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[ubiquitous_a]

Fox's Six Tricks: How to Spot the Next Sherrod

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[nicole_anell]

Just leaving this here to give your GIF a friend:

[ubiquitous_a]

I so love that episode of TDS SFM! :D

You're right, it probably doesn't say much that hasn't been said in various places, but it's the first article I've seen that really brings together all of the tactics Fox Noise uses to push their political agenda.

[ididthatonce]

That episode of TDS was so epic.

[saramiskismet]

I hope it wins the Emmyyyy :]

[ididthatonce]

I think that Fox News uses the same tactics as any other news channel. The thing is, Fox really takes it to a different level. Sure, MSNBC rings the end-of-the-world alarms on pretty much every news event, but they don't try to instigate their viewers to prepare for it. I think that's the big difference. Glen Beck encourages action from his viewers, both through his rhetoric and his endorsements (his Cash4Gold commercial is a little creepy).

[saramiskismet]

Ew, he has one of those?
Is it riddled with rantings at the Federal Reserve?

[ididthatonce]

It's been a while since I saw it, but the basic tone was, "Buy gold so when the Revolution happens, you'll be rich!"

[muppetfromhell]

yah, check on the daily show website, jon did a whole expose on it.

[mephisto5]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSlt-vedyL8

About 40 seconds in is my favourite.

[muppetfromhell]

The other one missed is what The Daily Show has pointed out - they use their "opinion" show hosts to create "public opinion" evidenced by as you pointed out "some say ____" on their "news" shows.

1.38% of Fox's viewers are black, true facts

[akuma_river]

Colbert did an excellent clip on Fox's so called top ratings for 100 straight months bullshit.

It was awesome.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/08/05/colbert-hammers-fox-news_n_672224.html