The Fox News War Against the White House

My disgust... (3.00 / 1)

...at Fox "News" is tempered by the fact that, at peak prime time viewing, they have fewer than 3MM viewers, ratings that got Midnight-slot shows cancelled on CBS in the late 80's.

Fewer than 3MM viewers in prime time; 350MM residents of the United States.

It's a math thing; they wouldn't understand.

Bark little yippy dog, bark.

"I wonder now what Ernest Hemingway's dictionary looked like, since he got along so well with dinky words that everybody can spell and truly understand." -- Kurt Vonnegut

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by: Mack Simpson @ Fri Oct 23, 2009 at 16:51:12 PM UTC

Apparently people love to watch the yippy dog (0.00 / 0)

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Cable News Ratings for Thursday, October 22, 2009

Posted on 23 October 2009 by Bill Gorman

Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for October 22, 2009

P2+ Total Day
FNC - 1,470,000 viewers
CNN - 465,000 viewers
MSNBC -401,000 viewers
CNBC - 187,000 viewers
HLN -368,000 viewers

P2+ Prime Time
FNC - 2,682,000viewers
CNN- 749,000 viewers
MSNBC -944,000 viewers
CNBC - 186,000 viewers
HLN - 632,000 viewers

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by: sdhook @ Sat Oct 24, 2009 at 06:41:09 AM UTC

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I guess my point was lost on you. (0.00 / 0)

Which is totally unsurprising.

"I wonder now what Ernest Hemingway's dictionary looked like, since he got along so well with dinky words that everybody can spell and truly understand." -- Kurt Vonnegut

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by: Mack Simpson @ Sat Oct 24, 2009 at 21:09:09 PM UTC

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I guess I was just defending the Administartion (0.00 / 0)

who is spending a lot of time and energy fighting with a "yippy dog".  Your point is well taken, only 3 MM viewers?  Why give them extra publicity? Why acknowledge them?

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by: sdhook @ Sun Oct 25, 2009 at 13:26:20 PM UTC

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Why does MSNBC give Fox so much airtime? (0.00 / 0)

I am bored with MSNBC's nightly spotlight on Fox News, Fox on-air personalities, and their fellow travelers like Rush Limbaugh. I think it is counterproductive and only encourages these far right-wing mouthpieces and faux newspersons.  I do think Keith Olberman's and Rachel Maddow's response to the Fox direct attack on Olberman and Maddow for attending an off the record meeting with Barack Obama was appropriate.

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by: Hermes @ Fri Oct 23, 2009 at 21:32:43 PM UTC

One thing (0.00 / 0)

it has done is awakened them to the fact that they are being criticized and exposed. They are so inappropriately arrogant as if they still have all the power. What a smarmy bunch of hooligans they all are. It's really hard to get the microphone away from them when they're being paid so handsomely for holding it.

Sean Hannity reportedly signed a 5-year contract for $100 million last year for his radio work, alone.

Four more years of Hannity? Let's vote him out.

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by: Elsbeth @ Fri Oct 23, 2009 at 23:38:23 PM UTC

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Hitler (0.00 / 0)

had a Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda when propaganda wasn't considered a bad thing.

I guess Roger Ailes created his Fox News and Ministry of Sean Hannity when Sean Hannity wasn't considered a bad thing.

Friends Push Roger Ailes for President.

"Ailes knows how to frame an issue better than anybody, and that's what we need now," says one Ailes friend who is encouraging the Fox founder, chairman and CEO to seek the Republican nomination to run against President Barack Obama.

Hitler Round II...maybe we're already in it.

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by: Elsbeth @ Sat Oct 24, 2009 at 01:12:02 AM UTC