What? Only 44 percent of Dems in survey think Fox is biased?

UnrepentantUnitarian

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Thu Apr-23-09 09:45 AM
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What? Only 44 percent of Dems in survey think Fox is biased?

This new Pew Research survey says that 29 percent think that Fox is too critical of President Obama, and that includes 44 percent among Democrats. In what universe was this survey taken? Or, are 56 percent of Democrats unable to see the broad side of a barn at 20 feet?

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/politics/29_say_fox_news_too_critical_of_obama_16_say_cnnmsnbc_too_easy_on_obama__114750.asp

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Captain Hilts

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Thu Apr-23-09 09:46 AM
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1. Like the rest of the population. Many Democrats are intellectually lazy and vote on emotion. nt

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NJmaverick

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Thu Apr-23-09 09:47 AM
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2. Clearly we have our work cut out for us

Talk up the FAUX news bias, is something I try to do. At least whenever I encounter political discussions. Their sponsorship of the right wingnut tea bagging parties is the ace in the whole proof.

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depakid

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Thu Apr-23-09 09:49 AM
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3. One suspects that many of the respondents have never watched Fox "news"

because even for the tickest of Americans, that conclusion's obvious.

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Captain Hilts

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Thu Apr-23-09 10:04 AM
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9. Most people don't think critically - sp? - even if they did. nt

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NowHearThis

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Thu Apr-23-09 09:50 AM
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4. The public is woefully ignorant and unable to think critically

I doubt if more than two percent of the population could even tell you what "biased news" means.

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ecstatic

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Thu Apr-23-09 09:51 AM
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5. That's weird.

I can't stomach FNC anymore at all, but the times when I used to tune in, they were attacking Obama at full force with no balance.

So... either the viewers think the attacks are fair criticism but like Obama anyway or they are basing their opinions on one or two Sunday shows? :shrug:

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babylonsister

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Thu Apr-23-09 09:55 AM
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6. How many Dems actually watch faux? nt

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WI_DEM

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Thu Apr-23-09 09:57 AM
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7. fact is most people, including dems, don't pay attention. They are too busy making a living, with

children or whatever to pay attention to a cable news channel.

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JonLP24

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Thu Apr-23-09 10:16 AM
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11. Most people don't watch Cable news

It's because they are watching Lebron James on ESPN or American Idol. Plenty of the public watch TV busy or not busy. They just don't watch the news on a regular basis.

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ErinBerin84

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Thu Apr-23-09 10:02 AM
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8. too many people

buy into the false Fox = MSNBC. I could see where people are coming from in terms of the primetime reporting (even though Rachel/Keith don't depend on lies like Hannity, etc), but the main problem that I have with that is that Fox's rightward slant is wayyyyy aparent during the day, when MSNBC during the day does not promote the liberal agenda, usually just buys into the usual MSM bs. When I turn on Fox during the day, it's all "Hmmm, looks like history books have a liberal bias!" etc.

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seabeyond

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Thu Apr-23-09 10:08 AM
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10. all they hear is fair and balance over and over. do they watch? or have

they been conditioned?

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Echo In Light

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Thu Apr-23-09 10:21 AM
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12. The same reason many dems think people such as Kucinich are "loony left," and "unelectable"

It's my estimation that those who argue for the latter are merely disguising the fact that they're emotionally fueled by their belief in the former.

In other words, the dem party doesn't exactly represent the left in this country.

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YOY

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Thu Apr-23-09 10:31 AM
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13. Well I guess I don't talk to those Dems.

Edited on Thu Apr-23-09 10:31 AM by YOY

Because most that I talk to don't like/trust FOX in the least.

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L0oniX

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Thu Apr-23-09 10:39 AM
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14. I attack anyone who watches Fux ...to their face!

You watch Fux? What is the matter with you? Only a moron could believe the crap that Fux spews. You will never find the truth on Fux and a lot of other networks. You need to seek out the truth before you spew the talking points from Fux. I can't take you seriously if you watch Fux. blah blah blah ...I hammer them and I don't care if they hate me or ever speak to me again. Fux watchers need to be humiliated and scorned.

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edhopper

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Thu Apr-23-09 10:47 AM
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15. You have misread the findings

The question was whether the news stations were too critical of Obama, not if they were biased in general. Those are different questions.
I would guess that since most Dems don't watch Fox, they simply had no opinion. We see over 50% did not answer that they were either too critical or to easy so probable had no opinion or just thought it was a stupid poll.

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Lorien

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Thu Apr-23-09 10:49 AM
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16. Probably the same ignorant 56% who think that the Fairness Doctrine CURBS

free speech ,and are therefore against it. :eyes:

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Doctor_J

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Thu Apr-23-09 10:53 AM
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17. The "Dems" that actually watch Fox are not really Dems

so they probably lied about any number of things on the survey

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Bluenorthwest

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Thu Apr-23-09 11:00 AM
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18. You misrepresent the question and the results

and also fail to note that FoxNews only has about 1% of the country as audience at all. The vast majority even of Republicans do not watch cable news. The entire industry's audience could hide physically behind one State's worth of a network's news audience.
This is such a crap post. Half the Democrats polled said 'what?' for they don't even watch Fox...so your conclusion is lazy at best.

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