You’ll notice that I give Fox “News” a lot of crap. Believe me, it’s well earned. They are not an outlet for anything resembling “journalism,” and what they broadcast can only be considered “news” in the broadest sense.
What they are is a mouthpiece for conservative talking points; nothing more and nothing less.
And really, their philosophies are malleable. As soon as a Democrat adopts one of their points of view, they change it so that they are still in opposition to progressives. (Remember that the idea behind Obamacare came from the GOP congress in the early 90s. Mitt Romney, himself, instituted it in Massachusetts. But as soon as the Democrats adopted the idea, it became a liberal, socialist scam.
There are only two kinds of stories you’ll see on Fox “News,” or read on their websites:
· Those that promote Republicans or a conservative agenda
· And those that criticize Democrats and highlight apparent failures of a progressive agenda.
It doesn’t matter what else is going on; if they can’t label it as one of the two of these, they ignore it or only cover select aspects.
And this is because Fox exists for only two reasons:
· Creating new Republicans
· Engaging, enraging and maintaining current Republicans.
Take a hurricane, for example. Most networks will run stories about the devastation, heroic efforts to save people, or government efforts to address the crisis.
Watch Fox and you’re guaranteed to see outraged reports on the looting, usually black people. That’s the part that plays to their base. Every time Fox viewers see black crime, it translates to “Freakin’ Democrats…”
Look at last Thursday night. While other news channels were covering the Grand Jury being convened to investigate Donny Jr.’s date with the Russians, Fox was busy covering… well, pretty much anything BUT that.
As I was considering this situation, I began to wonder how Fox might have covered other major historical events from before it came into existence. Before long, I had some ideas…
News Item: Berlin Wall comes down
Fox Angle: Radical liberals remove wall, compromise security to allow horde of commie refugees.
News Item: Nixon resigns.
Fox Angle: Hippie reporters use Fake News used to oust American Hero.
News Item: Moon landing.
Fox Angle: Fanciful program begun by Democrats spends millions, adds to the deficit, and then finds no usable natural resources. Wasteful spending!
News Item: Space Shuttle Challenger explodes after lift-off.
Fox Angle: Forced diversity causes millions to go up in flames as shuttle leaves a Challenging hole in the federal budget.
News Item: Civil Rights Act of 1964 passes.
Fox Angle: Democrats open the door to massive voter fraud.
News Item: OJ acquitted
Fox Angle: Reverse-racist jury lets a killer go free.
News Item: US Olympic Team’s “Miracle on Ice.”
Fox Angle: Reagan surges in polls, inspires American skaters to beat favored Commies.
News Item: Reagan assassination attempt as shooter tries to impress Jodie Foster.
Fox Angle: Liberal Hollywood’s assault on Screen Legend President!
News Item: Rodney King beating.
Fox Angle: Policeman injures hand while subduing criminal.
News Item: San Francisco earthquake of 1989.
Fox Angle: Infrastructure crumbling out from under feet of radical-liberal California.
Excellent historical perspective. I have no doubt that is exactly how Faux Noise would portray those events. How about the assassinations of the Kennedys and MLK?
ReplyDeleteThey were all hoaxes. The Kennedys and MLK are alive and living on Guam, preparing to negotiate with their ally, North Korea.
DeleteHa! I love these. I bet they could go back really far.
ReplyDeleteFDR: Served well past term limits, hid his need for a wheelchair. What ELSE is he hiding from us?
George Washington: I've never seen his birth certificate. Have YOU?