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On Fox News, suddenly a very different tune about the coronavirus
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Trish Regan last Monday:
Fox Business Last Friday:
Fox Business Benches Trish Regan After Outcry Over Coronavirus Comments (Published 2020)
The host of “Trish Regan Primetime” told viewers this week that concerns about the coronavirus were “yet another attempt to impeach the president.”
The Fox Business anchor Trish Regan, whose on-air dismissal of the coronavirus as "another attempt to impeach the president" left her cable network facing a firestorm of criticism this week, has been removed from her prime-time slot for the foreseeable future, the network said on Friday.
Ms. Regan's 8 p.m. program, "Trish Regan Primetime," is "on hiatus until further notice," Fox Business said in a statement. The network declined to say if Ms. Regan would continue to appear on its other programs, saying that its coverage plans for the coronavirus crisis remained in flux.
Fox Business attributed the move to "the demands of the evolving pandemic crisis coverage," saying it was shifting resources toward daytime coverage of the pandemic and global markets. Both "Trish Regan Primetime" and its follow-up at 9, "Kennedy," will be replaced by general-interest programs.
andrew kaczynski🤔 on Twitter
“What a damning indictment of Fox News from the Post video team here. https://t.co/r8Fz8vo5KV”
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Trish Regan last Monday:
Fox Business Last Friday:
Fox Business Benches Trish Regan After Outcry Over Coronavirus Comments (Published 2020)
The host of “Trish Regan Primetime” told viewers this week that concerns about the coronavirus were “yet another attempt to impeach the president.”www.nytimes.com
The Fox Business anchor Trish Regan, whose on-air dismissal of the coronavirus as "another attempt to impeach the president" left her cable network facing a firestorm of criticism this week, has been removed from her prime-time slot for the foreseeable future, the network said on Friday.Ms. Regan's 8 p.m. program, "Trish Regan Primetime," is "on hiatus until further notice," Fox Business said in a statement. The network declined to say if Ms. Regan would continue to appear on its other programs, saying that its coverage plans for the coronavirus crisis remained in flux.Fox Business attributed the move to "the demands of the evolving pandemic crisis coverage," saying it was shifting resources toward daytime coverage of the pandemic and global markets. Both "Trish Regan Primetime" and its follow-up at 9, "Kennedy," will be replaced by general-interest programs.
That's the first time, as a Canadian, that I've ever sat through more than a minute of watching a Fox op-ed, and I honestly thought I was watching an outtake from the V For Vendetta movie.
They're authoritarians. It's literally a feature of their ideology to have a leader tell them what to do and what to think.
andrew kaczynski🤔 on Twitter
“What a damning indictment of Fox News from the Post video team here. https://t.co/r8Fz8vo5KV”
Is it safe to assume that conservatives, when confronted with a video like that, insist that the "befores" are "fake news" deceptively created by computers by evil mainstream media, and they have no recollection of watching them, while the "afters" are what they clearly remember Fox has been saying for months?
andrew kaczynski🤔 on Twitter
“What a damning indictment of Fox News from the Post video team here. https://t.co/r8Fz8vo5KV”
History please do not forget about these hateful people who were on the wrong side all the time and reality made them chance their rhetoric.
Trish Regan last Monday:
Fox Business Last Friday:
Fox Business Benches Trish Regan After Outcry Over Coronavirus Comments (Published 2020)
The host of “Trish Regan Primetime” told viewers this week that concerns about the coronavirus were “yet another attempt to impeach the president.”
The Fox Business anchor Trish Regan, whose on-air dismissal of the coronavirus as "another attempt to impeach the president" left her cable network facing a firestorm of criticism this week, has been removed from her prime-time slot for the foreseeable future, the network said on Friday.Ms. Regan's 8 p.m. program, "Trish Regan Primetime," is "on hiatus until further notice," Fox Business said in a statement. The network declined to say if Ms. Regan would continue to appear on its other programs, saying that its coverage plans for the coronavirus crisis remained in flux.Fox Business attributed the move to "the demands of the evolving pandemic crisis coverage," saying it was shifting resources toward daytime coverage of the pandemic and global markets. Both "Trish Regan Primetime" and its follow-up at 9, "Kennedy," will be replaced by general-interest programs.
Fast-forward to November...
"The Dems are trying to use the election to impeach the President!"
The people who fall for this shit have the critical thinking skills of a turnip (actually, I take that back, it's an insult to turnips).
These people don't want to step outside of their comfort zone. They're mentally incapable of handling change
That's what Fox preys on.
It's not hard to see why. Growing up in rural Northern California (which leans heavily conservative), I had to listen to Rush, G Gordon Liddy and Hannity on the radio, or rewatch Fox News and with those being the only news sources, it sucks you in.
The only reason I didn't fall into that trap is because I left for the Air Force and got to see the bigger picture (and I wasn't closed minded).
As long as there are brown people, liberals, and educated individuals running for office there will always be the cult of FOX. Fighting the progressive boogeyman is an integral part of their agenda, and they will spare no expensive to continue fighting against their own interests because 'MERICA; a misplaced ideology that they always win even if they have to dunk on themselves to do so.
It's too late. The damage has already been done.
They've already gave Democrats more firepower & leverage to use something like this against Trump when he's running for re-election.
They've already gave Democrats more firepower & leverage to use something like this against Trump when he's running for re-election.
1984 has always been one of my favourite books, but I always thought the whole doublespeak thing was kind of stupid. Well, I was wrong.
worth reading:
The Man Who Broke Politics
Newt Gingrich turned partisan battles into bloodsport, wrecked Congress, and paved the way for Trump’s rise. Now he’s reveling in his achievements.
www.theatlantic.com
That's exactly what it is, and this is why Fox News viewers / Trump supporters' reaction to the changing story isn't actually inconsistent. It's like this:
Trump/Fox: "Coronovirus is a hoax."
Right wing crowd: "Boy, that statement sure pisses off the left. Must be true."
Trump/Fox: "Coronavirus is a national emergency. By the way, we've always said so."
Right wing crowd: "Boy, that statement sure pisses off the left. Must be true."
andrew kaczynski🤔 on Twitter
“What a damning indictment of Fox News from the Post video team here. https://t.co/r8Fz8vo5KV”
Fucking pathetic. I couldn't stand to meet people from this network without spitting in their faces.