I have been reading many diaries over the last few weeks slamming Fox News for a variety of gaffs, donations, liberties with the truth and their social experiment of targetting news and views for a specific audience.
However, in this case it is not the article that is slanted or misleading, it is the comments from the readers that send a clear message.
FOX NEWS KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING AND ARE DOING IT WELL.
As I sit in front of my computer catching up on the sports of last night I got sidetracked to some of my motivational web sites. I often visit Drudge and FoxNews to remind myself why I no longer share their views.
This morning I came across a pretty short and straightforward article about a group of conservationists petitioning the EPA to ban lead in bullets and fishing weights. This would seem like something we could all get behind. NO ONE would argue the harmful effects of lead in children, even the wackiest of whack jobs will not contest this.
Also safe to say that if it is harmful for our kids probably not good for young birds and mammals that forage and hunt where we hunt and fish. Now since most of us do not recover every missed shot or snagged fishing weight, we have a problem with thousands of tons of lead left in the woods, lakes and ponds.
The article is a simple who, what, where, when and why. Simple high school journalism.
http://www.foxnews.com/...
Here is a sample of the comments from the FoxNews readers.
So many people that show wisdom are calling for relaxation of strangling regulations in order to allow business to prosper again in order to repair our country. The activists are not going to stand down on their views and power and more than the UAW at GM!
Yes, GM will have to close its doors if we stop killing Condors and bald eagles.
Liberals are so funny. Imagine a group of them in a survival situation...
If conservatives continue to destroy our planet we will find out sure enough.
Maybe the hysterical freak enviro-wacko's whose real purpose is to destroy freedom, might consider banning the interplanetary importation of lead. What? lead is FROM EARTH? IT IS HERE ALREADY? May I suggest they be locked in a cell, and three thousand of their crazy freak poisonous light bulbs be smashed against the bars. Or, tie them out to be lead-free food for the scavengers....
Apparently he did not know we cut off trade relations with Uranus due to their poor treatment of the Moodockins. (Odd World reference for those old enough to rember)
Lead is natural. it comes out of the ground. Conservationist are not natural as they are man made and driven by grant money! Each year here in MN, hunters harvest nearly a quarter of a million dear and we are still overrun by dear. ''Life's tough ... it's even tougher if you're stupid.''
So does asbestos, uranium. radon and dozens of other things you probably do not want to inhale or ingest
These environment already caused a huge oil spill because of deep water drilling guigelines they changed. I certainly do not like hunting but lead in bullets a problem. I want what they are smoking.
If I repeat it enough times even I will start believing it. At least he did not blame the spill on the president.
WHERE'S MY POST, FOX?!!!!!!!
Why you or I do not post on Fox.
This is just a small sample. Which brings me back to my premise. FOX KNOWS WHAT THEY ARE DOING!
They have created a web site and "News" Channel that provides their viewers exactly what they want. For this I do not fault Fox. It is simply good business.
I fault the morons and tinfoil wearing conspiracy theorists, birthers, deathers, mosque fearing, blow the world up to keep us safe nut jobs. They enable Fox to do this.
We must enlighten those we can and hope to hell the rest of them don't destroy what is left of our planet and country.
P.S this is a hit and run because it is way too nice to be inside. I will reply to comments this evening.