The OFFICIAL AI Fox News/O'Reilly Factor thread
I've recently discovered the FOX News channel. Many people hate it and I can't see why. It seems like the most unbiased news network out there. They also seem to go more in-depth into stories than say, CNN does. As for the O'Reilly Factor, I think this guy is great. I think his "no spin zone" is just that, he backs up his arguments with logical reasoning and makes people answer his questions when they try to talk around them. Even if you don't like his political views, his show still makes you think, and that is something the news does so rarely nowadays, make people think! Please don't turn this into a Demo. vs. Repub. thing,
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Here is the major problem with O'Reilly: He doesn't let people make their points. He will cut them off and even go the extra length to prove his point to the viewers. A lot of 'news shows' do this now, but especially him.
When he gets the chance to talk for a few minutes, he can build a fairly good case for whatever he's arguing about, but never gives the other side enough of a chance to say why they think they are right. He'll just say/yell that they are ridiculous and cut them off.
As for Fox News being objective and 'unbiased', the only people that ever seem to say that are the conservatives who are brainwashed by that stuff.
I also find it unbelievable that nearly every time I flip by his show, he seems to be blaming something on Bill Clinton. The guy is the farthest you can actually be from 'unbiased'. That doesn't mean that I always disagree with what he has to say, but he always makes his own judgement about an issue before letting a person on, and will never let the other person get their good points in unless he agrees with them. As for his 'no spin zone', I find that amusing since all he does is put his own spin on the stories.
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Here is the major problem with O'Reilly: He doesn't let people make their points. He will cut them off and even go the extra length to prove his point to the viewers. A lot of 'news shows' do this now, but especially him.
When he gets the chance to talk for a few minutes, he can build a fairly good case for whatever he's arguing about, but never gives the other side enough of a chance to say why they think they are right. He'll just say/yell that they are ridiculous and cut them off.
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It's the no spin zone. You have to cut off the spin. Most people get equal time. He has his people go back adn time out how long people get to speak. But if they're dodging the questions he'll stop them and get them back on topic.
/turns to channel 360 on DirecTV
<strong>FoxNews is my all-time favorite news channel! And O'Reilly kicks ass
/turns to channel 360 on DirecTV</strong><hr></blockquote>
wow, it's only channel 48 for me. glad you're aboard!
DirecTV numbers are 100 and up.
I agree. He's skilled enough as a debater to not have to use such a shoddy and annoying trick.
[quote] As for Fox News being objective and 'unbiased', the only people that ever seem to say that are the conservatives who are brainwashed by that stuff. <hr></blockquote>
When conservatives want news that's objective and 'unbiased' they watch FOX News, when liberals want news that's objective and 'unbiased' they listen to NPR.
[quote] I also find it unbelievable that nearly every time I flip by his show, he seems to be blaming something on Bill Clinton. <hr></blockquote>
It's truly amazing how much damage he did in only eight years.
What a loada crap!!
On the news ticker, sandwiched between news of the death of the Queen Mother and America's War Against Terror was a story about a mans dog fighting with a gator!! <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
J :cool:
No wonder so many people like this channel.
Just another reason to avoid the network like the plague.
That's OK. I watch it, and I even like and sneak peaks at O'Reilly until my wife yells at me to turn off the arrogant prick.
But you just have to wonder about a network that proclaims literally every few minutes that they're "fair and balanced" and "we report, you decide." They're really trying to convince us that they're unbiased - but they're not, they're just more conservative.
There was a study on FNC that showed about 90% of their "Special Report" news guests were Republicans, while CNN was closer to 50-50. So who is really fair and balanced?
O'Reilly apparently gets upset when anyone calls him what he is - a conservative. He is very representative of what FNC is - they say over and over how unbiased they are, but clearly they're just more conservative and more Republican than other news channels.
<a href="http://www.fair.org/press-releases/fox-release.html"; target="_blank">Here's a take on FNC from a liberal media watchdog organization.</a>
<strong>I have no problem with most of their guests being Republican. In my OPINION, Republicans can see both sides of an issue better than Democrats.</strong><hr></blockquote>
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This is the essence of Fox News. You have stated it perfectly: The best way to be "fair and balanced" is to give the audience 90% Republicans.
<img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
But hey, it's a free market, and if its audience likes it, so be it.
They have golfer's channels, women's channels, children's channels, why not a Republican's channel?
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<img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laughing]" />
This is the essence of Fox News. You have stated it perfectly: The best way to be "fair and balanced" is to give the audience 90% Republicans.
<img src="graemlins/bugeye.gif" border="0" alt="[Skeptical]" />
But hey, it's a free market, and if its audience likes it, so be it.
They have golfer's channels, women's channels, children's channels, why not a Republican's channel?</strong><hr></blockquote>
At least O'Reilly gives other people a CHANCE to give their side where the other networks are run by Democrats that give ONLY their views. So it IS more fair and balanced in comparison to the others.
They THEMSELVES aren't fair and balanced. Just because they bring a Republican and Democrat on together doesn't mean it's equal. The network usually *cough*always*cough* takes the side of the Republican.
But I like FNC. Really.
EDIT: Shepard Smith is DA MAN!!!!
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