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I know he at least used to be, but I'm not sure if he still does that.
edited 28th Aug '16 2:46:03 PM by Protagonist506
"Any campaign world where an orc samurai can leap off a landcruiser to fight a herd of Bulbasaurs will always have my vote of confidence"
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He's mostly an actor now, has been for a while. Rated G for Gangsta, too.
So... Apparently yesterday Fox News released a story that Clinton was endorsed by a KKK Grand Dragon. I saw this on a very liberal leaning Facebook feed I follow, so I went looking for corroborating information. I would up on Snopes. That should about say it all, really.
Reason I bring it up is the liberal site's article noted it as a sign of desperation on the Republicans' side and I wondered if anyone agreed.
Blowout soon fellow Stalker
Has FOX forgotten their audience? An endorsement from the Klan is a good thing in their viewer's eyes.
Oh really when?
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I don't think most Republicans would actually agree with that.
Let's see if you can get past my Beelzemon. Mephiles, WARP SHINKA!
I think I lost several braincells watching this.
Even after the DNC, Trump's hideous comments, the Republicans refusal to disavow him,
HOW can any rational person still make this dumbass argument?!
The vast majority of Republicans hate the Klan. For example, a guy even I consider almost hilariously right-wing declared that he refused to support Trump because he refused to instantly denounce the Klan and act like they were anything but evil.
"Any campaign world where an orc samurai can leap off a landcruiser to fight a herd of Bulbasaurs will always have my vote of confidence"
A procrastination in of itself
I suspect however that the Republicans who still view the party as the party of Lincon and don't suppor the Klan, aren't the ones religiously watching Fox.
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Blowout soon fellow Stalker
Yeah, I said FOX viewers not Republicans.
Oh really when?
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Speaking of Fox viewers, did they actually just fire Megan Kelly? I saw something posted on FB, but it was so full of misspellings (including her name) that I didn't think it was serious.
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I think she's in the last year of her contract, and its questionable if it will be renewed.
Frankly I'd like to see her on a better network that doesn't require her to pretend to be a ignorant nutjob sometimes.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Outside of Sean Hannity, and a few others, it wouldn't surprise me in the least if the vast majority of their anchors were either moderates, or simply doing it for the money.
That's why Fox News doesn't really annoy me on a personal level, like the far-left does.
I mean, if someone offered you a contract for millions of dollars, just to spew bullshit...you might think you'd say no, but when the papers are right in front of you....
New Survey coming this weekend!
Megyn has generally been fair, since she got her own show anyway. I can only imagine if she became a free agent, the other channels would utterly salivate at the chance to take her on board.
Before she joined fox she spent several years as a corporate lawyer. Kelly's the smartest person in their entire lineup and I think she'd do great work on another channel where she could really cut loose.
Is using "Julian Assange is a Hillary butt plug" an acceptable signature quote?
If the worst thing you've said on Fox News was that Jesus and Santa have been white, then you're doing damn good for yourself.
New Survey coming this weekend!
Part of me really wants to believe that she said that just to make Fox look bad.
I honestly thought she was one of the crazier ones, though I was operating on second-hand information. Glad to see I'm wrong, and I hope she ends up on a network that isn't batshit insane.
edited 28th Aug '16 5:58:31 PM by randomdude4
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Depends on how the election goes. Trump loses, Hannity (and maybe Bill) is out. Trump wins, she is.
If she stays, she might end up reforming the network.
I can't see Fox tossing Bill, he's been a mainstay for decades. Even firing Hannity would shock me.
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.
Not a question of firing. All three contracts are up in a year. It's about renegotiation. The Brothers Murdoch aren't as fond of him as daddykins (or former FNC head Ailes for that matter), and O'Reilly has hinted that he might be ready to retire "sometime soon". Hannity, on the other hand, isn't nearly as much of a media darling, and has tied himself to Trump's wagon so tightly, he'll end up a raving loon if the hairdo loses.
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I keep getting these goddamn ads for Trump on this site. The other ads I don't mind so much (except that they slow down my computer.) Anybody know how to block them or turn them off?
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Adblock's a thing, but if you just want those specific ads gone I guess you could try reporting them?
Ice Cube is a rapper?
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