pile of DUng that thinks that they can compete with the FReepers. My disappointment won't be as big as that of the DUmmies when they note that they weren't deserving enough for you to mention in your rant against the enemies of America.
Good rant, but I wouldn't get too worked up. Do what I do - - ignore the scumbags of the dinosaur, liberal, old news media. They are dying a long slow death and one day they'll be dead. It's inevitable.
Well done!
Nice blowin'-job, Dog. Let me know when you're really pissed-off, and put me on your mailing-list, pal.............FRegards
...and 'going hot' - we gotta talk...FRegards
gonzo, I'd like a link to part 1 if you got it. I missed it.
Thanks in advance.
Good shootin', Pukin Dog. That was a true pleasure to absorb. Thanks!
Ohh, and good steam it is......
It's the lead link in my post here:
-Pajamahadeen Rule... rise of the New Media--
Yer Obedient Servant, the Heavy Equipment Guy
Another masterpiece, sir! Thanks for the ping.
Great analysis PD, and a pleasure to read! However, I would suggest that the above thought is based on practices no longer in place at Fox, and that Fox needs to lose market share.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1471900/posts?page=1836#1836 Coverage on Fox of today's events has been no different than would have been spun by Dan Rather or Peter Jennings (RIP). It seems that now that Fox has reached the top, it has become complacent in the MSM hierarchy, and is jettisoning the strategy that got it there. A review of the tapes will show the following:
Fox's reporting insinuated unreliable estimates of support for the troops. "Estimates ranged from 200 to 2,000." The implication is that pro-troops organizers either cannot count or are inflating their numbers, resulting in widely varying estimates.(Note: Even NPR stated that "thousands" gathered!)
The report indicated that pro-troops forces were there to take advantage of the media coverage around Cindy. The two sides were described as "pro-War" or "pro-Bush" and "anti-War." Are supporters of the troops "pro-War" (the implication is imperialists) or "pro-finishing the mission" (committed to nurturing fledgling democracies in Afghanistan and Iraq)? The real debate is between "Peace through Appeasement" vs. "Peace through Strength".
Fox's reporting insinuated that there was a relationship between the "counter-protesters" and death-threats against Cindy Sheehan. So now we are grouped with the Eric Rudolphs and Timothy McVeighs of the world.
There was no mention of the number of "Gold-Star" families at the support the troops rallies. The only mention of "Gold Star" was in association with Ms. Sheehan.
Now this is important! We as Conservatives have come to depend on FoxNews as a source to provide balanced reporting. This is simply no longer the case! We need to stop indiscriminately watching Fox, and recommending Fox, and we need to let Fox's sponsors know that they are losing their audience. The same unbalanced market conditions that enabled the rise of FoxNews are resurfacing!
Recent polling numbers show that the facts of the war are not getting out to the mainstream audience. One hypothesis is that FoxNews' shift is a factor in the negative polling numbers.
There is a void of balanced reporting, and this unfulfilled need will create a very profitable business opportunity for the media organization that sees the opportunity to fill it! We need to help accelerate this process!
1,836 posted on 08/27/2005 8:13:23 PM EDT by Huber (Continuing to benefit from its reputation, Fox News has shifted. It is no longer fair and balanced!)
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hopefully youll post this somewhere else beside the choir bullentin board.
Thanks for your dog's lunch! Well said.
That's a keeper!
ping... duh! backhoe, you magnificent sob! Thanks!
Pukin: A most excellent RANT! Bravo!
It sucks to be the MSM.. May they all rot in hell.
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