Why are Liberals so Hell Bent on Taking Down Fox?

[PSUColonel]

You don't see conservatives engaging in activism the way liberals do. Why aren't conservatives trying to take down CNN? When I look at FOX, I'll admit that most of their programs are slanted to the right, but their actual news coverage is very solid. (especially compared with other network news organizations such as CNN, MSNBC) But other News outlets have very liberal programming, such as Keith Oberman and others, so why this resentment of FOX?....because they are #1? This makes no sense to me. I guess my other question is, why do liberals constantly participate in activisim as a means to try to get what they want?



Liberals Going After Fox Advertisers

Jul 27 04:08 PM US/Eastern
By DAVID BAUDER
AP Television Writer


NEW YORK (AP) - Liberal activists are stepping up their campaign against Fox News Channel by pressuring advertisers not to patronize the network.
MoveOn.org, the Campaign for America's Future and liberal blogs like DailyKos.com are asking thousands of supporters to monitor who is advertising on the network. Once a database is gathered, an organized phone-calling campaign will begin, said Jim Gilliam, vice president of media strategy for Brave New Films, a company that has made anti-Fox videos.

The groups have successfully pressured Democratic presidential candidates not to appear at any debate sponsored by Fox, and are also trying to get Home Depot Inc. to stop advertising there.

At least 5,000 people nationwide have signed up to compile logs on who is running commercials on Fox, Gilliam said. The groups want to first concentrate on businesses running local ads, as opposed to national commercials.

"It's a lot more effective for Sam's Diner to get calls from 10 people in his town than going to the consumer complaint department of some pharmaceutical company," Gilliam said.

Some of videos produced by Gilliam's company compile statements made by Fox anchors and guests that the activists consider misleading, such as those that question global warming.

Representatives for Fox News Channel, which is owned by News Corp., did not immediately return calls for comment.

Home Depot has not had an unusual number of calls, said spokesman Jerry Shields, and the home improvement chain will not change its advertising strategy.

"We're not in the business of censoring media," Shields said. "We need to reach our customer base through all mediums available."

Groups like the Sierra Club have targeted Home Depot because they believe it's inconsistent for the company to promote environmentally friendly products while advertising on a network that has questioned global warming.

The groups seem particularly angry at Fox's Bill O'Reilly, who has done critical reports on left-wing bloggers. On July 16, O'Reilly said the DailyKos.com Web site is "hate of the worst order," and sent a reporter to question JetBlue Airways Corp. CEO Dave Barger about the airline's sponsorship of a gathering run by DailyKos.

He'll never ride on JetBlue again, O'Reilly said.

MoveOn.org is campaigning against Fox because it says the network characterizes itself as a fair news network when it consistently favors a conservative point of view, said Adam Green, the organization's spokesman.

"We're not trying to silence anybody," Green said. "Rush Limbaugh has a right to be on the air—he admits his point of view. Fox doesn't."

[stevew]

I blame the muslims personally.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Isn't it about time the Jesse Ewiak (or whatever his name was) Rule was used?

I mean, seriously. Enough's enough already.

[Draft Dodger]

if FOX News goes away, where will we turn for our unintentional comedy?

[KWhit]

Who has the ban-stick?

[NoMyths]

Originally Posted by PSUColonel

You don't see conservatives engaging in activism the way liberals do.

There is little question that, while your statement is silly, you clearly are blind to conservative activism. Which is odd considering your interest in conservative issues.

/lobbying is activism
//so are talking points trying to insult the "liberal media" as a way of undermining its credibility
///islamofascism, border security, dirty lib-ruls -- yep, no activism to see here, folks -- move right along

[Draft Dodger]

if PSUColonel goes away, where will we turn for our unintentional comedy?

[ISiddiqui]

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

Isn't it about time the Jesse Ewiak (or whatever his name was) Rule was used?

I mean, seriously. Enough's enough already.

Yep... unless its for posters who make only liberal slanted political threads.

[KWhit]

Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

if PSUColonel goes away, where will we turn for our unintentional comedy?

I'll find a way to muddle through somehow.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Yep... unless its for posters who make only liberal slanted political threads.

How can that be given this board's known liberal bias?

[KWhit]

Originally Posted by Honolulu_Blue

How can that be given this board's known liberal bias?

Haven't you been listening?

Everything has a liberal bias.

[Ben E Lou]

Originally Posted by ISiddiqui

Yep... unless its for posters who make only liberal slanted political threads.

Like Franklin and Capsicum.