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MrScorpio

(73,631 posts) Sat Oct 13, 2012, 08:23 PM Oct 2012

I recorded Outfoxed on Current and I'm watching it right now

One segment on the show is about the GOP/Fox News echo chamber, which was pretty effective in the past.

That effective echo chamber has all but been dismantled during this campaign season.

Every time they try to create an damaging meme against the President, it generally falls flat. The polls show this and I think that most people are on to Fox's bullshit.

I'd like to know how this happened.

Any ideas as to how Fox was neutered?

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I recorded Outfoxed on Current and I'm watching it right now (Original Post) MrScorpio Oct 2012 OP

Overreach, if I had to guess. Robb Oct 2012 #1

The Internet Evergreen Emerald Oct 2012 #2

I think the upsurge in use of internet social media may have helped Grateful for Hope Oct 2012 #3

They jumped the shark and lost credibility lunatica Oct 2012 #4

It's hard to neuter Fox. No one there has any balls. Pyrzqxgl Oct 2012 #5

A lot of ways... Kalidurga Oct 2012 #6

The social media has stopped fox and the corporate media realizes that kimbutgar Oct 2012 #7

Robb

(39,665 posts)

1. Overreach, if I had to guess.

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 08:24 PM

Oct 2012

Evergreen Emerald

(13,069 posts)

2. The Internet

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 08:26 PM

Oct 2012

I believe the Internet stopped the neo con's domination. They had the power, the money...and would have had the propaganda if not for the Internet.

Edited...spelling as I try to type on iPad.

Grateful for Hope

(39,320 posts)

3. I think the upsurge in use of internet social media may have helped

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 08:27 PM

Oct 2012

More people are being exposed to truth than in the past. I was just thinking about this when reading one of the Sensata threads.

lunatica

(53,410 posts)

4. They jumped the shark and lost credibility

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 08:27 PM

Oct 2012

Somewhere around the time Glen Beck lost his. They just never stopped with the hysterical hair on fire screaming, which for most people is just too taxing after a while. It takes too much energy to keep up with the never ending rage fest. After a while it's exhausting. Only the truly crazed devoted have remained. They're just like rage junkies, or maybe just too addicted to quit.

Pyrzqxgl

(1,356 posts)

5. It's hard to neuter Fox. No one there has any balls.

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 08:29 PM

Oct 2012

Kalidurga

(14,177 posts)

6. A lot of ways...

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 08:30 PM

Oct 2012

1. Social media

2. Personal contact. Liberals tend to be nice people. People are more persuaded by nice than by mean people that want to eat your cookies then make fun of you when you don't have any cookies.

3. Reality. Facts have a liberal bias.

4. Everyone or nearly everyone has been or knows someone who is in the 47%. It is almost impossible to not know someone or have been part of the 47%. If you live long enough you will get SS and medicare. If you were in the service, you might not have paid federal taxes. If you are disabled, or poor. If you are a student. Even if you are none of these things, you probably know someone close to you who is. I am a student, so I know I am in this 47% until I graduate and get a full salary.

5. Most people don't want to see the elderly become homeless or starve. Ryan is that guy who doesn't care if this happens and it shows.

6. When unemployment is high people become very well aware of how important a safety net is. They also want a job. But, if a candidate shows they helped create unemployment and at the same time talk about getting rid of the safety net, well I think the results are predictable.

that's all for now.

kimbutgar

(21,155 posts)

7. The social media has stopped fox and the corporate media realizes that

Reply to MrScorpio (Original post)

Sat Oct 13, 2012, 08:30 PM

Oct 2012

The bogus bs of fox lead them to false/misleading stories. The social media and trending now is what is leading the corporate media. Fox has become the old people's network. The daily show and others have pointed out the absurdity of fox and now they are the clown car. The media hounds no longer chase fox's tail.

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