Fox News Fabricates Obama Quote

[Anonymous]

Also, Obama hasn't piled on $14.6 trillion in debt, nor was unemployment ever 20 percent.

I realize Facts died, but please have some respect for the dead.

[Anonymous]

jsteele wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Im not sure how the misquote changes the substance of the message?

This has been explained multiple times in this thread.

Obama was talking about the fact that he and Michelle both received assistance to obtain their educations. Romney could have been asked whether he thinks it is important to maintain and/or expand educational assistance so that people who are born without means can get the type of opportunities that the Obamas received. Instead, Romney was served a softball opportunity to attack Obama with accusations that Obama was trying to divide America.

Is it as severe as the Zimmerman editing? No. But, why has not one Fox supporter been able to say something like, "Fox made an unfortunate mistake and should issue a correction"? Plenty of liberals did something similar in the Zimmerman case. Instead, we have accusations made against MSNBC, my news-watching habits, and the threads that I start, plus countless posters unable to understand why it makes a difference.

you missed this part...

Yes, it was wrong and a mistake of quotation, but not in the same ballpark.

It is an unfortuante mistake, just like I said. I think that given our state of politics and faux anger both sides express, Fox should apologize for shaping a story inappropriately, but it does leave plenty of room for editorial debate concerning the message of Obama's argument. Romney's father is an American dream story making riches and coming from a not so well to do upbringing. Its unfortunate that the vogue thing among democrats these days is to just demonize wealth.

[Anonymous]

Problem is Fox and most of the right wing media deliberately and regularly behave with the bad faith they believe the professional media does, when in fact the professional media's lapses tend to be inadvertent and accountable. When was the last time Fox apologized for anything or retracted anything?

[Anonymous]

Fox news has by far the highest ratings. Biggest. Best. Fair and balanced. Libs hate balance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fox news has by far the highest ratings. Biggest. Best. Fair and balanced. Libs hate balance.

Two million ignoramuses wearing Depends and speculating on gold futures can't be wrong.

The rest watch b/c they actually enjoy imbalance. Unbalanced people are fascinating.

[jsteele]

Anonymous wrote:Fox news has by far the highest ratings. Biggest. Best. Fair and balanced. Libs hate balance.

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/2011/11/21/fox-news-viewers-uninformed-npr-listeners-not-poll-suggests/

"A poll by Farleigh Dickinson University in New Jersey showed that of all the news channels out there, Fox News viewers are the least informed."

I have seen nothing on DCUM to make be believe this poll is wrong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fox news has by far the highest ratings. Biggest. Best. Fair and balanced. Libs hate balance.

Two million ignoramuses wearing Depends and speculating on gold futures can't be wrong.

The rest watch b/c they actually enjoy imbalance. Unbalanced people are fascinating.

I watch HLN for Robin Meade, not really sure what she talks about though. Then I watch some Soledad, not really sure what she talks about either but it seems like shes always doing an expose of sorts. Then I head to Foxnews and get my real news from Gretchen and Ainsley.

[Anonymous]

Fox is just a more professional product.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fox is just a more professional product.

Yeah, Rupert Murdoch's empire is going down in a wave of scandals. But hey, that's professional!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fox news has by far the highest ratings. Biggest. Best. Fair and balanced. Libs hate balance.

Of cable. You are dwarfed by the network news programs. Conservatives like being big fish in a small pond.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fox news has by far the highest ratings. Biggest. Best. Fair and balanced. Libs hate balance.

Fair and balanced: Fairly sure that if they keep spouting the party line, their balance sheet will remain strong.

[Anonymous]

Better that they manufacture quotes than pull them from hacked cell phones. For them this is forward progress!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Better that they manufacture quotes than pull them from hacked cell phones. For them this is forward progress!

Fox News: They could be worse!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Better that they manufacture quotes than pull them from hacked cell phones. For them this is forward progress!

Fox News: They could be worse!

Fox News: 30% more ethical than our Sister Companies!

[Anonymous]

what do you expect from a former weather reader who fancies himself a "journalist" or political commentator now?

Steve Douchey (yes, I spelled it as intended) is just another pinheaded functionary in the Faux News phony spin machine.

He wouldn't know journalistic standards if they bit him on his wasabi-pea sized balls.