mkreku Posted January 17, 2005 Posted January 17, 2005 http://www.foxblocker.com/ Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish!
Kaftan Barlast Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 But, gee! Why would anyone want to do that? I mean, FOXnews is such an informative and wonderfully unbiased news channel! Unlike those left-wing conspiracy theorist nuts at CNN. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
taks Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 so, in other words, just because you guys don't think fox's viewpoint is fair, it should be censored? is that it? d'ya think, just maybe, that your view is a bit jaded by your ideology? just maybe? then, when finally an alternative comes along they absolutely must be biased. hearing that viewpoint must be sacrilege because it doesn't fit with the elite... oh no, we must stifle anybody that doesn't agree! go figure... i tell you what, explain how CBS managed their little debacle while remaining "unbiased". tell me they didn't have an agenda, and do it with a straight face. just because you the intelligencia don't agree with them does not mean fox is biased. i dare you to show bias in their news reporting ala NY Times. taks comrade taks... just because.
Darth_Radnor Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 Pretty much all American news channels are biased. I prefer BBC.
OLD SKOOL WHEELMAN Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 FOX News propaganda machine dirty media infrastructure keeping the kind of sludge peddled by FOX News out of your home. "Can you provide me with a similar blocker so I don't have to hear the left-wingnonsense???" Yes, I can provide you with a similar blocker. It is called a Tazer Gun (Non-lethal), you stick it in your mouth and flip the switch. I promise you won't be bothered by "left-wing nonsense" again. If you are interested, the charge is $1,000 ea. Wow. They sure are informative.
taks Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 i actually read CNN (web) as well as Fox... their news reporting comes in on opposite sides of the fence, but middle mostly (neither is nearly as fanatic as the other side claims). now, there is a HUGE difference in their analysis for sure, and fox is decidedly right of center and CNN left of center in that regard... however, as rupert murdoch put it (paraphrasing) "if i could find a liberal analyst that anyone would listen to, i'd hire him/her in a second!" well, he has one, alan colmes, btw... taks comrade taks... just because.
thepixiesrock Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 All news is untrustworthy. The exagerate everything. No matter what country you are in the news will be bias for that country... Lou Gutman, P.I.- It's like I'm not even trying anymore!http://theatomicdanger.iforumer.com/index....theatomicdangerOne billion b-balls dribbling simultaneously throughout the galaxy. One trillion b-balls being slam dunked through a hoop throughout the galaxy. I can feel every single b-ball that has ever existed at my fingertips. I can feel their collective knowledge channeling through my viens. Every jumpshot, every rebound and three-pointer, every layup, dunk, and free throw. I am there.
Oerwinde Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 Y'know, I could spent 10 bucks on that... or I could just not watch fox news. The area between the balls and the butt is a hotbed of terrorist activity.
Conspiracy Theorist Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 You beat me to it Oerwinde. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a huge fan of Fox news, but seriously, going out there and wasting money on it sounds like something all my right-wing-nutjob friends would do to get rid of those "evil" liberal new stations. lol, if you don't like it, don't buy it.
Phosphor Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 You beat me to it Oerwinde. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a huge fan of Fox news, but seriously, going out there and wasting money on it sounds like something all my right-wing-nutjob friends would do to get rid of those "evil" liberal new stations. lol, if you don't like it, don't buy it. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> That's pretty much what I was thinking. It seems such a hypocritical item; the left accuses the right of censorship and not letting views be heard, yet here we have an item to do just that. It's perhaps somewhat ironic that the left, supposedly the free-thinkers and such, would have members create an item to alleviate some free-thinking or free-acting for capitalistic gain. As Oerwinde says, you can just not watch FOX News. It's this kind of thing that makes the left-leaning people be taken less seriously.
Kaftan Barlast Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 Aw, behave! Buying a thingamajig to protest against Rupert Murdochism is not censorship!!! You could just not watch FOXnews, but the idea of foxblocker is to show FOX that people are willing to put up money NOT to watch their biased crap. Now I dont think FOX gives a sh*t so the effort is wasted IMO, but some might give them a B- for effort. ...and if anyone actually considers CNN middle-ground or even left... I dont know, its laughable in its tragedy DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
taks Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 You could just not watch FOXnews, but the idea of foxblocker is to show FOX that people are willing to put up money NOT to watch their biased crap. and to show the hypocrisy of the left... and their "crap" as you so eloquently put it, is not biased... try watching their news once in a while. as noted, their analysts are on the right in general, but not all. fox, btw, has more democratic guests than republican. a factoid that few seem to care about. ...and if anyone actually considers CNN middle-ground or even left... I dont know, its laughable in its tragedy <{POST_SNAPBACK}> ??? you think CNN is right? it's a matter of persepective here - you're so far left (by your own admission) the clintons probably seem right-wing. taks comrade taks... just because.
Plooby Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 How... how... silly. Another way to aprt you from your money. You can "vote" for your favorite news source with your TV clicker. *All* news today is biased, which is a sad state of affairs. If you want to be truly informed you need to watch or read several outlets and then form your own oppinions.
Kaftan Barlast Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 and to show the hypocrisy of the left... and their "crap" as you so eloquently put it, is not biased... try watching their news once in a while. as noted, their analysts are on the right in general, but not all. fox, btw, has more democratic guests than republican. a factoid that few seem to care about. I have FOXnews so I watch it from time to time. I just find everything to have this condesending undertone of "There goes the cooky liberals again..ho ho ho". And they use the same technique to counter less-rightwing news material such as "Well, thats what that nut John Doe says. No sensible person would belive that." Its just ugly tactics, thats what it is. you think CNN is right? it's a matter of persepective here - you're so far left (by your own admission) the clintons probably seem right-wing CNNs news are definetly right-tinted compared to euro newschannels. DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
kumquatq3 Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 I will believe anything Wolf Blitzer or his dark minon Lou Dobbs tell me to believe. All Hail Blitzer!!!
Volourn Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 "I prefer BBC." The epitome of biasness. in fatc, they've been legally proven to be biased. R00fles! "CNNs news are definetly right-tinted" A. That wouldn't make them biased. B. No. Only a fool would state that. CNN has TONS of 'anti right' stuff on. Ton. In fact, one of their major shows is all about bashing Bush's economic polices. ie. jobs overseas = evil. So, you obviously, don't know what youa re talking about. CNN is many things; but bias to the right or left isn't one of them. in fatc, if they tilted anywhere it would be the left. DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
Phosphor Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 CNN strikes me as essentially centrist with a leftist angle. But then, I live in Canada, a place most Americans seem to think is comprised of socialist commies
deganawida Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 But then, I live in Canada, a place most Americans seem to think is comprised of socialist commies <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wait--it isn't?
taks Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 "There goes the cooky liberals again..ho ho ho". their analysts, perhaps... the newscasts are pretty straightforward. And they use the same technique to counter less-rightwing news material such as "Well, thats what that nut John Doe says. No sensible person would belive that." Its just ugly tactics, thats what it is. again, mostly the analysts. the newscasts themselves (which are only on a few hours each morning and afternoon) are straightforward. CNNs news are definetly right-tinted compared to euro newschannels. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> even right-wing euro channels are left-wing compared to what we have. it's not really fair to compare since the "progressive" movement originated over there, as well as such wonderful concepts as socialism and communism. taks comrade taks... just because.
taks Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 CNN strikes me as essentially centrist with a leftist angle. But then, I live in Canada, a place most Americans seem to think is comprised of socialist commies <{POST_SNAPBACK}> it is... CNN i mean. CNNs tv analysts are mostly liberal, however, from what i've seen. they get pounded in the ratings, too. i generally think canada is socialist, but not necessarily communist. a subtle, yet at the same time profound, difference. taks comrade taks... just because.
Judge Hades Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 All news channels and sources are biased. Its human nature to be bias in some form or another. Some people are better at hiding their bias than others but for the most part it is always their. Best way to combat bias in the news is to watch multiple sources and get different views. If I see a news article from Fox I see what the other news channels cover it and their biases on it. The only way to get unbias news is to be at the news site when it happens.
KOTORFanactic Posted January 18, 2005 Posted January 18, 2005 I agree wit Hades (what again?) Thing is, i hate how some news groups, whether TV or newspaper, blow the most trivial things out of proportion. For example, our beloved Prince Harry dresses as a Nazi, and whup de doo, we have a scandal. Thing is, if this was just your average everyday bloke doing this, the media would not report it. Besides that, if dressing as a nazi is soooooooooooo bad here in England, the why was the fancy dress shop even selling them. <_< This is why I always rely on my own judgements. The news is a good source for getting info, but can nether be relied upon to give a totally unbiased view, none of us can. :cool:
Kaftan Barlast Posted January 19, 2005 Posted January 19, 2005 That news can never be truly truthful or objective is a sad reality. It can however try to be, and not just become a tool of discreet propaganda. Reminds me of about a year ago we(5 of us) got in a bit of a row at a bar(because we were wearing drag and it was a hick place). The bouncers threw 3 of us out and then the police came and arrested two of the girls just for not shutting up. nothing else happened. well, except for the cops calling 3 more cars for backup for no apparent reason. we went home and the cops released the girls with a warning. The day after I read in the paper "30 youths stormed and vandalized a local restaurant, police was called and managed to break it off" WTF!!?? DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. "
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