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I just watched (on the internet) the Fox News Sunday interview with LaPierre. I have a different opinion than most on this board. I think that Wallace did a tough but fair interview. In order to sway public opinion on the current proposed legislation we need to answer the tough questions, like Wallace asked and LaPierre answered. LaPierre did a great job of getting his message across. I wish he had not let Wallace interrupt him as much as he did though.
 
Fox got the word to go all-in for UBC and high-cap mags from Murdoch. It's kinda like the liberals that register sleeper accounts on conservative sites. They save the account for special times when they want to appear as one of us being "reasonable". You know, since conservatives are none too smart and won't pick up on that stuff....
 
Wayne in my opinion was not prepared at all, right out of the box he was overwhelmed and did not recover, unless there is a much stronger response from the NRA we are doomed, in order to win you gotta out-slick the slick.
 
I'm shocked by how many people here are surprised by the Chris Wallace interview. Anybody that has been paying attention should know that FoxNews is not a gun-friendly channel. It's not just Chris Wallace. It permeates throughout its website and most of its reporters and anchors such as Bill O'Reilly, with only a few exceptions such as Sean Hannity. I guess people just assumed that because FoxNews was generally more conservative than other media that it would also be gun friendly, but that's not the case.
 
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Phatty said:
I'm shocked by how many people here are surprised by the Chris Wallace interview. Anybody that has been paying attention should know that FoxNews is not a gun-friendly channel. It's not just Chris Wallace. It permeates throughout its website and most of its reporters and anchors such as Bill O'Reilly, with only a few exceptions such as Sean Hannity. I guess people just assumed that because FoxNews was generally more conservative than other media that it would also be gun friendly, but that's not the case.

In a way you have a point. What surprised me with Wallace wasn't his leftness it was his HITJOB on LaPierre. Wallace has really been fairly even handed in spite of his obvious (now) liberal politics.
O'Reilly has continually perplexed me. He appeared fairly anti until the Katrina disaster in New Orleans, then I thought the confiscations there had beat some "reality"into his skull.
However, the other day in discussing this issue he said he believed that "assault weapons" should be registered and people who own them should be prohibited from taking them out of state.
These are rules not unlike what people who own NFA weapons must deal with. An NFA weapon may be taken into another state, but ONLY after permission is obtained (a form must be submitted) from the BATF and you can only take them to states where they are legal.
I don't know what O'Reilly is trying to prove. Normally I like him but he's got rocks in his head when this subject comes up. He refuses to accept that registration leads to confiscation despite the fact it has actually happened in this country more than once.
Hannity certainly is the best of the commentators I know of on Fox with regards to firearms. I think he gets it.
 
What about Jeanine Pirro and there are others.

Some of you folks need to get your facts straight about FOX News. They're a hell of a lot better than the alternatives even if not perfect.

Tunnel vision works both ways.;)
 
By no means am I endorsing the likes of CNN, ABC, NBC, CBS or MSNBC but the FOX worshipers really need to remove their head from the sand.

Sure they have a few good commentators but for the most part their platform is agenda driven propaganda just like the others. They're deceiving conservatives, when it suits them, for ratings, period.
 
They're not deceiving anyone.

Those who can't separate fact from fiction shouldn't bother to watch ANY news program and stay in their cave.
 
Fox news hasn't been fair & balanced for years. Try free speach tv its #9415 on dish. they give you the real world news , not the pablum fed to you by all the networks that are owned by one or two people.Just my &.02..
 
Fox news hasn't been fair & balanced for years. Try free speach tv its #9415 on dish. they give you the real world news , not the pablum fed to you by all the networks that are owned by one or two people.Just my &.02..
That's hillarious! I'll have to remember that one for parties that are starting to get du.....


Oh. You were serious. :scrutiny:
 
I was not impressed with Wayne's performance yesterday. Seeing him there with two laminated notecards made me think even less of him.

He works tirelessly for the NRA, but we do need a stronger spokesperson.
 
Yes, CW did a hit job but WLP floundered horribly. Even MSNBC is using the video to sell that the NRA just looks silly in the public forum. No offense to WLP, but he's not made for TV, or even testifying in front of Congress. We need another front man out there...

A good rule: NEVER assume an interview with ANY reporter to be on friendly ground or under "fair & balanced" terms. As noted above, ratings are everything in the business and if they can throw a hand grenade, they will. Best policy is not to hang with vultures, they'll talk you to death and eat you when you die.
 
Seeing him there with two laminated notecards made me think even less of him.
I hear ya. The exact same anti-gun arguments have been used for years. WLP should be able to respond to these old arguments in his sleep. It's not like any of these reporters are coming up with anything new that WLP would have to watch out for.
 
I was surprised by the extent of the lack of balance between the Mark Kelly and Wayne LaPierre interviews. Kelly made whole-cloth conjectures and pie-in-the-sky statements that Wallace never challenged or even requested substantiation. Conversely, he went into pure attack mode on LaPierre. The difference in the level of respect that Wallace evidenced in those two segments was palpable and disgusting (I would characterize his treatment of Kelly as fawning).

Having said that, I agree with many comments made on this thread that we need a better front-person for the NRA than LaPierre. Perception counts, and he is not engaging or, from a totally subjective viewpoint, particularly appealing. I don't know if someone like Jessie Duff would be up to the task from a "thinking on one's feet" standpoint -- but we need SOMEBODY who can invoke the power and memory of my favorite president, Charlton Heston.


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Did anyone see judge Jenine on Fox. She did about a 5 min tirade about the 2nd being a God given right and what part of not infringed do you not understand. She had 2 guests,:what::):cool: sort of anti gun people who tread very lightly on their counter points so not to get her angry. I wanted to send her a large flower arrangement for her open honesty, she got her point across without being as abrasive as Ted Nugent, although I appreciate anyone with the fame and balls to speak their mind against the liberal horde.
 
Yes, I saw her last week. And she made me proud of her and proud to be an American.

WLP should be "Impeached" and Judge Jenine should take his place. She would make a much better spokesperson then WLP!
 
Did anyone see judge Jenine on Fox.

Don't watch the boobtube news often because it's nauseating fluff, but yep saw it, she was phenomenal!

Also, agree that she would be a better spokes person than WLP! :cool:
 
This does not surprise me in the slightest. People on this forum seem to forget that Fox is only slightly less socialistic than the rest of the main stream media.
 
In my opinion you can count on Fox to generally be the voice of the right of center DC establishment while CNN is the voice of the left of center DC establishment; MSNBC the far left and the rest in between CNN and MSNBC.

By comparison Fox is decidedly more conservative but it's a lot more John McCain than Tea Party or Libertarian Party (though to be fair they go give these movements some degree of positive support as long as there is no threat to some establishment candidate or talking point).

The hard news on the Web and cable is just as sensational on "gun violence" as about any other outlet. Wallace and Shemp seem to lose some fair and balanced on the issue as "journalists." The opinion perspective from O'Reilly on the 2nd (and some other conservative issues) would be entirely in tune with a Chris Matthews. A sad state of affairs but you can at least count on Fox to cover issues that potentially hurt Democrats like Fast and Furious.
 
As for kelly I don't have much respect for a guy that would leave his wife in the condition Gabby was in ans go on a joy ride in space.
 
In my opinion you can count on Fox to generally be the voice of the right of center DC establishment while CNN is the voice of the left of center DC establishment; MSNBC the far left and the rest in between CNN and MSNBC.

By comparison Fox is decidedly more conservative but it's a lot more John McCain than Tea Party or Libertarian Party (though to be fair they go give these movements some degree of positive support as long as there is no threat to some establishment candidate or talking point).

The hard news on the Web and cable is just as sensational on "gun violence" as about any other outlet. Wallace and Shemp seem to lose some fair and balanced on the issue as "journalists." The opinion perspective from O'Reilly on the 2nd (and some other conservative issues) would be entirely in tune with a Chris Matthews. A sad state of affairs but you can at least count on Fox to cover issues that potentially hurt Democrats like Fast and Furious.


...And I think this is a pretty "fair and balanced" assessment... good3.gif


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Fox = Rupert Murdoch, known gun grabber. To the extent they have a "conservative" focus it's for ratings, Fox is not pro-second ammendment in any way, and it's owner and overlord is an outspoken gun control advocate.
 
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