Funny Recent poll shows watching Fox News

[jonnyboy]

fuck I just logged on and can't believe the whinefest a couple completely mild comments started. Sorry to make the mods work so hard drying peoples tears. This is honestly crazy.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

fuck I just logged on and can't believe the whinefest a couple completely mild comments started. Sorry to make the mods work so hard drying peoples tears. This is honestly crazy.

Sometimes it better to just say, "Yes dear" and then go in the garage to the secret beer refrigerator.

 

[MarAzul]

fuck I just logged on and can't believe the whinefest a couple completely mild comments started. Sorry to make the mods work so hard drying peoples tears. This is honestly crazy.

The opening line is really odd to me.
"leaves you less informed than watching no news,"

How can a poll be used to determine which TV channel leaves you less or best informed???

Oh well!

 

[barfo]

The opening line is really odd to me.
"leaves you less informed than watching no news,"

How can a poll be used to determine which TV channel leaves you less or best informed???

Oh well!

It seems pretty straightfoward: they asked people what they watched, and then asked them some questions about current events.
The Fox viewers got fewer correct than the non-Fox viewers.

barfo

 

[jlprk]

Who cares? I don’t get it?

Post of the year! This message should appear frequently on both the Off-Topic board, and the main board!

It's a saying which works in all situations, like, "This too shall pass."

I've been off the board since Wednesday, so I picked one thread to read, and had my usual luck.

 

[e_blazer]

Okay, this will probably piss off some folks around here, but I doubt that Fox News, MSNBC or CNN are the CAUSE of their viewers being relatively poorly informed as compared with NPR. In my opinion, all three of those cable "news outlets" exist primarily to feed the political biases of their chosen demographics. They're far more interested in attracting viewers than they are in imparting information and they troll for those viewers' time by feeding them the slanted current events dialog that they want to hear. Further, by and large, people who are committed to getting their "news" primarily from just one of those networks aren't really interested in learning new information, they just want to feed their own preconceived notions of the world.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I've been off the board since Wednesday, so I picked one thread to read, and had my usual luck.

You were off the board for a week, and came back and picked ONE thread to read, and it was a thread in the OT section with "Fox News" in the title? That's not bad luck; that's masochism.

 

[barfo]

Okay, this will probably piss off some folks around here, but I doubt that Fox News, MSNBC or CNN are the CAUSE of their viewers being relatively poorly informed as compared with NPR. In my opinion, all three of those cable "news outlets" exist primarily to feed the political biases of their chosen demographics. They're far more interested in attracting viewers than they are in imparting information and they troll for those viewers' time by feeding them the slanted current events dialog that they want to hear. Further, by and large, people who are committed to getting their "news" primarily from just one of those networks aren't really interested in learning new information, they just want to feed their own preconceived notions of the world.

"It wasn't the gun that caused his death, it was his decision to shoot himself".

barfo

 

[e_blazer]

"It wasn't the gun that caused his death, it was his decision to shoot himself".

barfo

I’d say a better analogy is arguing about whether McDonalds, Taco Bell, or Kentucky Fried Chicken customers have the more nutritious diet.

 

[riverman]

Post of the year! This message should appear frequently on both the Off-Topic board, and the main board!

It's a saying which works in all situations, like, "This too shall pass."

I've been off the board since Wednesday, so I picked one thread to read, and had my usual luck.

Pick a thread! Any thread! Got one? Now put it back in your hand and don't tell me what it is! It's a King of Hearts, right?

 

[MarAzul]

It seems pretty straightfoward: they asked people what they watched, and then asked them some questions about current events.
The Fox viewers got fewer correct than the non-Fox viewers.

barfo

Yeah, you could do shit like that. Glad you pointed it out.

 

[Boob-No-More]

Giving an opinion on a thread and or post is perfectly fine. That's pretty much the purpose of a forum, giving opinions. "Attack the post, not the poster."

Instead of insulting him for giving an opinion on this thread why not explain why this thread is of interest to you. I have always found @jonnyboy to be open to constrictive debate and discussion even if it is not a subject that he agrees with.

Typo, or Freudian slip:

BNM

 

[Lanny]

I’d say a better analogy is arguing about whether McDonalds, Taco Bell, or Kentucky Fried Chicken customers have the more nutritious diet.

Eat more Taco Bell and KFC, I've got stock in those companies.

 

[e_blazer]

Eat more Taco Bell and KFC, I've got stock in those companies.

How do you sleep at night being complicit in the poisoning of the masses?

 

[Lanny]

How do you sleep at night being complicit in the poisoning of the masses?

I stuff my mattress and pillow with cash. It helps me sleep good at night.

 

[e_blazer]

I stuff my mattress and pillow with cash. It helps me sleep good at night.

And here I wasted my money on a "My Pillow" and still sleep like crap.

 

[Sedatedfork]

When it comes to politics and media, critical thinking and independent thinking are good skills. For example, I will admit I watch a lot of CNN. Smerconish is my favorite show and I think most would consider him a pretty evenhanded journalist. But, I also understand that a lot of what I am hearing on CNN is sensationalist and might not be an accurate picture of what is going on. Occasionally I will watch Fox news. A lot of times I just like to listen to NPR. It seems pretty fair and less biased in my view. It's not bad to watch the Fox's or CNN's of the world. It helps however if you don't just view yourself as a follower of the cult of the network. Think for yourself.

 

[MarAzul]

My Pillow

I bet that sucker scammed most of us. That thing sucks.
My old feather down pillow works best with another thin one.

 

[barfo]

I bet that sucker scammed most of us. That thing sucks.
My old feather down pillow works best with another thin one.

Of course he scammed you. He's a big Trump backer.

barfo

 

[MarAzul]

Of course he scammed you. He's a big Trump backer.

barfo

That's a good one barf!

 

[stampedehero]

Why bother with Fox and stale CNN when all along we knew NPR is the best. For instance, now I know how various communities feel about their educational and social systems.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Just gonna leave this here