FOX NEWS THIS AM….

[BikeRider]

I was watching Fox this morning (Directv ch 360). Can’t remember the show, but it is one of the morning money shows, where they poll some regular money people, on different topics. This morning they talked about housing and half (or more) of the people were saying that the bubble was basically over and that housing was a good investment. Their whole reasoning seemed to be that America’s population just hit 300 million and is climbing. And that the demand for housing was going to go up due to that. Like, for some reason this 300 number was some magic number??? They weren’t making any sense if you ask me. They didn’t touch on foreclosures, interest rates, the fact as to whether people could actually AFFORD the current prices, just that we should BUY. It just didn’t sound reasonable to me.

[PerryChase]

What did you expect of Fox? They are not known for good analysis. Fox is about headlines and entertainment. Interest rates, foclosures, adjusting ARMs are too complex to fit their format.

[poorgradstudent]

I think Bike Rider’s point is the people they interviewed were generally clueless about the facts of the housing bubble. Now, I’m sure if they had focused on people who were likely home buyers in the next year or two they would have gotten more educated answers. But with a “man on the street” interview you’re not looking for rigorous analysis, just to get an impression of what the “everyman” thinks.

(But yeah, watching FOX news for anything other than the entertainment of laughing at it isn’t a good idea)

[little lady]

I hate fox news……..”O’Reilly the all knowing” my ass. But, I guess that’s another story.

[cabinboy]

Bikerider…I believe it’s a product of the fact that Fox News, with it’s strong right bias, is going to remain as positive as posssible between now and the elections. Until then, they will complement and support the status quo in every way they can. Fox News has developed a very interesting style recently, wherein they have an interview on a tough topic, the interviewer states all the doom and gloom news, and then throws a softball question up for the republican to hit out of the park. It’s become so pervasive that Saturday Night Live even did a parody on it.

The forward looking statement business is a great one to be in- the only accountability is your own bank account, and your holdings don’t have to match what you’re predicting.

[sdrebear]

As related to your mention of the increase in population, I saw something talking about the role of the immigrants as part of that increased population. I saw a news show this past weekend (sorry, can’t remember what network) talking about the sharp rise in the immigrant homeowner. They even busted out the top 5 last names of homebuyers in the country and numbers 3 and 5 have been replaced with “Spanish” sounding names.

What was funny about it is that they very quietly and quickly mentioned that this trend started in about 2001 (hmmmmm…) and that certain lending institutions have been prividing “helpful financing programs” to get these families into home ownership (more hmmmmmm…)

The story was only focused on how great it was for them to find the “American Dream” and failed to show how many of these poor people where duped into likely bankruptcy and foreclosure in the next few years. That won’t be as “fluffy” of a story as this last one was.

[Doofrat]

Using this reasoning, can you imagine what houses must cost in India or China?

[BikeRider]

Yes, Fox is typically one sided, mindless stuff. You can get some good laughs. But they aren’t the only show (and channel) sounding like this 300 mil population is going to cause changes. Like it was some magic number. I just find it strange. Like 299,999,999 was nothing. But 300,000,000….things are going to change. They were saying that in the next 40 years our population will increase another 100 million. And those people will need houses. Yeah, sure, IF they have jobs and can AFFORD the houses. Of course non of us know what is coming. The Fox participants just seemed more clueless than usual.

And don’t get me started on O’Reilly…. I’d like to beat the crap out of him. I could too. I’m 6’2″, 225 lbs and keep fit for an old guy (48).

[JES]

Complain about Fox News all you want, but your opinions are not shared by most Americans. Do you see a trend in the top 10 rated news shows?

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Top Ranked Cable News Programs:
1) FOXN THE OREILLY FACTOR
2) FOXN HANNITY & COLMES
3) FOXN ON THE RECORD W/GRETA
4) FOXN THE FOX REPORT W/S.SMITH
5) FOXN SPECIAL REPORTW/BRIT HUME
6) CNN LARRY KING LIVE
7) FOXN THE BIG STORY W/J GIBSON
8) FOXN STUDIO B W/S.SMITH
9) FOXN FOX AND FRIENDS
10)FOXN FOX NEWS LIVE

[little lady]

So what does this show, that people on the right enjoy television more than NORMAL folks? I am not sure but I think it’s HANNITY that makes me gag, choke, cough and spit the most as I am passing by, flicken channels. Never does he let anyone else talk or “spin”, he saves that all for himself.

[JES]

Personally, I like Tim Russert (Meet the Press) and Chris Matthews (Hardball). They are smart, tend to stay away from the spin and they challenge their guests.

[North County Jim]

I find the Fox News bashing laughable. Yes, we should all get our news from Tim Russert (former staffer for Daniel Moynihan) or Chris Matthews (former staffer for Jimmy Carter and Tip O’Neill).

Let’s not forget Dan “Fraudulent but Accurate” Rather or the New York Times, which gave us Jayson Blair.

[CardiffBaseball]

Actually I think it shows a significant number of Americans who were tired of nanny-state liberal wieners deciding what news was fit for the people. So in a sense I am glad there is a fox news to counter the propaganda wars in other parts of the media.

I’m the first to admit I don’t watch Fox News, because I think it’s all about style over substance. Of course I don’t watch smarmy little liberal news-shows either, which includes just about everything else outside of Cramer, and Scarborough.

Hannity I detest, O’Reilly is a blowhard.

[Mark Holmes]

Yes, maybe they are the top rated, or top viewed, programs. But this doesn’t say anything about their quality or veracity. How about the news shows with the most journalism awards. You won’t find Hannity on that list. Jackass #2 and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre were two of the biggest grossing films this year but that is not a testament to their quality. And Fox has been losing viewers all year, so my question is, where did you get those figures? Last I read, O’Reilly had lost a third of his viewers in the last twelve months.

[Mark Holmes]

Um, yeah, North County Jim. The NY Times is awful. In its 155-year history they have won 116 Pulitzer Prizes. The Jayson Blair incident was a blemish on their record, but only that. One mistake does not discredit their entire news staff.

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