# Is Fox News really all that bad? **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [October 3, 2012, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625 "2012-10-03T21:14:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 96
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1901 "2018-04-18T17:08:59Z")
Well, sure. Bill O’Really? was god-king of Fox until the Soros Deep State Squad brought him down, then Sean was elevated. He takes a fall, who can they turn to, Laura Ingrown? And Tucker doesn’t have to do shit, he can present himself as a tireless defender while he measures the drapes in Sean’s office. ---
**Author:** ![jshore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@jshore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jshore)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2018, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1902 "2018-04-18T23:26:51Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > Related, but not directly descended. And Roger is 90, so it would be more like grandson or great-grandson. 1865 is not all that long ago. > > [Samuel Mudd - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Mudd) Well, Roger and Samuel were born 95 years apart, so a grandson would be stretching it (unless there were some much younger wives involved). Great-grandson is more reasonable…and it could even be a great-great-grandson with that sort of age difference. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1903 "2018-04-19T00:20:40Z")
> [@Chronos](#): > > > [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > > > Huh, I’d’a thought the conservative policy was mocking people who applied to colleges in general, i.e. “what, you think you’re better’n’me?!” > > [That too](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=852928), apparently. There is a Facebook post I stumbled on with the following caption If you think that education doesn’t matter you probably get your news from the dropouts _a photo of Rachel Maddow_ Rachel Maddow Stanford University, B.A. in Public Policy Oxford University, Ph.D. in Political Science _unflattering photos of Limbaugh, Hannity, Beck_ Rush Limbaugh Sean Hannity Glenn Beck College dropout College dropout College dropout ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1904 "2018-04-19T00:36:38Z")
Meh, O’Reilly also used to toe that party line too ; even though he’s got a master of arts from Boston U and another degree from Harvard. But he’s still a real American you see, not like them academics in their ivory towers because something something falafel. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [April 19, 2018, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1905 "2018-04-19T00:43:14Z")
> [@jshore](#): > > Well, Roger and Samuel were born 95 years apart, so a grandson would be stretching it (unless there were some much younger wives involved). Great-grandson is more reasonable…and it could even be a great-great-grandson with that sort of age difference. So what we can agree on is that Roger Mudd killed Lincoln, like Lurch killed JFK? You can look it up. ETA: Ooops. I may have been hanging out with CTists too much. :o ---
**Author:** ![rob0225](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9e8a1a/32.png) [@rob0225](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rob0225)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1906 "2018-04-22T03:39:40Z")
For all those that claim Fox is bad…as the number 1 new cable on today. Where are all the other knocking them donw/. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1907 "2018-04-22T03:55:18Z")
> [@rob0225](#): > > For all those that claim Fox is bad…as the number 1 new cable on today. Where are all the other knocking them donw/. Ladies and Gentlemen-A Fox News supporter. 'Nuff said. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1908 "2018-04-22T04:15:26Z")
Because the rest of the market is fragmented. If you want to hear facts and informed discussion, there are many options. If you want to just cheer for trump and hate people who look different to you, there’s only really FOX. (I guess you can also get your fill of the latter on local news now, thanks to Sinclair, but for the purpose of the stat about cable news networks they of course are not a competitor) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Ace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/6bbea6/32.png) [@Johnny\_Ace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Ace)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 5:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1909 "2018-04-22T05:45:03Z")
He’s in the Trump mold…ratings mean everything. Facts aren’t sexy enough. ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 11:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1910 "2018-04-22T11:11:38Z")
> [@rob0225](#): > > For all those that claim Fox is bad…as the number 1 new cable on today. Where are all the other knocking them donw/. McDonalds is the most popular restaurant in America. Go ahead - take your girlfriend there on date night. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2018, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1911 "2018-04-22T14:28:59Z")
> [@rob0225](#): > > For all those that claim Fox is bad…as the number 1 new cable on today. Where are all the other knocking them donw/. I guess I’ll take your word that they are “ the number 1 new cable on today”. Or maybe they’re the “salad otter yesterday marzipan”. Neither statement makes much sense, but I can type words, too! ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1912 "2018-04-24T08:21:34Z")
Oh man…now I want a salad otter. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 8:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1913 "2018-04-24T08:53:12Z")
Are we talking about an otter that brings you a salad or a salad making otter? Don’t get me wrong…either would be awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1914 "2018-04-24T09:25:13Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Are we talking about an otter that brings you a salad or a salad making otter? Don’t get me wrong…either would be awesome. Oh man - an otter in a little waiter’s outfit bringing me a salad? That’s even better than a monkey butler. > [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](#): > > McDonalds is the most popular restaurant in America. It’s popular because, despite the fact that it is complete crap that if consumed in a steady diet can become toxic, it’s cheap, widely-available, and makes you feel good while you’re consuming it, particularly if you’re the sort of person who doesn’t give any thought to what you’re consuming or the aftereffects. And so is McDonalds’ food. ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1915 "2018-04-24T10:02:22Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > Oh man - an otter in a little waiter’s outfit bringing me a salad? That’s even better than a monkey butler. > \ [Like this?](https://binged.it/2Hom066) ---
**Author:** ![Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/budget_player_cadet/32/205_2.png) [@Budget\_Player\_Cadet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Budget_Player_Cadet)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1916 "2018-04-24T10:18:30Z")
> [@Gyrate](#): > > It’s popular because, despite the fact that it is complete crap that if consumed in a steady diet can become toxic, it’s cheap, widely-available, and makes you feel good while you’re consuming it, particularly if you’re the sort of person who doesn’t give any thought to what you’re consuming or the aftereffects. > > And so is McDonalds’ food. We have a winner. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1917 "2018-04-24T12:02:10Z")
> [@galen\_ubal](#): > > [Like this?](https://binged.it/2Hom066) Exactly (except maybe without the fish). Oh, Internet - is there **nothing** you don’t have? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1918 "2018-04-24T12:06:33Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > Are we talking about an otter that brings you a salad or a salad making otter? Don’t get me wrong…either would be awesome. Or a salad _made_ with otter. ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1919 "2018-04-24T12:32:17Z")
> [@Ludovic](#): > > Or a salad _made_ with otter. That’s just otter nonsense. ---
**Author:** ![jshore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b5e925/32.png) [@jshore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jshore)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625/1920 "2018-04-25T01:59:06Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > That’s just otter nonsense. Thanks you sir…Can I have an otter? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625.md?page=95) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-fox-news-really-all-that-bad/636625.md?page=97)