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Whelp fox just did it (Original Post) Watchfoxheadexplodes Mar 2018 OP
They haven't labeled this a Soros conspiracy yet? Surprised... highplainsdem Mar 2018 #1
Yes, that is likely the answer they will come up with poboy2 Mar 2018 #13
Work Trumpers already came up with this... HipChick Mar 2018 #22
Your work environment sounds much like mine. How do we put up with poboy2 Mar 2018 #25
@poboy2....I was so pissed Fri...they hooked up laptops to conference room 70 inch screen for Faux HipChick Mar 2018 #27
Oh wow, okay, thats Defcon 1. Don't fault you at all. The lunacy is poboy2 Mar 2018 #30
It sure as hell ain't Russia workinclasszero Mar 2018 #2
Why didn't he ask that about Ben Carson's doors and furniture? (nm) Elwood P Dowd Mar 2018 #3
this was going to be my B reaction poboy2 Mar 2018 #16
Foxnews is meaningless blake2012 Mar 2018 #4
They and their parents have already paid for it Farmer-Rick Mar 2018 #5
George Clooney, Oprah and Spielberg donate $500,000 each to Washington march against gun violence oberliner Mar 2018 #6
Fake news. The answer is always Soros. -nt poboy2 Mar 2018 #19
Soros Not Funding Students' Gun Control Fight oberliner Mar 2018 #24
Thats cool you post it. but just want to make sure you know poboy2 Mar 2018 #26
I got that you were being sarcastic oberliner Mar 2018 #28
FUCK FOX spanone Mar 2018 #7
Did we expect anything different from this GOP Propaganda Wellstone ruled Mar 2018 #8
I know a GOP guy D_Master81 Mar 2018 #9
That's because that's the Conservative version of 'grass roots', Volaris Mar 2018 #38
What I really hate about these kind of FOXNews street interviews robbob Mar 2018 #10
Jimmy Kimmel does the same thing oberliner Mar 2018 #14
So you're "misguided" Ohiogal Mar 2018 #11
When your entire message is deceitful and bought and paid for Mr. Ected Mar 2018 #12
Well, who is paying for the many rallies? Perfectly reasonable question, Hortensis Mar 2018 #15
I DID. I sent money. I support organizations that support the people. WE DID. nolabear Mar 2018 #17
I like this answer too. -nt poboy2 Mar 2018 #21
When the Republicans pass another round of tax cuts for the wealthy, I ask myself the same question. Tatiana Mar 2018 #18
Their parents did, which is why Repubs ought to be fucking terrified. berni_mccoy Mar 2018 #20
Guess who IS going to pay for all this? elehhhhna Mar 2018 #23
17 paid with their lives mainstreetonce Mar 2018 #29
That's the answer that should be started clearly on Fux. nt Ilsa Mar 2018 #37
From what I remember a lot of donations of 1/2 million from a lot of people. sunonmars Mar 2018 #31
They've raised almost 3 1/2 million through gofundme. Fox apparently won't use google. rainin Mar 2018 #32
Who's paying justgamma Mar 2018 #33
Just curious--why did you put 'who is paying' in all caps? Kingofalldems Mar 2018 #34
Groups like "Everytown for Gun Safety" -- a gun law reform advocacy group -- are helping. Hoyt Mar 2018 #35
Trumps inauguration raised 150 million for a crowd about 1/20th the size MattP Mar 2018 #36
Well, we can rule out the NRA. PA Democrat Mar 2018 #39
You'd think a real news outfit like Focks... dchill Mar 2018 #40
Tell them Robert Kraft is n2doc Mar 2018 #41
I have no interest in Fox. Why are you even watching them? Tipperary Mar 2018 #42
 

poboy2

(2,078 posts)
13. Yes, that is likely the answer they will come up with
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 02:19 PM
Mar 2018

but for now the question 'needs to be asked'. Tomorrow might be Soros.
In any event, aren't they the 'news'? Find the hell out!

I'd wager it would be fairly easy to find out.
Its much better to infer that you, the watcher is somehow paying for it though.

So, for propaganda and spin purposes, better to simply ask 'who's paying for this?! and imply YOU fox watcher might be paying for this.

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
22. Work Trumpers already came up with this...
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 02:33 PM
Mar 2018

had to listen to them all freaking Fri, before I put my headphones on and shut them out...

 

poboy2

(2,078 posts)
25. Your work environment sounds much like mine. How do we put up with
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 02:38 PM
Mar 2018

the Trumpanzees? How much more? How much longer? Is this job worth it? 10 more years, lol

HipChick

(25,485 posts)
27. @poboy2....I was so pissed Fri...they hooked up laptops to conference room 70 inch screen for Faux
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 02:41 PM
Mar 2018

News...
When I could no longer stand it (about 5 mins), I walked over there and yanked the HDMI cable...and dared them to plug it back in, as I would call Corporate resources on them for using equipment for personal use. They were acting like jerks the entire week, I had to work with them..

 

poboy2

(2,078 posts)
30. Oh wow, okay, thats Defcon 1. Don't fault you at all. The lunacy is
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 02:43 PM
Mar 2018

near constant. I've permanently lost all respect for these people.

 

poboy2

(2,078 posts)
16. this was going to be my B reaction
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 02:21 PM
Mar 2018

What about the private plane rides, 150K doors, sound booths, etc... and trips to Europe on the taxpayer dime the clepto-cabinet is stealing?

 

blake2012

(1,294 posts)
4. Foxnews is meaningless
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 01:57 PM
Mar 2018

Now that everyone is openly calling them state propaganda and their viewership is mostly old white folks—they are irrelevant to today’s events

Farmer-Rick

(10,154 posts)
5. They and their parents have already paid for it
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 01:58 PM
Mar 2018

Now they are just collecting what is owed them.

And our representatives better pay up.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
6. George Clooney, Oprah and Spielberg donate $500,000 each to Washington march against gun violence
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 01:59 PM
Mar 2018
George and Amal Clooney, Oprah, Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg are all speaking out on gun violence by donating to the March for Our Lives movement.

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Culture/george-clooney-donates-500000-washington-march-gun-violence/story?id=53218438

Five seconds on Google.
 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
24. Soros Not Funding Students' Gun Control Fight
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 02:37 PM
Mar 2018
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Student survivors of a mass shooting in Florida who've organized to increase gun control and make schools safer aren't being bankrolled by billionaire liberal philanthropist George Soros, despite the claims of several false stories.

Soros is not providing any funding to the students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, although he does support their efforts, said his spokeswoman, Laura Silber.

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/florida/articles/2018-03-06/soros-not-funding-students-gun-control-fight
 

poboy2

(2,078 posts)
26. Thats cool you post it. but just want to make sure you know
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 02:40 PM
Mar 2018

my reply was sarcasm. Of course it isn't the boogie man.

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
28. I got that you were being sarcastic
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 02:42 PM
Mar 2018

But I do think it's important to post that for others to see.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
8. Did we expect anything different from this GOP Propaganda
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 02:01 PM
Mar 2018

Machine.

For crying out loud folks,you can not fix the STUPID.

D_Master81

(1,822 posts)
9. I know a GOP guy
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 02:03 PM
Mar 2018

who said this was all in the works and planned waiting for the next mass shooting to happen and then they could use the victims as a springboard for their agenda. He was insinuating that the kids werent really doing any of the planning, the "liberals" already had it planned and told the kids what to say and do.

Volaris

(10,270 posts)
38. That's because that's the Conservative version of 'grass roots',
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 03:43 PM
Mar 2018

And all they have left now is projection worthy of an IMAX.

robbob

(3,527 posts)
10. What I really hate about these kind of FOXNews street interviews
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 02:12 PM
Mar 2018

If anyone comes up with some of the devastating responses posted above, like “it sure a hell ain’t Russia”, or “our children/fellow students have paid with their blood”, you just know those responses will never make it on the air. Instead they will find some misinformed ignorant looking person who gives a misguided reply and present that as the average protester on the streets.

That’s fine if you’re doing a comedy segment on a late night talk show like Jay Walking, but for a so-called news station to present these ambush interviews as some kind of amusement is obscene. What else would you expect from them?

 

oberliner

(58,724 posts)
14. Jimmy Kimmel does the same thing
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 02:20 PM
Mar 2018

All those "interview random people" bits use selective editing.

Jay Leno, back in the day

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
12. When your entire message is deceitful and bought and paid for
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 02:17 PM
Mar 2018

It's no wonder you can't recognize legitimate American protest when it stares you in the face.

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
15. Well, who is paying for the many rallies? Perfectly reasonable question,
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 02:21 PM
Mar 2018

I've wondered myself. Of course, it's people on the right side of both decency and history, and equally of course we can depend on Fox to recast decency as corruption.

But I think we all know costs aren't being covered by the kids' lunch allowances. I've read about a couple of cities' kids setting up GoFundMes for their marches, and there'll have been many donations through other routes.

Here's another: Who's helping organize them, in DC, other cities, over all? The energy and commitment are coming from these wonderful high school students, but organizing events of this size is strictly a job for grown-up experts.

Btw, Stoneman Douglas's own drama club and student choir are performing now. Not "celebrities," but more students from Stoneman participating on stage in an event of their lifetimes. They're GOOD!

nolabear

(41,959 posts)
17. I DID. I sent money. I support organizations that support the people. WE DID.
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 02:21 PM
Mar 2018

FUCK them. I seldom say that so bluntly, but fuck them sideways.

Lotta damn gall asking that question while you sell reverse mortgages and Trumpy bears to people whose social services you help take away.

Tatiana

(14,167 posts)
18. When the Republicans pass another round of tax cuts for the wealthy, I ask myself the same question.
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 02:22 PM
Mar 2018

Every single legitimate news organization needs to start speaking out against Faux and holding them up as the propaganda network they really are.

Keith Olbermann had the right idea when he did it on during a regular segment on Countdown.'

We have to try to break through this brainwashing and force them to defend deliberately lying to the American public.

 

Hoyt

(54,770 posts)
35. Groups like "Everytown for Gun Safety" -- a gun law reform advocacy group -- are helping.
Sat Mar 24, 2018, 02:57 PM
Mar 2018

With lots of donations from wealthy and not-so-wealthy.

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