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Fumesucker

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12. Fox has been assiduously pursuing epistemic closure for over a decade now
Fri Jan 18, 2013, 01:42 AM
Jan 2013

Their intellectual-fu is remarkably weak, so weak in fact that it's starting to hurt Republicans in general. You might recall Romney thought he was going to win right up until election eve, epistemic closure.

I have this sneaking suspicion that the Fox brain trust may have misunderestimated Kookinich, he's not a fool and he's not really meek either, don't judge the book by the cover.

Wait and see, predicting is hard, especially about the future.

You're right Renew Deal Jan 2013 #1
also because he is a critic of Obama Terra Alta Jan 2013 #2
You're kidding! Dennis was on a commercial saying "Faux Cha Jan 2013 #24
something along those lines, yes Terra Alta Jan 2013 #31
Way back then.. now we're getting into Weird Cha Jan 2013 #32
The really bad joke is that so many Democrats have moved so far to the Right that Dennis seems leveymg Jan 2013 #55
The OP doesn't opine what WE will or should laugh at. It's about the intent of the hiring. stevenleser Jan 2013 #72
The message behind the innuendo was clear enough. leveymg Jan 2013 #77
exactly treestar Jan 2013 #62
Link? G_j Jan 2013 #63
Kucinich should be a standard Democrat. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #3
+ A billion DJ13 Jan 2013 #5
+100 nt antigop Jan 2013 #6
+1 SilveryMoon Jan 2013 #8
sir yes sir backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #18
Not only "radical and fringe," but laughable, according to the "moderate" Democrats, Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #21
Dennis is an exemplary progressive Cronus Protagonist Jan 2013 #26
+1 LWolf Jan 2013 #43
Worth repeating: 99Forever Jan 2013 #44
Yup RedCappedBandit Jan 2013 #50
+10000 Earth_First Jan 2013 #59
Pro-people boy voted against the Affordable Care Act tabasco Jan 2013 #60
No, he didn't. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #66
Facts for you. tabasco Jan 2013 #68
Trip this. MrSlayer Jan 2013 #75
abso-frickin' lutely! nt Spock_is_Skeptical Jan 2013 #71
Please tell me this is a joke...Kucinich is on Faux News now? Well, I Stardust Jan 2013 #4
Maybe he could be kept busy by giving him Arne Duncan's job. JVS Jan 2013 #7
Maybe he will give the daily UFO report. nt Comrade_McKenzie Jan 2013 #9
Tend to agree. moondust Jan 2013 #10
This may backfire on Fox Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #22
Hope so. moondust Jan 2013 #25
Nailed it tama Jan 2013 #34
Yes, I saw him interacting with people on three of his campaign spots in Minnesota in 2004 Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #46
He seemed tama Jan 2013 #48
I saw him in Santa Monica in early 2004 (during the Dem primary). At the time, I was firmly coalition_unwilling Jan 2013 #70
The Republican Lite Democrats are out in full force on this thread. It's despicable coalition_unwilling Jan 2013 #69
Another angle, moondust Jan 2013 #37
I hadn't thought about that, but you're right, he fits their stereotype of Liberals & they get patrice Jan 2013 #11
Fox has been assiduously pursuing epistemic closure for over a decade now Fumesucker Jan 2013 #12
It's possible... but if he doesn't work out they just won't put him on cthulu2016 Jan 2013 #13
Oh the hard core Foxies will love to hate him Fumesucker Jan 2013 #17
They hired him to make fun of him, B Calm Jan 2013 #14
ows Vic Vinegar Jan 2013 #15
There we go, another Ron Paul is great fan. Not here he isn't. Ron Paul is a fraud and a racist. graham4anything Jan 2013 #19
Rand Paul was also pushing this piece of legislation before he lost his seat. Sen Moran has it now: patrice Jan 2013 #30
You're not a REAL politician when you sell out to Fox News. randome Jan 2013 #40
Sounds like you nailed it. MotherPetrie Jan 2013 #16
3 divorces.... enough said. He's a joke alittlelark Jan 2013 #20
Unless one is spewing the Family Values Nonsense who cares about marital status or stultusporcos Jan 2013 #35
Anyone looking at choices that are made by an individual. alittlelark Jan 2013 #49
a Friend used to joke.... that he looked like Alfred E. Nueman... oldhippydude Jan 2013 #23
Ok whatchamacallit Jan 2013 #27
E-x-a-c-t-l-y!!!!! Tarheel_Dem Jan 2013 #28
Say what you want about DK... awoke_in_2003 Jan 2013 #29
I agree Captain Stern Jan 2013 #33
You know... Spider Jerusalem Jan 2013 #36
Fox's very own clown. Yup. That's how it looks to me. n/t lamp_shade Jan 2013 #38
Dennis makes you guys feel stupid, eh? RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #39
I don't think I've seen that amazingly nauseating picture of the Deciderer and Nancy SMASH before Fumesucker Jan 2013 #53
Oh yeah RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #56
Hehe! Good post. I always liked Dennis. napoleon_in_rags Jan 2013 #54
think you hit on a bit of the uncomfortable truth there. Spock_is_Skeptical Jan 2013 #73
Well said... SidDithers Jan 2013 #41
Ya think? quaker bill Jan 2013 #42
Bill Clinton would agree with them on a lot of topics Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2013 #47
No, he wouldn't. If you think so, you have no idea the kinds of things Republicans say. nt stevenleser Jan 2013 #74
UNDERCOVER NARC sorefeet Jan 2013 #45
They were fools that are going to get schooled Rex Jan 2013 #51
disagree upi402 Jan 2013 #52
I think you may be right - didn't look at it that way but Whisp Jan 2013 #57
Fox News Liberals are B-List Celebs of the Left arely staircase Jan 2013 #58
Exactly. They are using him as a caricature of a "loony liberal". Odin2005 Jan 2013 #61
Style over Substance whatchamacallit Jan 2013 #64
The problem with those affecting a problem...FoxNews has long been treated as if it was an Bluenorthwest Jan 2013 #65
Republicans make their living out of ridiculing and devaluing common decency. Last Stand Jan 2013 #67
Lets see how long he lasts. Old and In the Way Jan 2013 #76
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