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Home Front: Politix
Time To Stop This Fight
2009-11-07
On Tuesday evening, the disparity between Fox News' ratings and those of its cable news competitors was remarkable.

More people watched Fox News than all of its cable news competitors combined, and CNN came in a dismal fourth. CNN's ratings have been in a tailspin. Shockingly, CNN finished October out of the list of the top 30 cable channels. Fox News, meanwhile, was the third highest-rated cable channel in prime time, after USA and ESPN.

Some might argue that Tuesday's ratings were skewed because it was mostly Republicans who were fired up about that day's elections. True enough, as the election results showed. But lots of Democrats watch Fox too--in fact, around 30 percent of Fox's audience are Democrats. A couple of nights ago we were watching Bill O'Reilly's show, and he pointed out that more Democrats watch Fox News than CNN and MSNBC combined, even though those networks cater almost exclusively to the left--one more reason why the Obama administration's attacks on Fox are painfully stupid.

For the foreseeable future, Fox News stands alone atop the world of cable news. If this were a boxing match, Fox vs. CNN, MSNBC and CNN Headline News, they would stop it: it's a TKO.
Posted by:Fred

#8  FRANK!!!!!
ROMALMHO!!!

Posted by: 3dc   2009-11-07 13:52  

#7  One comment I saw somewhere implied that having the Obama administration declare Fox "not a legitimate news organization" may be carefully calculated. News organizations are exempt from campaign finance laws. If the government gets to declare who is and is not a a legitimate news organization, they can subject Fox to all of the strictures and loss of freedom of speech imposed on ordinary citizens. This would effectively shut Fox down - they would have to follow the administration's line, like the rest of the MSM, or be put out of business.
You would think that the First Amendment would prevent this, and that the Supreme Court would overrule it. However, in my opinion, we can no longer trust the Supreme Court to guarantee basic rights. They have already upheld McCain-Feingold, which is clearly an assault on freedom of political speech.
You would also think that the other networks would recognize the threat that this presents to them: any organization that does not support the regime will be shut down. They should read the words of Pastor Niemoeller - "When they came for the Jews ...". However, most of the MSM is so besotted with Obama that they would consider shutting down Fox a good thing. Until another President was elected, that is.
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia   2009-11-07 12:54  

#6  The words "painfully stupid" apply to so much of O's planning & acting out. Sorry, that label has been permanently and irrevocably attached to everything and anything W ever did. They'll have to invent a new entry in Roget's Thesaurus to properly describe 0's self-destruction.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2009-11-07 11:22  

#5  O can't brook criticism. As someone pithier than I said: If his skin was any thinner, he'd have a reservoir tip on his head
Posted by: Frank G   2009-11-07 11:19  

#4  Time To Stop This Fight

Nazzo fast Guido. This is a fight to the death and the only time to stop it is after the beast is dead and the scavengers have left the bones bleaching in the sun.

It's not over till the last ant or maggot licks it's chops, gives a final burp and looks for the post-prandila cigar.
Posted by: AlanC   2009-11-07 09:18  

#3  The words "painfully stupid" apply to so much of O's planning & acting out. Watching one painfully stupid thing after another is overworking my "stupid meter".
Posted by: whatadeal   2009-11-07 05:11  

#2  even though those networks cater almost exclusively to the socia!ist left

fixed it for you.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2009-11-07 04:03  

#1  Patti Anne Brown is so darn hot. when do we get her on the front page?
Posted by: abu do you love    2009-11-07 02:30  

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