Fox News Labels Foley a Democrat

bryn_cmbs
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edited October 2006 in A Moving Train
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On Tuesday’s O’Riley Factor Fox clearly labeled Foley a Democrat. Fox claims it’s a mistake. I say it was intentional because Fox knows the majority of their audience are uninformed red-necks who didn’t have a clue who Foley was before this story broke, and the they slipped the “D” next to his name hoping the red-necks would think Foley is a Dem.
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  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    bryn_cmbs wrote:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gtpPHb0NZ8

    On Tuesday’s O’Riley Factor Fox clearly labeled Foley a Democrat. Fox claims it’s a mistake. I say it was intentional because Fox knows the majority of their audience are uninformed red-necks who didn’t have a clue who Foley was before this story broke, and the they slipped the “D” next to his name hoping the red-necks would think Foley is a Dem.

    Both Jon Stewart and Keith Oberman called them out on that last night... While your stereo-type of the fox audience is a little off base, that's just another bad move on their part...
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  • Uncle Leo
    Uncle Leo Posts: 1,059
    This thread should have been a pole. Was it intentional?

    I've been back and forth, but I think it was. I think it was for the purpose of poisoning just a couple of more people against the opposition party.
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  • darkcrow
    darkcrow Posts: 1,102
    the associated press did the same. normally when something like this happens the broadcaster puts up a notice or a presenter says "sorry, we messed up"...
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  • blackredyellow
    blackredyellow Posts: 5,889
    I saw it on the Daily Show, but later in the night saw parts of the re-run of the O'Riley show, and I think it was corrected (at least the graphics that I saw over the same B-roll footage). I didn't see if there was anything thing said about it.
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  • TheVoiceInside
    TheVoiceInside Posts: 361
    I think it was on purpose
  • Abuskedti
    Abuskedti Posts: 1,917
    The Bushies.. have all they need .. their thirst for revenge and power is all they need..

    He is sure to win.. until we provide genuine education - and not just restatement of past failures.
  • Uncle Leo
    Uncle Leo Posts: 1,059
    blackredyellow wrote:
    I saw it on the Daily Show, but later in the night saw parts of the re-run of the O'Riley show, and I think it was corrected (at least the graphics that I saw over the same B-roll footage). I didn't see if there was anything thing said about it.

    I thought I had heard that the "corrected" version had just removed the caption alltogether--did not include an (R). But that was just from someone at work, so I may be wrong.
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  • PaperPlates
    PaperPlates Posts: 1,745
    You're giving uninformed red-necks alot of benefit of the doubt here. What makes you think actual uninformed people watch any news? Even if it was intentional on fox's part, noone who is informed would have been "fooled" and noone who is uninformed would have even been watching. Stop me when im wrong.
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  • Uncle Leo
    Uncle Leo Posts: 1,059
    PaperPlates wrote:
    You're giving uninformed red-necks alot of benefit of the doubt here. What makes you think actual uninformed people watch any news? Even if it was intentional on fox's part, noone who is informed would have been "fooled" and noone who is uninformed would have even been watching. Stop me when im wrong.

    If you change "noone" to "very few" I could be on board.
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  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,363
    I saw this, the tv still was sent to me in an email w/ Foley's picture, and that he was a D-FLA. I would think that Fox did it on purpose as it's no secret that they don't always report the truth in their "news".
  • Jammin909
    Jammin909 Posts: 888
    Edit: wrong thread.
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  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,895
    I thought that was funny.

    It's also funny to think if it really matters to someone out there if he is a R or a D. That's just a letter. He's a sick jerk regardless of the letter.
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  • sweet adeline
    sweet adeline Posts: 2,191
    fox knew what it was doing.
  • Lizard
    Lizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    PaperPlates wrote:
    You're giving uninformed red-necks alot of benefit of the doubt here. What makes you think actual uninformed people watch any news? Even if it was intentional on fox's part, noone who is informed would have been "fooled" and noone who is uninformed would have even been watching. Stop me when im wrong.

    and would they even know what an R or D meant??? :p
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  • Cosmo
    Cosmo Posts: 12,225
    But... Foley really IS a Democrat...
    ...
    Just like Charles Manson and Saddam Hussein.
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