Comments on: Ignore Fox: Attacking O’Reilly Only Encourages Him

by: Kamndrini

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 23:18:54 +0000

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by: Doodee

Mon, 04 Feb 2008 02:21:11 +0000

Thanks for sharing

by: Harold Dillon

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:27:59 +0000

What’s the matter, can’t you and your Democrat friends stand the heat. In the liberal show of the media today, O’Reilly and the staff at Fox are the only ones giving the American Public a true picture of what is happening in IRAQ. I know it must peeve you as well as other news outlet, that Fox is No. 1. Should tell you something aboutthe American Public. By attacking O’Reilly and Fox, you’ve condemn yourself. You are a left leaning liberal attack group that will demean or defame anyone who has the courage to face up to you and others who are presently doing more to destroy this country efforts to protect themselves against terrorist and those who would bring harm this country. One of your shallow attempts among others is trying to convince the American Public that you support our troops in Iraq while you and the Democrats are doing all they can to destroy their confidence and efforts to complete the job. Why don’t you merge with Move-On. Org and show you true colors.

by: Greggie Star

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 04:25:23 +0000

I agree that like a Bully in school, ignoring only goes so far, sometimes you have to punch them in the nose and confront them so that they know you mean business.
Sometimes when taken too far it does seem to elevate their importance but extreme attacks should be met back with an Iron Fist.
It is OK to call us “Liberals” and tell lies against Democrats but some from the left are afraid to call the Rightwing-nut Fascist Bastards what they are and that needs to change.
Hitler would be proud of the republicans takeover of the United States government. GS

by: orion57

Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:58:15 +0000

“Then attack (Bill O’Reilly) cause I rap this way,
But I’m glad cause they feed me the fuel,
That I need for the fire to burn and it’s burnin’ and I have returned”.

Apologies to Marshall Mathers

by: gerry long

Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:44:27 +0000

Here’s one of the problems in dealing with the Fox Lie Machine.

All of the Fox Prevaricating Pundits are happy to decry the “huge sums of money put into left wing causes by George Soros”.

But the many left leaning pundits and politicians who appear on the shows of the Fox Prevaricators hear the criticism of Soros, and fail to respond by pointing out that the employer of these same Fox Prevaricators — Rupert Murdoch — spends billions (literally) of dollars to employ the Fox Prevaricators to broadcast their right wing lies and to defend the criminal Bush administration.

Why?

by: Aunty Em Ericann

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:22:32 +0000

Put me down as another one who disagrees, respectfully, with the premise of ignoring Faux Noise and Mr. Falafel et al.

This is the network that allowed Mr. Mission Accomplished to occupy the Oval Office TWICE, despite the fact that he never actually won an election, had all the votes been counted and minority and military votes not caged.

This is the network that beat the war drums so hard that all the other networks felt the need to march in lockstep (goosestep?) so as not to be labeled traitorous and unAmerican. This has resulted in the nearly 4,000 deaths of American soldiers and untold deaths of innocent Iraqi men, women and children, not to mention those millions who have fled the bloodshed and have now become War Refugees.

You can no more ignore a bully on a schoolyard playground than you can Faux Noise. A bully doesn’t ‘get it.’ He’ll just wait for the next time you’re alone and stiff-arm you all over again for your lunch money.

One doesn’t have to use the same bully tactics, but one must never (IMO) simply ignore these fascists.

With all my love,
Aunty Em

by: Hartley Pleshaw

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 06:47:38 +0000

Dear Danny:

Here’s my take on the Fox/No Fox question.

I agree with you. Fox “News” is nothing but the propaganda arm of certain well-placed interests, the Bush Administration above all. Ranting against O’Reilly, et al is pointless, and in fact counterproductive. All attacking Fox personalities does is to rile up their troops among the true believers, and therefore accomplishes their mission of propagandizing.

I think a far more effective strategy is to attack the Fox propagandists when they venture out of their lairs.

I’m not exactly one of Bill Clinton’s biggest fans, but I thought his attack on Chris Wallace during an interview was precisely the right response. Make FOX the issue, not whatever might be at hand. (This is, of course, what George Bush I did to Dan Rather a few years back, and from Bush’s point of view, it worked brilliantly.)

A few months back, the Democratic presidential candidates jointly refused to participate in a Fox-sponsored debate in Nevada. This, I think, was wrong. What the Democrats should have done was to go ahead with it–and then, when the time was right, go after the various Fox propagandists on their own terms–and turf–and, again, make THEM the issue. (For example, when one of the Foxes asked a potentially embarrassing question, the Democratic candidate could respond, “Did Roger Ailes tell you to ask that? And did he go over it with Karl Rove?” Or, “That’s just the type of question I’d expect from a member of the Fox/Bush propaganda machine like you.” THAT would have done the trick!)

In sum: Fox News is the journalistic equivalent of a virus. It should be acknowledged, but isolated. Attacking it the wrong way just gives it strength and energy, like any virus. Isolating it so that it is forced to feed upon itself is the best response.

by: Cord;ey Coit

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 05:41:20 +0000

Here I thought his blather was a cry for help. A reason for press EMT’s to study psychology and treat those who cry for first aid.
You’re right he’s beyond our ability to help.

by: chrish

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 03:14:23 +0000

I have to disagree with Danny. We ignored FOX for years, dismissing it as a meeting place for loons and anti-intellectuals, the WWE of corporate news…and while we ignored them they grew and developed a fan base. The more we expose their tactics and document their bias the more the moderates who watch them will be made aware of the bias. Ignore it and it will go away doesn’t work.

I agree there are other things to be watched, monitored and criticized - thank the stars for Media Matters and y’all and others who cover more media than we can - but FOX bears watching. Their credibility and influence are waning and I think in no small part it’s due to Internet watchdogs