It seems that most of the interesting news is about Fox News: Fox News isn't even pretending anymore | Salon: "...According to an NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll, “72 percent of self-identified FOX News viewers believe the health-care plan will give coverage to illegal immigrants, 79 percent of them say it will lead to a government takeover, 69 percent think that it will use taxpayer dollars to pay for abortions, and 75 percent believe that it will allow the government to make decisions about when to stop providing care for the elderly.”
Almost needless to say, all of these things are categorically false. The “death panels” falsehood, for example, was invented by serial misinformer Betsy McCaughey (financed by the right-wing Manhattan Institute with money from tobacco giant Philip Morris), amplified by Sarah Palin, and then broadcast day and night by Fox News. And so it goes, day after day..."
The first paragraph above contains the core worrying point in the entire debacle-- most people cannot discern the difference between fantasy and reality. Lord help us when V returns. Or can you imagine the chaos Special Bulletin would make today, especially if it were broadcast by Fox?
No comments:
Post a Comment