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found this the reason

http://www.buzzfeed.com/zekejmiller/obama-turn-off-fox-news

He also said, "The customer is always right." That's what the wingnuts didn't bother to mention.

The RW's CU money is buying TV time . . . you get it.

This is a very good strategic move...with Citizen's United taking up so much air time..Tomorrow all the Media is going to be talking about is this....Obama's dissing Fox....Free advertisement...PLUS..oh yes there is more...This would make people watch fox news, because of this statement, to see what the hell Obama was talking about..and they too, will see, how batshit crazy these people are over there....Excellent.


Edit to clarify

this is going to be interesting....we will see one of two things.


1.) they will remain batshit crazy, doing what they normally do.

2.) they will clean up their act. Something Dubbya said, You can't fool all the people, all the time...Or you can only fool some of the people...or whatever.

Which one do you think?

If they clean up their act, suddenly becoming fair and balanced, the freakazoids will go nuts. They need their 24/7 hatefest. They defend fox news, like the early Christians defending the four gospels. They will revolt.


But if they change nothing, just the crazy hate fest...America will see it for what it is...Propaganda.


CHECKMATE

CU means the airwaves will be filled with non-stop lies about the President and amplified by faux noise and hate radio. But that is a small but very insular parallel universe. What gets said inside that bubble echoes far and wide...into everyone's crazy uncle and then onto the corporate media. The game here is to create an alternative where a different narrative can be stated and the lies refuted. Yes, I think its a brilliant move that will get a lot of awareness and one the Obama campaign needs to do to be able to rally and organize and try to conteract the Kochs, Roves and others throwing all their money around.

Cheers...

As they say in Texas, or maybe Tennessee - he wasn't sure.

to ask stores to turn off Fox News.

It's win, win.

I think it is great to have this controversy. It will give millions of Americans pause and cause them to ask why Obama would suggest that a patron unhappy with Fox News should request that it be turned off.

Many, many, many Americans actually believe that Fox tells both sides of the story. They haven't studied literature or journalism (and never will) and don't understand how Fox twists things. Through its choice of language, of interviewees, of topics, Fox News manipulates and selects its language and news stories to favor Republicans. So do other news media, so we should seek balance.

If you want good, deep news coverage, listen to Pacifica Radio.

And if you live somewhere without a Pacifica station, listen on the web.

Ian Masters and some of the other newscasts give a really good look at issues. Democracy Now can't be beat.

And then you turn to traditional TV and radio to get "the other side" so that you have balance.

The problem with Fox News isn't that it has a point of view. It is that people watch Fox News day in and day out. Nothing but Fox News and entertainment shows -- makes Jack a dull boy. And that is what too many Americans are -- dull.

If you watch Democracy Now and then Fox, you can see the difference. On Democracy Now, the people being interviewed are given time to finish their sentences -- to convey thoughts. On Fox, it's newstainment. Only the interviewer gets to complete a thought. The person being interviewed only gets to talk as long as the interviewer agrees with what he or she is saying.

So you have "both sides" showing their faces on Fox, but you really only fully hear what one of the faces is thinking. Very clever -- Fox. But not very trustworthy when it comes to news.

But then all you DUers know all this. I'm just writing to support Obama and for the lurkers and trolls.

That should be on bumper stickers and tee shirts.

for me when MIRT is over!

"turn off Fox News
Bad News for America"

My wife was like, "Yeah, that's a good idea too." But really? In line at Starbucks is where you make your stand?

i've never gotten a reaction i could see or hear even here in NC. i hope it got someone thinking though.

"Turn off Fox--Bad News for America" Don't remember where it came from, tho.

My friend and I live in a Republican stronghold in New Mexico, yet anytime we see Fox News on in a public space, we ask that the channel be changed. Without exception they change stations. Try it! It works.

I have the bumper sticker. Got it through DU

/end media rant

with the remote. They couldn't figure out who put the parent lock on FOX "News"!

It took them awhile to get it off. I'm not sure if they went through tech support for the manufacturer or called up the place where we bought it and got their tech to do it. We bought if from the sole independent electronics dealer in town that actually still employs a guy like that. I sure wasn't going to own up to it and give them the password.

kind of sad though that they felt they needed it so badly they'd go through all that to get it back.

had to have done it. There were idiots in there that always insisted FOX "News" be on. They couldn't stand to watch anything else.

I was a trustee and we had a rule that sports had priority. We had bought the big screen to try and promote our being the place to watch the game. We also had several small tv's around the lounge. The bartenders were instructed to always allow anyone wanting to watch sports to have the remote. Every time I went in there I found some game to watch, even if I wasn't the least bit interested.

Make them have to think and solve problems. LOL!

I did the same to the TV in an VFA (F/A-18) squadron Ready Room.

Well worth the trouble!! He was confused as hell, in spite of being an IT guy!

Loyal FOX "News" viewers telling others to "stay ignorant".

How many times have you heard them repeat the talking point about how liberals (defined as anyone with a functioning conscience) are governed by emotion rather than reason?

tib

When I see them all repeating the same damn talking point about how conservatives use reason, liberals use emotion, it reminds me of the scene in Life of Brian when Brian tells the crowd that they're all individuals and they all shout back in unison "Yes! We're all individuals!"

They are hilarious.

Hey Obama, haven't you heard? We Boycott business who view Fox News!!

I ask them to change the channel before they seat me. If they refuse, I eat say, "Fine. There are plenty of other places in town where I can eat without being subjected to that garbage." And, I go eat there instead.

Fox News would be an oxymoron.

Fox News = moron.

We adopted it after this photo came out years ago even before the teabagger Party started.

but I feel owners should have the choice in what channel they choose to turn the dial to in the establishment that they own.

Yeah, I'd say to turn those bastards off. They're not news, they're the Goebbels of cable. They are not expressing opinion, they are inciting violence.

Husband was just at a motorcycle dealership getting service on his bike and they gave him a loaner so he could come home. I was surprised that he was home already. He said, he HAD to leave. I asked why? He said because they had Fox News on the tv in the waiting room and he couldn't take it anymore. Especially the poo pooing the job numbers.

He's a keeper.

Murdoch is openly conspiring with Romney, trying to pick his campaign team for him and not even pretending that his companies are unbiased.

Let FNC declare all of their airtime as political donation for the Romney campaign.. since it is.

They are under investigation by my administration for possible phone hacking. If I watch the network; it may effect my objectivity.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/News_International_phone_hacking_scandal#section_9

What if those words turn them right out!!? And in the most super-"conservative" ways!

There are millions watching it every day, the same people who think CNN is liberal media.
If that fact doesn't convince y'all that America has a BIG problem them maybe you need to step away from the telly yourself!

get a tv b gone (tm patent pending not mine the owners of the copyright ) . has all the major shutoff codes for major tv brands . can even shut off jumbotrons !!! finaly at least the pres stood up and said turn fox off way to go !

He said it in jest, but I believe he meant it.

Where will we get are fear from??

sitting in the doctor's office waiting room with that crap on.

We'll call it, "National Turn-Off Faux Month."
Why an entire month?
Because it will take time to empty brain of the dust/dirt Cluster Faux leaves behind.

or does it seems like everytime (for me at least) I go to a doctor's office, hospital, or bank Fox News is all they ever have on there TV?