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John is the author of I'm OK--You're Not: The Message We're Sending Nonbelievers and Why We Should Stop (NavPress); Penguins, Pain and the Whole Shebang (Seabury Books); and co-author, with Richard Lederer, of Comma Sense: A Fundamental Guide to Punctuation (St. Martin's). Both Penguins and Comma Sense won San Diego Book Awards for best books in their respective categories (Religious/Spiritual, and How To/Reference). He is also co-author, with Stephen Arterburn (Every Man's Battle) of Being Christian: Exploring Where You, God and Life Connect, Midlife Manual For Men: Finding Significance in the Second Half, and Regret-Free Living: Tools for Building Strong, Healthy Relationships.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Fox News ISN'T News; It's So Much More

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Complaining that Fox News isn't news is like complaining that a lemonade stand isn't a bar. It's not supposed to be. That's not its purpose.

The purpose of Fox News (or certainly of the Fox News "personalities" and commentators) isn't to present "fair and balanced" anything. The purpose of Fox News is to give focus and affirm the anger that a lot of people naturally carry around with them.

You feel powerless and victimized; you're angry; you're just looking for a way to focus and affirm that anger. And there's Glenn Beck, railing and crying over the gross injustices of all the people in power who are immoral idiots bent on destroying everything that's decent and good.

Or there's Keith Olbermann, doing exactly the same thing.

And the presidents of both their companies happily count their money, knowing that, of all things, anger is the gift that keeps on giving.

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Ambient_Riot

10/22/2009 3:28 AM

Right. You and the others who attempt to discredit FOX News are incapable of providing rational argument and presenting credible evidence for your position.

The fact of the matter is, FOX News presents both fair and honest reporting, and conservative commentary. Simply because you disagree with commentators like Glenn Beck, does not justify slandering the credibility of an entire network.

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Thomasthefree

10/21/2009 7:03 PM

I think FOX News is doing an incredible service because they are willing to cover stories that the public wants to know, not just stories that the Administration has decided they want the public to know. The ratings reflect the fact that people are very concerned about where the country is heading and they don't want to fall for anything. If the Obama Administration were able to present a trustworthy and honest image, the reporting and probing on FOX would not matter. It is the Administration that has created the thirst for information and the deep skepticism of the American people.

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http://thom-signsofastruggle.blogspot.com/