tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post2503350203670757077..comments2024-02-11T03:50:53.613-05:00Comments on Counterlight's Peculiars: Should There Be A Left Version of Fox News?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-6039914262629150142010-11-07T18:19:05.255-05:002010-11-07T18:19:05.255-05:00Brilliant analysis, as always ;-)Brilliant analysis, as always ;-)Göran Koch-Swahnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00925549945659350649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-58074759797122565862010-11-06T21:27:44.854-04:002010-11-06T21:27:44.854-04:00The FOX approach is "Of Course, We're NEV...The FOX approach is "Of Course, We're NEVER Wrong."<br /><br />The Left <i>could</i> have that approach (Russia tried it for a good while).<br /><br />But it wouldn't be Christian (i.e., be appropriate for <i>fallible</i> human beings). Ergo, I couldn't go there.<br /><br />We (pinko lefties) are condemned to being Second Best to our Wingnut "Obey!" Overlords (w/ nothing but the Impotent Truth on our side, alas).<br /><br />But Keith should be reinstated. JCF's weeknights NEED him! :-(JCFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2343439372519556254.post-52940895779367323632010-11-06T20:54:23.872-04:002010-11-06T20:54:23.872-04:00It is worse than that. I had the misfortune of wor...It is worse than that. I had the misfortune of working for 3 years in Mississippi. Fox news is on at the small regional airports. It is on all over the place. There is no understanding that this is anything but mainstream news. Everyone watches it.<br /><br />MSNBC and progressive talk radio have never gotten beyond a niche audience. To have any impact at all, those voices need to get heard by the mainstream audience. I don't know how to make that happen.Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02410143259690873128noreply@blogger.com