Newsmax
by Michael Reagan
March 22, 2013

I love talk radio; I love Fox News.

If it weren't for the arrival of their strong conservative voices, Americans would still have nothing to listen to but the one-sided news and opinions of the left-liberals who run the mainstream New York-D.C. media.

But I'm frustrated.

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http://www.newsmax.com/Reagan/Media-Cons...5#ixzz2ONI2TdfN

Good article by Michael Reagan. I agree with him, he describes it quite well. I am being to think more and more that Fox just exists as a controlled opposition front. I've tried a few times lately to tune into one of their shows here and there (in between commercials from my fantasy distraction shows) and Mr. Reagan is correct, I could predict almost word for word what all of them were going to say.

(And when I used to watch Fox News more regularly, I was becoming concerned that the little image on the lower right that said "Coming Up - Karl Rove" was going to get burned into my screen!)

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Good article by Michael Reagan. I agree with him, he describes it quite well. I am being to think more and more that Fox just exists as a controlled opposition front. I've tried a few times lately to tune into one of their shows here and there (in between commercials from my fantasy distraction shows) and Mr. Reagan is correct, I could predict almost word for word what all of them were going to say.

(And when I used to watch Fox News more regularly, I was becoming concerned that the little image on the lower right that said "Coming Up - Karl Rove" was going to get burned into my screen!)

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Last night I watched a "special Hannity segment" where he had a huge panel discussion with the names we all know and love (LOL) Ambassador Bolton, KT McFarland, Rep. King, Rep. Gomert and many more!- all on to talk about Obama's trip to Israel and the possible coming war between the US and Iran. They were beating the war drums loudly. I could predict what every one of them was going to say. Amongst all of it Hannity managed to praise himself and boast about his knowledge. It was pitiful.

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I don't have anything against Fox per se, but I've pretty much quit watching it (except for "The Five" post the last elections.)

I do give them credit for paying lip-service to center and center-right views - something the remaining media for the most part does not do. But so what? It appears that Fox has no influence on policy or much else in what passes for governing in 2013 America.

Benghazi? Ah, it's only Fox talking about it. We can ignore it.

Scandals in the WH or on the left? Ditto. Ignore them.

Fox has become tiresome (and yes, predictable). I guess I've found other things to occupy my time.

What it comes down to is I don't really need Fox (or anyone else) to tell me my Constitutional Republic is gone - and in its place is some corrupt mish-mash run by a Chicago thug like organization that makes the Capone gang look like choirboys. Because that's all they do - tell us it's gone. They provide no solutions. (perhaps they have none)

It will all play out as its going to play out. And unless we're IN the thug organization, there's precious little we can do about it.

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Last night I watched a "special Hannity segment" where he had a huge panel discussion with the names we all know and love (LOL) Ambassador Bolton, KT McFarland, Rep. King, Rep. Gomert and many more!- all on to talk about Obama's trip to Israel and the possible coming war between the US and Iran. They were beating the war drums loudly. I could predict what every one of them was going to say. Amongst all of it Hannity managed to praise himself and boast about his knowledge. It was pitiful.

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Let me guess, did Sean ask his rhetorical question: "If little ole me, Sean Hannity, could see the emergence of the MB in Egypt, how come no one else could?" (I've heard him ask that about 1,000+ times at this point!)

As you mention the beating of war drums, I have to suspect that the "Rep. King" you mention was that disgusting statist war monger Peter King from NY, not Steve King from Iowa. I am surprised about Gohmert being in that group -- was he war mongering as well? (I am surprised if he was.)

What about a war in Syria first, did they discuss that as well?

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Yes, Sean asked his rhetorical question.

It was Rep. Peter King.

Gohmert talked about our military's capabilities. Hannity quivered and suggested that we aren't as capable as he has heard proclaimed. Gohmert shot him down.

They didn't talk about Syria.

Afterwards I thought of the people sitting there and I wondered if they threw the guests together and then Hannity came up with a list of questions that fits his world view. I wondered how many of them think he is a grandstanding loon? If they think that, they need to distance themselves from him.

But the lure of the television camera is hard to stay away from.

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Good article by Michael Reagan. I agree with him, he describes it quite well. I am being to think more and more that Fox just exists as a controlled opposition front. I've tried a few times lately to tune into one of their shows here and there (in between commercials from my fantasy distraction shows) and Mr. Reagan is correct, I could predict almost word for word what all of them were going to say.

(And when I used to watch Fox News more regularly, I was becoming concerned that the little image on the lower right that said "Coming Up - Karl Rove" was going to get burned into my screen!)

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Yeah, what's with them keeping Karl? I'm not a big Dick Morris fan, but he was just as dead wrong about Karl and they kept Karl, and dumped Morris. At least Morris was entertaining.

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I hardly ever watch Fox News & I used to keep it on most of the time. It's just too predictable. The guests are always the same, saying the same things. Boring! They need some new guests!