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In reply to the discussion: Do you think the Biden administration should shut down Fox News? (poll) [View all]
Iggo
(48,526 posts)111. Dumb question. No President should ever "shut down" a news organization.
Ever.
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Do you think the Biden administration should shut down Fox News? (poll) [View all]
Wednesdays
Jun 2024
OP
It's a big No for me. I don't watch it except when Colbert shows some funny chit from FOX.
Silent Type
Jun 2024
#1
It's hardly 1A absolutism to oppose a government shutdown of an entire TV network
Ocelot II
Jun 2024
#11
A suggestion: Don't cite debunked claims about Fox News when arguing against Fox News.
onenote
Jun 2024
#19
They argued that, consistent with a long line of precedent, libel law is not applicable toopinion/commentary
onenote
Jun 2024
#98
Not everything on Fox News is "news". Just as not everything in a newspaper is "news."
onenote
Jun 2024
#128
And so far, thank the lucky stars, the SC has ruled in favor of the 1A. nt
MarineCombatEngineer
Jun 2024
#71
It doesn't mean we can pretend the First Amendment allows the government to ban opposition outlets they don't like.
tritsofme
Jun 2024
#72
In my ... I Hate Their Guts Opinion .... I say YES. I am in arotten mood today.
Trueblue1968
Jun 2024
#108
I guess the authoritarian enemies of the First Amendment will name themselves!
tritsofme
Jun 2024
#8
""This has been brought up on other threads today." Well that's a sorry ass excuse for doing it again.
elocs
Jun 2024
#9
The FCC does regulate both cable and broadcast, but there are differences both statutory and constitutional
onenote
Jun 2024
#21
It's not news. Fox News admitted in court that it's not news. It's false advertising.
Doodley
Jun 2024
#121
I never stated they admitted they lie. They stated in court that they are an entertainment channel.
Doodley
Jun 2024
#129
And you get a 'rec' for using 'Tankie'! Now waiting for someone to ask what it means.
GoneOffShore
Jun 2024
#74
I'd try to shut them down. They are liken to disgusting human garbage and that's how I'd treat them.
chouchou
Jun 2024
#27
I stand by what I said. There are things in life that rules can go fuck themselves.
chouchou
Jun 2024
#37
It always amazes me that some folks oppose Trump, but seem to want their own version.
tritsofme
Jun 2024
#38
If the goal is to "make the world a better place", assuming there could be agreement on how to do that,
onenote
Jun 2024
#55
Have you ever listened to Fox News for hours on end? I have. (Forced to as trapped on job)
chouchou
Jun 2024
#60
So, in your mind, this is a reason for the Govt. to shut down an opposition channel
MarineCombatEngineer
Jun 2024
#63
That TV station has done more damage to this country than just about anything else.
chouchou
Jun 2024
#64
And a Republican administration will argue that MSNBC and DU have done more damage to this country
Polybius
Jun 2024
#86
They would be wrong. Political scientists have proven that Fox News has damaged the Democratic party...through lying.
chouchou
Jun 2024
#89
Funny how Nixon and Reagan were elected, twice, before there was Fox News, and while there was a fairness doctrine.
onenote
Jun 2024
#100
No..When it comes to Fox News, I'd kick their ass back to Australia...if I could.
chouchou
Jun 2024
#67
Exactly, the First Amendment exists precisely to protect us all from the authoritarian dreams of folks like this.
tritsofme
Jun 2024
#73
It is un-American to oppose the First Amendment, whether you are Donald Trump, or anyone else.
tritsofme
Jun 2024
#115
Something needs to be done before it's too late, or maybe it is too late already.
Doodley
Jun 2024
#40
If you can justify forcing TikTok to shut down, you can justify forcing Fox to shut down.
Lancero
Jun 2024
#53
If it could be "updated" to include cable news, it could be updated to include internet content. Like DU.
onenote
Jun 2024
#102
I would like to see News used in names when 100% of programming is News and not 10%, 90% Commentary.
TheBlackAdder
Jun 2024
#95
Is Rachel Maddow's show news, commentary, or a combination? How should it be labeled?
onenote
Jun 2024
#99
No. Consumers should drive fox out of business. And companies/individuals who they have lied
emulatorloo
Jun 2024
#105