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DBoon

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17. Another example of counter-factual media

Reply to stopbush (Reply #6)

Tue Oct 1, 2019, 02:24 PM

Oct 2019

In addition to Fox and AM blowhards, ministers also provide political commentaries disguised as preaching.

The Southern Baptist Convention was largely apolitical until the late 1970s.

You tell someone they will burn in hell forever for voting (D), you have someone who will vote against reality.

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Republicans Turned on Nixon. Here's Why They Won't Turn on Trump. [View all] babylonsister Oct 2019 OP

I'll shorten it to The Idiot Horde and their Fox News propaganda. dem4decades Oct 2019 #1

Fairness Doctrine? Lulu KC Oct 2019 #2

Possibly. However.... moose65 Oct 2019 #11

Moral Cowardice and hypocrisy. Thomas Hurt Oct 2019 #3

They will if the public turns on him. honest.abe Oct 2019 #4

Spot on. We can't really compare the realities of two times underpants Oct 2019 #5

The rise of the Christian right is the real problem. Belief in make believe stopbush Oct 2019 #6

Being a Christian has nothing to do w/it ConnorMarc Oct 2019 #10

Sure they're Christians. stopbush Oct 2019 #12

Exactly! PJMcK Oct 2019 #13

Er, Jesus said he came not to bring peace, but a sword. stopbush Oct 2019 #14

I remember that one! PJMcK Oct 2019 #15

Another example of counter-factual media DBoon Oct 2019 #17

Morons can't live by FOX alone... Kid Berwyn Oct 2019 #7

Consider that at a certain point those people will realize that maybe they'd rather have Pence PoliticAverse Oct 2019 #8

But all bets are off if Pence is embroiled in this Ukraine mess. nt babylonsister Oct 2019 #9

They'll turn on him just as soon as they realize Blue_Tires Oct 2019 #16

I just got done re-reading All The Presidents Men GusBob Oct 2019 #18