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Ally House (Oregon)'s avatar

I judge the content of *ucker Carlson's show by the reactions of the Republiqans on my feed who will occasionally post "he's on fire tonight" or "bringing it to the libs".

On 6 January, I actually watched the Fox Noise coverage. It was not much different from my other sources (CNN, MSNBC, C-SPAN) in content and scope on that day at that time. Most of the talking heads were saying the same things (where's the National Guard? How come there are no SWAT teams there? How come the cops have no riot gear?) but that changed quickly by a couple days later.

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Ann W's avatar

Then a MSM outlet and/or the Lincoln Project needs to air a mash-up of Fox on January 6 and Carlson now.

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Jack Lippman (FL-NY-NJ)'s avatar

The wrong people would watch it.

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cig (TX)'s avatar

Yesterday, I watched on the hearings first on NBC and continuing on MSNBC. My husband came in the room and wondered out loud about FOX .... much to our surprise, FOX was broadcasting the hearings too. I don't know for how long, though, because we switched back to NBC/MSNBC.

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Jack Lippman (FL-NY-NJ)'s avatar

Of course. Then they can claim how "fair" they are. But starting at about 5 p.m., (EDST), the misinformation programs take over on Fox.

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Jack Lippman (FL-NY-NJ)'s avatar

Is there some person in a darkened room in a remote castle somewhere directing the far right media on TV, radio and the internet, telling them where and when and what to emphasize. Carlson, Hannity, the late Russ Limbaugh and the others don't seem bright enough to be managing their dissemination of disinformtion. And the former president isn't either. Who is giving them their orders, such as the one causing their rapid switch from condemning the rioters to making them look good? Who?

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Jack Lippman (FL-NY-NJ)'s avatar

He has the brains, but he is too much in the public's eye. Even Bannon is taking orders from that one in the remote castle, who survives because of his anonymity.

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Jack Lippman (FL-NY-NJ)'s avatar

Getting close, but the fact that you were able to come up with his name suggests Murdoch is not the one. It's someone like him whom you or I have never heard of, infinitely wealthy and infinitely private. (I'm inspired to write a short story about him or her.)

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Carol Stanton (FL)'s avatar

The " Bob & Rebekah" show?

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Jack Lippman (FL-NY-NJ)'s avatar

Getting close, but they're even too well known. The wizard behind this is probably 150 years old, surviving on medical treatment no one else knows about, and sending telepathic messages to right wing donors and spokespeople on a daily basis, who think they are their own ideas. His domicile might even be on one of those UFOs that have been in the news lately. Who knows?

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Kathy Clark's avatar

TC says that he has to say things that we all know are not true because he is"penalized" if he doesn't. ????

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Lynell(VA by way of MD&DC)'s avatar

Ahh, the handy edit tool at work, it seems.

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