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Joy Honey
Not just another dumass
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01-27-2006 09:26
Welcome to Bizarro World... Fox News contributes more to Democrats than to Republicans? Oh my achin' head. From: someone A little more than 95 percent of Sinclair's $334,000 in contributions have gone to Republicans—a lopsided record of giving unmatched by any other major television broadcaster, the Center found. News Corp., for example, whose Fox cable-news operation is often criticized for its perceived right wing bias, has actually given 64 percent of its contributions to Democrats since 1998 and 36 percent to Republicans. (Contributions by longtime Democratic fundraiser Haim Saban, who owned half of Fox Family Worldwide, are excluded from that ratio; when included, News Corp. contributions skew in favor of Democrats by 81 percent to 19 percent.)
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Reitsuki Kojima
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01-27-2006 09:33
To be precise, the article says that the corporation that owns Fox News does this, not Fox News itself.
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Joy Honey
Not just another dumass
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01-27-2006 09:35
From: Reitsuki Kojima To be precise, the article says that the corporation that owns Fox News does this, not Fox News itself. True... but it still hurts my head 
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Zuzu Fassbinder
Little Miss No Tomorrow
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01-27-2006 10:20
Actually it makes perfect sense. Their goal is to make money and avoid regulation by the government. By espousing a right-wing agenda Republicans are hesitant to do anything to displease them. By giving money to Democrats, the Democrats are hesitant to do anything to displease them. By fear mongering and rabble rousing they create engaging infotainment for the masses.
Sounds like a winning strategy to me and is a tactic used by less reputable newspapers in the past.
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Joy Honey
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01-27-2006 12:46
From: Zuzu Fassbinder Actually it makes perfect sense. Their goal is to make money and avoid regulation by the government. By espousing a right-wing agenda Republicans are hesitant to do anything to displease them. By giving money to Democrats, the Democrats are hesitant to do anything to displease them. By fear mongering and rabble rousing they create engaging infotainment for the masses.
Sounds like a winning strategy to me and is a tactic used by less reputable newspapers in the past. After my head stopped pounding this morning, I did come close to this conclusion. 
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Reality continues to ruin my life. - Calvin
You have delighted us long enough. - Jane Austen
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