About two-thirds of the 150 attendees at a Television Critics Association’s gathering walked out of the room before Fox News Channel chairman and CEO Roger Ailes took the stage for a news conference. Several critics even openly voiced their scorn for what they view as Fox News’ conservative spin. Ailes then gleefully reminded the critics who did remain that Fox News has led all cable news channels in the Nielsen ratings for the past 55 months and has more viewers than CNN and MSNBC combined.
OUTFOXED! (August, 2004)
It is amusing to watch the activities of the local Lakes Region Democratic party activists and candidates. They scurry about their business of complaining and letter- writing as if their themes are actually relevant. Their tired slogans include, “Bush lied. Stop the war. The terror threat is exaggerated for political gain, but Kerry will do a better job of protecting us from this nonexistent threat!” And so on. Like some insufferable song that pops into your head and won’t go away, there are the local Democrats.
The only idea these people ever offer is more government, which actually means “more money.” They’re gonna go to Concord to get more money from “other people” and bring it back here- usually in the form of more and higher-paying public sector jobs. The ongoing expansion of government is never enough for these Democrats. Other than this “idea,” the only other activity they generally engage in is that of constant attack. Oh, they claim to be “tolerant” and “diverse,” but the reality is that they actually have no tolerance for anything BUT their ideas.
The latest little local Democratic Party shindig will be the airing of what yesterday’s Daily Sun called a “controversial film about Fox News” entitled “OUTFOXED.” This latest “documentary” put forth as the “truth” by a left wing entity makes an attempt to demonstrate the “bias” of the number one cable news channel in America. This “film,” apparently too good for the big screen, is being marketed directly to DVD.
The local Democratic state senator wannabee is screening this “film” as a fundraiser for her campaign. She sees this “film” (comprised of the questionable use of copyrighted broadcasts, “unbiased” opinions and several disgruntled ex employees of Fox News) as “the beginning of a much needed conversation that all Americans need to have about the media and their responsibility to inform the public.” The Sun article also reported the recurrent losing candidate’s reason for showing “OUTFOXED” as hoping “to create an awareness of bias in the media, and how citizens should inoculate themselves to the impact of that bias.”
Perhaps this obviously sheltered candidate should turn on the TV or the Internet and engage in a little “surfing.” I remember a time in the not too distant past when news outlet choices consisted of the big three networks, PBS, and CNN. I remember a time when the AM position on the radio dial was a quaint place to hear outdated songs and occasional news bulletins. I remember when there was no Daily Sun (which is certainly not lacking in coverage of the local Democratic Party scene). I remember life before Drudge. I would contend that the information available for Americans to study and digest is more available, in more forms of media, than at any previous time in our past. I would assert that if the whining liberals actually watched FOX for a period of time, they would see a robust and lively exchange of ideas, coupled with a very modern delivery of news in a format favored by an ever-growing number of viewers.
The panic-stricken liberals just cannot stand the fact that it is THEIR former monopoly on news bias that is forever gone- thanks in no small part to FOX news. Boohoo. Listen to them cry! I love it when they’ve been…OUTFOXED!
