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Originally Posted by MaDalton
since Fox News is not news but entertainment (fictional), i'd just say they are pretty good at that in general
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Yep, I agree.
Rush Limbaugh paved the way. People talk shit about the guy...but if you ever actually tuned in (which I do for shits and giggles sometimes on my way to the gym)...he's funny as hell and a super entertainer.
I think FNC saw that and modeled their "opinion shows" like O'Reilly and Hannity after that.
Of course people don't ever talk about FNC's other shows..John Stossel is a strict pro-drug, pro-freedom Libertarian. And his show is damned entertaining.
Geraldo Rivera is also a very entertaining guy who isn't conservative and doesn't give a damn about morality and "Jesus" and all that stupid shit. His show is pretty informative and fun.
I don't watch much afternoon national news anymore...but Shepard Smith has always been solid on FNC doing the news.
The bashing of FNC is really based on their two biggest stars: Hannity and O'Reilly (and yeah, the moronic "Fox And Friends" in the morning).
But Hannity and O'Reilly aren't delivering the news. They are entertainers having arguments for ratings.
And yeah, it can be fun to watch.
They learned how to get the ratings by bringing in the opposition and fighting it out with them on t.v. (O'Reilly vs. Barney Frank or Phil Donahue is always entertaining).
That's the mistake MSNBC makes. Their "talk shows" like Ed Shulz, Rachel Maddow, etc. NEVER have any opposing veiwpoints. It's always like-minded people all agreeing and smirking.
Hell, one episode of Bill Maher's show had Rachel Maddow and also a Republican Congressman on the panel. He told her that her news reporting was liberal biased.
She pitched a fucking fit over that! Claimed she was NEVER biased! And of course Bill Maher's crowd cheered. I lol'ed and almost spit my drink out of my mouth.
Rachel Maddow SHOULD have a very highly rated show. But she doesn't understand Show Biz 101.
Nobody is interested in her and a bunch of her friends smirking and agreeing.
Now if she just wants to read the news like a real reporter...cool. But if you're gonna have an "opinion" show...you better make it have something to keep my interest.
Because her show is just like O'Reilly's...an entertainment show...only he kicks her ass.
She needs to get some opposing STRONG people on her show and let the debate really occur. Could you imagine her having guys like Newt Gingrich or Ted Cruz on her show?
I would watch that!
I won't watch her talking to some smirking agreeing liberal wonks. It's boring.