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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat's up with Fox News? 80 percent of the following clip
sounds like Elizabeth Warren, as Media Matters points on in the text. They seem pro taxes, pro-putting money into infrastructure, anti-tax avoidance, etc. (Their real target might be those who renounce citizenship to avoid taxes, but the argument is framed by an awareness of how taxes help America as well as individuals.)
http://mediamatters.org/blog/201206240002
Are they changing their tune to seem more moderate so they might sway more independent votes in the fall? Any ideas?
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What's up with Fox News? 80 percent of the following clip (Original Post)
skip fox
Jun 2012
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TeamPooka
(24,229 posts)1. If FoxNews has any truly independant veiwers
willing to watch that slop we are all screwed.
skip fox
(19,359 posts)2. When you see such an obvious (and well orchestrated) shift, something is probably going on.
TeamPooka
(24,229 posts)3. from an editorial position yes but
not from their viewer base.
skip fox
(19,359 posts)4. So I wonder why they did it. It's so out of character.