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AsahinaKimi

(20,776 posts) Wed Nov 14, 2012, 05:07 PM Nov 2012

WAS LIFE BETTER BEFORE FOX NEWS? [View all]

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	67 (99%)
	NO
	0 (0%)
	IT WAS THE SAME
	1 (1%)
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WAS LIFE BETTER BEFORE FOX NEWS? [View all] AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 OP

Other: HELL YES! William769 Nov 2012 #1

I should have added that..but AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #2

Some people would like to see FAUX just disappear. So I guess it all evens out. William769 Nov 2012 #5

I don't understand it... AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #9

Fairness Doctrine was important but even moreso were regulations on ownership Doremus Nov 2012 #47

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They love to hate LeftInTX Nov 2012 #3

yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes......... OneGrassRoot Nov 2012 #4

and yet... AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #7

You have to ask? SheilaT Nov 2012 #6

only because there are some AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #8

I voted yes, but frankly, I found life better before there was color teevee. HereSince1628 Nov 2012 #10

I voted yes, Fox news is responsible for the dumbing down of a lot of America quinnox Nov 2012 #11

ITS A POLL that is obvious only for the reason AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #12

good post quinnox Nov 2012 #16

Thank you... AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #18

agreed, Asahina quinnox Nov 2012 #19

Life is better now, but certainly not because of fox news. JVS Nov 2012 #13

The Right wing has AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #15

Yes, but we were still subjected to USA Today. HopeHoops Nov 2012 #14

If, by "life", you mean ... DividedWeAre Nov 2012 #17

We have AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #20

I can't say sakabatou Nov 2012 #21

"Fox first tried its hand at a news show in 1988" AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #24

Yup sakabatou Nov 2012 #25

There were plenty of dark times before Fox News onenote Nov 2012 #22

I think the robber baron media barons controlled the papers much like FOX news Johonny Nov 2012 #28

Faux News was founded by Roger Murdoch in 1996 and public discourse has gotten.... OldDem2012 Nov 2012 #23

Remember 1996 was also the year of the TeleCom Act Blue_Tires Nov 2012 #30

It's not just Fox. badhair77 Nov 2012 #26

I don't know why but it all reminds me of AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #34

The WWE, Howard Stern, etc... Shankapotomus Nov 2012 #45

It screwed up my parents, I hate it. tridim Nov 2012 #27

Same here. narnian60 Nov 2012 #52

I want a harder question, AsahinaHimi! MrMickeysMom Nov 2012 #29

Network News was different in the old days... AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #35

And, to the point of Ted Turner, when it all started changing... MrMickeysMom Nov 2012 #40

Wow, in other words hogwyld Nov 2012 #31

News has always been somewhat entertainment, but not like it is now that we have Fox gollygee Nov 2012 #32

Yes, but FOX says it was worse. Motown_Johnny Nov 2012 #33

I assume it must have been...I've never watched fox news. Tikki Nov 2012 #36

Not having a TV I haven't watched it either... AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #37

Yes, we had CNN, and it was a news network instead of entertainment news. modem77 Nov 2012 #38

My family even got along better felix_numinous Nov 2012 #39

The more voices and opinions, the better, even those we disagree with. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #42

The more voice and opinions the better? AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #43

I take it you want all news stories approved by the Democratic Party first? GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #46

i am going to quote someone from above to answer your silly post..... AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #50

I remember biases stories passed off as news during those days. GreenStormCloud Nov 2012 #68

more voices and opinions have dropped away with media consolidation Kumbricia Nov 2012 #61

I agree with your last statement AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #69

Yes, but... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Nov 2012 #44

This country was better off before Reagan eliminated the Fairness Doctrine, period. Jamaal510 Nov 2012 #48

LIFE print magazine Special Prosciuto Nov 2012 #49

It was... beyond a doubt. defacto7 Nov 2012 #51

You should rephrase this. Cleita Nov 2012 #53

History shows there has always been AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #57

and the bigger problem is-they pay for placement in restaurants, bars, hotel lobbies, diners graham4anything Nov 2012 #54

Like living in a different country. mmonk Nov 2012 #55

I try not to criticize other poster...ever. But, I can not help it. This is the Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #56

it was obvious for a reason AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #60

Thanks and sorry. I agree, and it really has affected the wingnuts this time around. Laura PourMeADrink Nov 2012 #62

Sadly you are correct... AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #63

YES Special Prosciuto Nov 2012 #58

Belligerence is now common place KT2000 Nov 2012 #59

Sad Johnny2X2X Nov 2012 #64

They are in a totally different mindset... AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #67

Fox and their ilk created an alternate reality. hay rick Nov 2012 #65

Its like the world has AsahinaKimi Nov 2012 #66