Wed Jan 13, 2021, 01:42 PM

kpete (67,116 posts)

Admiral Pulls Plug on Fox News

As the commander of military forces in E Africa, I asked the American Forces Network (TV) to replace Fox news during meal hours. Why? Because they were inimical to America's outreach overseas. Put troops in jeopardy. Made my job harder. And they now have accomplices.

Without Fox, Trump would be a bungling celebrity who foolishly/laughably ran for president. Real-time reckoning of lies need real-time litigation. There is such a thing as gross distortions of fact and purveyors of such must pay a debilitating price.

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61 replies	Author	Time	Post
Admiral Pulls Plug on Fox News (Original post)	kpete	Jan 13	OP
Good	soothsayer	Jan 13	#1
+1 Hell yes! (N/T)	Old Crow	Jan 13	#18
Maybe not!!	Grins	Jan 13	#40
I Wondered About That Too, But He's Retired	COL Mustard	Jan 13	#42
This is a good start, now do hate radio! Give them music and real news information instead	Bongo Prophet	Jan 13	#2
Absolutely.	ancianita	Jan 13	#13
If Fox News is going to out and out lie they should no way call themselves NEWS!	The Wielding Truth	Jan 13	#3
Exactly, they need to change it to Alternative Facts News.	KS Toronado	Jan 13	#15
Just call it what it is: Fox White Supremacy and Hate Network.	Lonestarblue	Jan 13	#27
That works also	KS Toronado	Jan 13	#28
Franken ran for the US Senate in Iowa	SharonClark	Jan 13	#4
Needs to spread around the Fire Stations, Police precincts, Airports,	Arne	Jan 13	#5
Yes!	tecelote	Jan 13	#17
I agree	Rebl2	Jan 13	#43
What about Nazi Rush Limbaugh radio piped into military,...	magicarpet	Jan 13	#6
That will end very soon, but not soon enough.	Gary 50	Jan 13	#24
he's croaking fast, i hope he's around to see trump in jail. his subs when he can't make it in	certainot	Jan 13	#44
About Time	BlueIdaho	Jan 13	#7
Couldn't agree more. About time, indeed. (N/T)	Old Crow	Jan 13	#19
this happened in 2011	Celerity	Jan 14	#56
Listen up Jiffy-Lube	lame54	Jan 13	#8
We need to complain to service companies we don't want to hear that crap in waiting rooms. nt	Irish_Dem	Jan 13	#10
Absolutely!	MyOwnPeace	Jan 13	#11
Exactly, just like reporting those not wearing masks to security. nt	Irish_Dem	Jan 13	#12
Too late.	lindysalsagal	Jan 13	#9
Never too late, my granddaughter is only 5.	NoMoreRepugs	Jan 13	#38
In 2011...	CaptainTruth	Jan 13	#14
+1000	Celerity	Jan 14	#57
Better late than never.. I'll take it.	msfiddlestix	Jan 13	#16
WTG, Navy! Well-done, Admiral. n/t	TygrBright	Jan 13	#20
Salute!	orangecrush	Jan 13	#21
Thread title is bait and switch. The admiral is retired and pulled the plug in 2011. . . nt	Bernardo de La Paz	Jan 13	#22
Thank you! The use of present tense in the title really changes the meaning of this thread.	rurallib	Jan 13	#25
Yeah reading it made no sense. NBC made Trump the star, not Fox.	oldsoftie	Jan 13	#26
which also misses the point a little bit	stopdiggin	Jan 13	#32
I was going to say "fertilized the ground"	GopherGal	Jan 13	#45
Yup	ad121rome	Jan 13	#23
This message was self-deleted by its author	barbtries	Jan 13	#29
This message was self-deleted by its author	lagomorph777	Jan 13	#30
It's a shame things had to go this far	gratuitous	Jan 13	#31
Bravo Admiral. n/t	Paper Roses	Jan 13	#33
I imagine the soldiers food will digest better from now on too.	ffr	Jan 13	#34
It's like a spring cleaning lately. Nt	BootinUp	Jan 13	#35
From the Admiral's Twitter page: "To your righteously Republican friends, Your Joint Chiefs, all	Nitram	Jan 13	#36
This man ran in the primary for Senate from IA,	Sogo	Jan 13	#37
Finally	HootieMcBoob	Jan 13	#39
General Smedley Butler, is that you?	zentrum	Jan 13	#41
I read the Tweet - it said he ASKED Armed Forces Network to stop	NewDayOranges	Jan 13	#46
k&r!	DesertRat	Jan 13	#47
I LOVE the first sentence of the second tweet.	BobTheSubgenius	Jan 13	#48
reputable people need to STOP APPEARING ON FOX NEWS	Skittles	Jan 13	#49
The Fox gas lighting of our troops comes to a halt. Partially. nt	oasis	Jan 13	#50
Learned a new word - inimacal	SleeplessinSoCal	Jan 13	#51
Excellent....	Upthevibe	Jan 13	#52
They've been cramming those LIES down their throats...	Buckeye_Democrat	Jan 13	#53
K&R	uponit7771	Jan 14	#54
More please!	calimary	Jan 14	#55
Finally someone out there who gets it	Blue Owl	Jan 14	#58
Fox IS the poison that began our divide, and the right wing's slide into	BlancheSplanchnik	Jan 14	#59
K&R..........	turbinetree	Jan 14	#60
Unbelievable that they would have Fox playing in the first place...	Hulk	Jan 14	#61

Response to kpete (Original post)

Wed Jan 13, 2021, 01:43 PM

soothsayer (31,847 posts)

Admiral Pulls Plug on Fox News

1. Good

18. +1 Hell yes! (N/T)

40. Maybe not!!

42. I Wondered About That Too, But He's Retired

2. This is a good start, now do hate radio! Give them music and real news information instead

13. Absolutely.

3. If Fox News is going to out and out lie they should no way call themselves NEWS!

15. Exactly, they need to change it to Alternative Facts News.

27. Just call it what it is: Fox White Supremacy and Hate Network.

28. That works also

4. Franken ran for the US Senate in Iowa

5. Needs to spread around the Fire Stations, Police precincts, Airports,

17. Yes!

43. I agree

6. What about Nazi Rush Limbaugh radio piped into military,...

24. That will end very soon, but not soon enough.

44. he's croaking fast, i hope he's around to see trump in jail. his subs when he can't make it in

7. About Time

19. Couldn't agree more. About time, indeed. (N/T)

56. this happened in 2011

8. Listen up Jiffy-Lube

10. We need to complain to service companies we don't want to hear that crap in waiting rooms. nt

11. Absolutely!

12. Exactly, just like reporting those not wearing masks to security. nt

9. Too late.

38. Never too late, my granddaughter is only 5.

14. In 2011...

57. +1000

16. Better late than never.. I'll take it.

20. WTG, Navy! Well-done, Admiral. n/t

21. Salute!

22. Thread title is bait and switch. The admiral is retired and pulled the plug in 2011. . . nt

25. Thank you! The use of present tense in the title really changes the meaning of this thread.

26. Yeah reading it made no sense. NBC made Trump the star, not Fox.

32. which also misses the point a little bit

45. I was going to say "fertilized the ground"

23. Yup

31. It's a shame things had to go this far

33. Bravo Admiral. n/t

34. I imagine the soldiers food will digest better from now on too.

35. It's like a spring cleaning lately. Nt

36. From the Admiral's Twitter page: "To your righteously Republican friends, Your Joint Chiefs, all

37. This man ran in the primary for Senate from IA,

39. Finally

41. General Smedley Butler, is that you?

46. I read the Tweet - it said he ASKED Armed Forces Network to stop

47. k&r!

48. I LOVE the first sentence of the second tweet.

49. reputable people need to STOP APPEARING ON FOX NEWS

50. The Fox gas lighting of our troops comes to a halt. Partially. nt

51. Learned a new word - inimacal

52. Excellent....

53. They've been cramming those LIES down their throats...

54. K&R

55. More please!

58. Finally someone out there who gets it

59. Fox IS the poison that began our divide, and the right wing's slide into

60. K&R..........

61. Unbelievable that they would have Fox playing in the first place...