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Fox & Friends promotes "tremendous" iPhone "conservative talking points" app that "fight[s] back against liberal lies"

October 13, 2009 7:39 am ET

From the October 11 edition of Fox News' Fox & Friends:

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    • Author by Bad News (October 13, 2009 7:54 am ET)
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      Liberal Lies? That's funny comming from Fox & Friends.
      "A Madrassa, This is Huge" "Americans have sex with different Species" can we call these Trends?
      Hey Gretchen Carlson, i still can't find that Vid of you calling Ted Kennedy "A Hostile Enemy of the United States" Anywhere?
      Can you Pretend to be a Journalist and Help? Or will you let me Wallow in my own Dispair?

      Speak truth to power.


      Mr. News
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    • Author by reanna-mator (October 13, 2009 7:55 am ET)
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      Brilliant! Why do your own research and form your own opinions? Who has the time for something like that?
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    • Author by peace4all (October 13, 2009 8:06 am ET)
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      YAY!!!!! what a great app. now all those fox fans can get their orders from a single source. in cliff note format. this will make it much easier on their brains. now they can focus on important things like breathing and grunting.
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    • Author by teabaggers ♥ [wing]NUTS (October 13, 2009 8:25 am ET)
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      wow... are these people serious?

      they get all these "facts" and supposed comebacks on an iphone to go up against those evil liberals. i could slap down those claims before they even finsh reading off of their little kool-aid shot glass.

      they think they are so hilarious, too. how sad.
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    • Author by Brabantio (October 13, 2009 8:36 am ET)
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      That is just sad, really. I can only imagine talking to someone and having them read off of their phone as a response. Is it supposed to be "funny" or "tremendous"? There seems to be a differing of opinion as to the intended usage of this application.

      Anyone else notice that "man" transformed into "main man" when it was being read aloud? That seems slightly interesting.

      What really kills me is that the examples don't debunk any "lies", pretty much by definition. "Conservative Talking Points views..." That's an opinion. Like for ACORN, it didn't dispute that it's a helpful organization that got rid of its bad apples. It just provides an opinion to counter an opinion that someone doesn't want to hear.

      If this application does actually provide some facts, then they should show that in the clip. Otherwise, it's useless, because people can just respond back with specifics and the user is left with nothing. If it's intended for serious use and doesn't provide facts, then I find the entire thing insulting on two levels. First, that people would actually need to use something like that, instead of saying what they personally thought, and second, that liberals would respond to that with "oh, I guess you're right!" or something. The scenario they set up is that friends are out eating dinner. Why the hell would I be friends with someone who can't form their own opinions, and why would I give some pre-packaged response any credence?

      I'm almost inclined to think that this was designed as a parody of conservatives, and FOX fell for it. Every other scenario seems, as I said, just plain sad.
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      • Author by opopop (October 13, 2009 8:44 am ET)
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        Ha ha, that would be brilliant if it turned out to be only a parody and they fell for it ha ha.

        I fully agree though Brabantio, that thing doesn't do anything, no bit of facts, if anyone uses something like that they'll be laughed at.
        For the love of God, I hope noone is stupid enough to fall for it.
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        • Author by nerzog (October 13, 2009 8:58 am ET)
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          Trust me... the regular viewers of FOX and Friends really are that stupid.
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          • Author by opopop (October 13, 2009 10:55 am ET)
               
            But its so bad, its such a joke, that by right, Leslie Nielson should have been promoting it.
            This has to be a scene in Naked Gun 4 right?
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    • Author by bewildered (October 13, 2009 9:45 am ET)
         
      I don't think Fox panel was taking it very seriously. They referred to this app. as "Funny". It certainly is. I thought I was watching a segment on The Daily Show.

      The sad thing is, there are many conservative-minded people that say these things.
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    • Author by Boxer1979 (October 13, 2009 11:25 am ET)
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      See people. This is what they call news! LOL!
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