# Another Fox "News" Rant **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 24, 2008, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344 "2008-10-24T13:49:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tnetennba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@tnetennba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tnetennba)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2008, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/21 "2008-10-25T02:18:40Z")
Wow. That’s crazy as crazy comes. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/22 "2008-10-30T14:07:15Z")
This morning’s _Fox and Friends_ story was regarding political name calling. For example, somewhere somebody on the left sometime in the mists of antiquity referred to President Bush as a “dictator.” The question being posed, again I crap you negative: “Will we continue to hear this sort of hateful rethoric from Obama and people on the left?” And here I thought they were actually going to adress the McCain campaign accusing Obama of “palling around with terrorists” or of being a Socialist or of praising a “PLO spokesman.” Boy is my face red. Seriously. Bush is a dictator? That’s the “hateful rethoric” we get from the left? A) How is that even relevant to the current presidential race? B) Who the fuck ever seriously said that in the first place? C) Fox is fucked up, man. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/23 "2008-10-30T14:17:34Z")
> [@Jenaroph](#): > > Douchy has a a book? Is it a coloring book? It’s a pop-up. But all the figures lean to the right. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/24 "2008-10-30T14:29:39Z")
I wonder if Fox had discussed riots prior to the verdict of the officers accused of beating Rodney King if that would have been racist. And would it have mattered if they were (or are in the current case) correct. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/25 "2008-10-30T14:37:25Z")
> [@kidchameleon](#): > > I wonder if Fox had discussed riots prior to the verdict of the officers accused of beating Rodney King if that would have been racist. And would it have mattered if they were (or are in the current case) correct. I don’t think they would have considered the possibility of Obama Lost riots if not for the Rodney King riots. ---
**Author:** ![atomicbadgerrace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@atomicbadgerrace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/atomicbadgerrace)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/26 "2008-10-30T14:39:58Z")
Why the fuck do people still watch Fox News? The very sight of Bill O’Reilly makes me gag, and I can’t imagine watching a channel day in and day out **knowing** it would do nothing but piss me off. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/27 "2008-10-30T14:46:49Z")
I used to listen to Rush Limbaugh every day, just because I enjoyed screaming at my radio. ---
**Author:** ![Ca3799](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9f8e36/32.png) [@Ca3799](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ca3799)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/28 "2008-10-30T14:54:53Z")
Rush sez: " Normally my gut says, I think I know what’s going to happen. When I have that gut instinct, then I pass it on. I’m confused. My gut does not tell me anything here. The most honest thing you can tell you is, “I have no idea what’s going to happen,” but at the same time my gut does not say big-time Obama landslide. My gut also doesn’t say a McCain surprise win. I just have no feeling for this, because it is way too far off the board. " ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/29 "2008-10-30T14:56:49Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > I used to listen to Rush Limbaugh every day, just because I enjoyed screaming at my radio. My boss, who is gay, and made the maximum personal donation to Hillary’s campaign, listed to Rush every day. I think he likes being referred to as a degenerate or something. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/30 "2008-10-30T14:57:13Z")
I’m white and **I** just might riot if Obama loses. ---
**Author:** ![catsix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e19b73/32.png) [@catsix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/catsix)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/31 "2008-10-30T15:18:54Z")
> [@Morgenstern](#): > > There was article a few days back (I can’t remember where) about the potential of riots after the election. Their scenario was based on Obama leading in the polls and McCain pulling off a win. They cited Oakland, Pittsburgh and Detroit as likely sites. They also said that extra police would be on hand election night just in case. Pittsburgh? What? As far as ‘cities’ go, Pittsburgh is like, Whitey McWhite town. Riots in Pittsburgh? I mean, maybe if like, the health department shut down Primanti’s. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/32 "2008-10-30T15:20:05Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > Rush sez: " Normally my gut says, I think I know what’s going to happen. When I have that gut instinct, then I pass it on. Usually in the form of mental diarrhea. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/33 "2008-10-30T15:50:45Z")
Is there maybe one honest FOX news anchorperson? On _The Daily Show_ last night, there was a bit on Palin going rogue. [The clip should be here.](http://www.thedailyshow.com/?kw=thedailyshow). At about 5 minutes in, there’s a clip of Shep Smith from FOX. He has Joe the Plumber on the phone and Joe’s talking about Obama being the death of Israel. Shep didn’t quite call him on it, but he showed his disagreement with what Joe said. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/34 "2008-10-30T16:38:35Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > Rush sez: " Normally my gut says, I think I know what’s going to happen. When I have that gut instinct, then I pass it on. > > I’m confused. My gut does not tell me anything here. The most honest thing you can tell you is, “I have no idea what’s going to happen,” but at the same time my gut does not say big-time Obama landslide. My gut also doesn’t say a McCain surprise win. I just have no feeling for this, because it is way too far off the board. " When my gut talks to me, I know it’s time to go to the bathroom. **catsix** , Pittsburgh does have something of a history of racial tension. ISTR something about a black man being shot by the Pittsburgh police. Robin ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/35 "2008-10-30T16:43:16Z")
> [@Ca3799](#): > > I though it was funny (in the “odd” sense) that Rush Limpbrain was predicting and/or calling for riots at the Democratic Convention, where there was very little trouble, while the RNC was the convention were several hundred people wound up being arested for various and assorted misbehaviors. [And those arrests were bullshit, too.](http://crooksandliars.com/2008/09/01/democracy-nows-amy-goodman-arrested/) ---
**Author:** ![Nzinga\_Seated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5ac83/32.png) [@Nzinga\_Seated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nzinga_Seated)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/36 "2008-10-30T18:03:39Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > As much as it warms the cockles of my areolas Your areolas have cockles? _My_ areolas don’t have cockles, and if _any_ areolas have cockles, _these_ babies should have some freakin’ cockles. What are cockles? ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/37 "2008-10-30T18:23:11Z")
And yet my boss still thinks Fox News is the only unbaised news source. Apparently he hasn’t been watching the last two weeks, where they have dropped any pretense of being fair and balanced. Their website today and yesterday have had at certain times FIVE stories all bashing Obama…and not a single positive word, while McCain gets the lavish praise. Yes, that’s fair and balanced. One of their news reports in print blatantly stated that Khalidi was a PLO Spokesman, as if it were fact, when it’s been debunked by numerous reputable sources. I honestly don’t know how people can’t see them for what they are: the voice of the Republican Party. Period. Jackasses. ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/38 "2008-10-30T18:28:42Z")
Double Post…sorry. ---
**Author:** ![BrainGlutton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/82dd89/32.png) [@BrainGlutton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrainGlutton)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/39 "2008-10-30T18:58:00Z")
> [@Nzinga\_Seated](#): > > Your areolas have cockles? _My_ areolas don’t have cockles, and if _any_ areolas have cockles, _these_ babies should have some freakin’ cockles. > > What are cockles? [Coronary ventricles.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockle) ---
**Author:** ![Siege](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Siege](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siege)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2008, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344/40 "2008-10-30T22:37:44Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > **catsix** , Pittsburgh does have something of a history of racial tension. ISTR something about a black man being shot by the Pittsburgh police. > > Robin That was in a suburb about 10 years ago and the white people I know thought it was pretty ridiculous, too. Since a woman’s attempt to claim she was assaulted because she was a McCain supporter last week didn’t draw much of a reaction, and I haven’t seen any other signs of racial tension, I have a hard time believing race riots will happen here. Hang on a second. I’ve checked the football schedule. The Steelers are playing the Redskins on Monday night, so I can’t even think of anything that would even cause a football-related riot around here, short of an incredibly vicious and successful attempt at taking Hines Ward out of the game. People really should visit PIttsburgh before making ridiculous claims about the city. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-fox-news-rant/469344.md?page=3)