2009 Was Fox News' Best Year Ever. Glenn Beck ranks 4th Among Most Revered Men.

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Despite some of the controversies, and the partisan lean of the network and criticism by many, including President Obama himself, 2009 was the best year ever for the Fox News Network. Fox handily defeated CNN and MSNBC in the ratings, and is 3rd in popularity among all cable channels. On top of this, a recent Gallup Poll placed Glenn Beck in fourth place in a ranking of men most revered by Americans, just behind Nelson Mandela.

Thoughts?

The 2012 thing is looking more and more plausible.

Personally I like Glenn Beck. I actually know him personally and he is a great person to know.

We revere strange people.

Glenn Beck up there with Nelson Mandela? excuse me while I go vomit blood. pis3rch

Well, that list isn't as bad as I thought. The biggest problem I have with it doesn't have to do with Beck, it's the fact that W. is more revered than Mandela. That's a pretty bad list all around though. -Sun_Tzu-

People want a news channel where the agenda is not dictated by radical leftists. Is that so much of a surprise?Communistik

Because a news channel where the agenda is dictated by radical right wingers is so much better.

Hmm...Thats pathetic.....

It is kind of like Fox's pointing to their ratings as some sort of dilapidation of their political point of view.... that seems to have no connection to actual politics.

People want a news channel where the agenda is not dictated by radical leftists. Is that so much of a surprise?Communistik

Ever heard of The News Hour?

FOX News is popular because it is entertaining and conservitive.

Hell, I watch FOX News simply because I like to hear all the crazy stuff they say. I get laughs out of it.

Fox News is not, however, popular because of its credibility or new reporting, which is kind of ironic

I was a little surprised at Obama getting 30% of that vote.

Otherwise, why is Glenn Beck even in that list? :? Come'on, even Bush did something worth noticing, but Glenn Beck, really?

It is kind of like Fox's pointing to their ratings as some sort of dilapidation of their political point of view.... that seems to have no connection to actual politics.

duxup

People want a news channel where the agenda is not dictated by radical leftists. Is that so much of a surprise?Communistik

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It is kind of like Fox's pointing to their ratings as some sort of dilapidation of their political point of view.... that seems to have no connection to actual politics.

fidosim

People shouldn't take Fox seriously... unfortunately, they do...

If you want a legitimate TV news source, watch The News Hour.

Glenn Beck up there with Nelson Mandela? excuse me while I go vomit blood. pis3rch

Yeah, I wondered why Mandela was on there too, damn commie.

Given how many people are willing to believe anything when the going gets tough in this country, the surprise isn't as intense.

[QUOTE="fidosim"][QUOTE="duxup"]

It is kind of like Fox's pointing to their ratings as some sort of dilapidation of their political point of view.... that seems to have no connection to actual politics.

chessmaster1989

People shouldn't take Fox seriously... unfortunately, they do...

If you want a legitimate TV news source, watch The News Hour.

Legitimate and T.V. news sources look kind of odd when paired with each other. . .

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[QUOTE="fidosim"] Sure, but I also encounter a lot of people who claim that after '08, "no one takes Fox seriously anymore". That obviously isn't the case.TheAbbeFaria

People shouldn't take Fox seriously... unfortunately, they do...

If you want a legitimate TV news source, watch The News Hour.

Legitimate and T.V. news sources look kind of odd when paired with each other. . .

That's because most TV news (Fox, MSNBC, etc.) is a joke... but The News Hour at least is legitimate.

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It is kind of like Fox's pointing to their ratings as some sort of dilapidation of their political point of view.... that seems to have no connection to actual politics.

fidosim

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]

[QUOTE="fidosim"] Sure, but I also encounter a lot of people who claim that after '08, "no one takes Fox seriously anymore". That obviously isn't the case.TheAbbeFaria

People shouldn't take Fox seriously... unfortunately, they do...

If you want a legitimate TV news source, watch The News Hour.

Legitimate and T.V. news sources look kind of odd when paired with each other. . .

Agreed, anything on T.V. has advertisers and station owners to answer to, and that usually = some sort of agenda to push.

[QUOTE="fidosim"][QUOTE="duxup"]

It is kind of like Fox's pointing to their ratings as some sort of dilapidation of their political point of view.... that seems to have no connection to actual politics.

duxup

Perhaps nothing, who cares?

[QUOTE="Communistik"]People want a news channel where the agenda is not dictated by radical leftists. Is that so much of a surprise?TyrantDragon55

Because a news channel where the agenda is dictated by radical right wingers is so much better.

[QUOTE="fidosim"][QUOTE="duxup"]

It is kind of like Fox's pointing to their ratings as some sort of dilapidation of their political point of view.... that seems to have no connection to actual politics.

duxup

People want a news channel where the agenda is not dictated by radical leftists. Is that so much of a surprise?Communistik

[QUOTE="TheAbbeFaria"]

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]

People shouldn't take Fox seriously... unfortunately, they do...

If you want a legitimate TV news source, watch The News Hour.

TyrantDragon55

Legitimate and T.V. news sources look kind of odd when paired with each other. . .

Agreed, anything on T.V. has advertisers and station owners to answer to, and that usually = some sort of agenda to push.

Yeah, that's why the internet is much better when it comes to ad-free reporting. Sure, you'll have to wade through a lot of useless chatter but at least its not a hopeless search like it is with TV or newspapers.

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[QUOTE="Communistik"]People want a news channel where the agenda is not dictated by radical leftists. Is that so much of a surprise?Communistik

Because a news channel where the agenda is dictated by radical right wingers is so much better.

Fox News has been doing what it always has done, appeal to a certain crowed to secure ratings, money, and popularity -- this is not indicitive of a working, honest press, and it's a shame people even watch Fox News or MSNBC or CNN or any of them. None of them ask the unpopular questions, and all the questions they do ask fit within a certain spectrum of acceptable questions and acceptable answers. These news corporations portray only two sides to an issue, regardless of the subject, and irrespective of the reality that there are always almost more than two sides to an issue.

[QUOTE="Communistik"]People want a news channel where the agenda is not dictated by radical leftists. Is that so much of a surprise?T_P_O

[QUOTE="Communistik"]People want a news channel where the agenda is not dictated by radical leftists. Is that so much of a surprise?chessmaster1989

Ever heard of The News Hour?

[QUOTE="T_P_O"][QUOTE="Communistik"]People want a news channel where the agenda is not dictated by radical leftists. Is that so much of a surprise?Communistik

[QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]

[QUOTE="Communistik"]People want a news channel where the agenda is not dictated by radical leftists. Is that so much of a surprise?duxup

Ever heard of The News Hour?

BBC America aint bad either and Fareed Zakaira GPS on CNN is a great show.

[QUOTE="Communistik"]People want a news channel where the agenda is not dictated by radical leftists. Is that so much of a surprise?-Sun_Tzu-

I don't know that MSNBC is radical by any measure, but they certainly appeal to leftist politics.

[QUOTE="duxup"][QUOTE="fidosim"] Sure, but I also encounter a lot of people who claim that after '08, "no one takes Fox seriously anymore". That obviously isn't the case.fidosim

My point being their ratings do not indicate what Fox itself presents, as some sort of justification or actual political movement. Their ratings have been strong when the right has been strong, and strong when the right was on the way out of office in epic numbers.

They're just a tool to set advert pricing.

[QUOTE="duxup"][QUOTE="chessmaster1989"]

Ever heard of The News Hour?

taj7575

BBC America aint bad either and Fareed Zakaira GPS on CNN is a great show.

[QUOTE="fidosim"][QUOTE="duxup"] What does that have to do with what I said?duxup

My point being their ratings do not indicate what Fox itself presents, as some sort of justification or actual political movement. Their ratings have been strong when the right has been strong, and strong when the right was on the way out of office in epic numbers.

They're just a tool to set advert pricing.

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[QUOTE="Communistik"]People want a news channel where the agenda is not dictated by radical leftists. Is that so much of a surprise?Communistik

Because a news channel where the agenda is dictated by radical right wingers is so much better.

Fox is doing the same thing every other news station is doing; telling people what they should think and how they should feel about what's going on in the world. The only difference is they answer to a different group of rich *** holes.

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"][QUOTE="Communistik"]People want a news channel where the agenda is not dictated by radical leftists. Is that so much of a surprise?TheAbbeFaria

I don't know that MSNBC is radical by any measure, but they certainly appeal to leftist politics.

[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"][QUOTE="Communistik"]People want a news channel where the agenda is not dictated by radical leftists. Is that so much of a surprise?TheAbbeFaria

I don't know that MSNBC is radical by any measure, but they certainly appeal to leftist politics.

MSNBC is obviously liberal/left wing, but theyre not radical.

I can understand why some might feel Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann come off as radicals, but that is about as far as it goes.

Hell, even Rachel pisses me off sometimes...she is like the liberal counter to Anne Coulter.

But, to sum up, you do not see the anchors on MSNBC publishing books about how conservatives are the devil, ruining America, and should be locked up, nor do you see them bashing gays, minorities (specifically Hispanics), etc.

You see all of that on FOX News though and their anchors do that.

In short, if anyone is radical, its the neoconservatives at FOX...I really wish they would go back to old conservatism.

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[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"] Which news channel is dictated by radical leftists?mrbojangles25

I don't know that MSNBC is radical by any measure, but they certainly appeal to leftist politics.

MSNBC is obviously liberal/left wing, but theyre not radical.

I can understand why some might feel Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann come off as radicals, but that is about as far as it goes.

Hell, even Rachel pisses me off sometimes...she is like the liberal counter to Anne Coulter.

But, to sum up, you do not see the anchors on MSNBC publishing books about how conservatives are the devil, ruining America, and should be locked up, nor do you see them bashing gays, minorities (specifically Hispanics), etc.

You see all of that on FOX News though and their anchors do that.

In short, if anyone is radical, its the neoconservatives at FOX...I really wish they would go back to old conservatism.

I hate Glenn Beck because his views are different than mine, and anyone with a different view or thought needs to be despised and hated. That's the only way we'll achieve bi-partisanship and learn to live together as a community, when we hate those that are different than us. Oh, and if we don't pass a stimulous bill immediately our economy will sink into depression and everyone will be out of work and starving to death. Not to mention that if we don't immediately reform healthcare and have a government take over the health system will collapse and everyone will die from H1N1. But yeah, Glenn is a fear monger and I hate him for that.

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[QUOTE="-Sun_Tzu-"] Which news channel is dictated by radical leftists?-Sun_Tzu-

I don't know that MSNBC is radical by any measure, but they certainly appeal to leftist politics.

Their news reporting is no different than any other news station that I've watched, including Fox, but the majority of the channel is filled with commentators who appeal to the left, including Morning Joe. I watched a segment recently when they had Hitchens on to discuss Obama's winning the Nobel Peace Prize, and all of them, excluding Chris, were defending Obama's winning the prize, saying that he deserved it because he represented change.

Also, Chris Matthews is pretty liberal, along with some of the others who fill in for Matthews and Scarborough when they are absent.