FOX in the White House: Cable ratings: The Swamp
The Swamp
Chicago Tribune

So you thought you knew which cable crowd Obama was drawing most?

Posted September 11, 2009 4:00 PM

The Swamp

by Mark Silva

There were more people watching President Barack Obama deliver his speech to a joint session of Congress this week on FOX News Channel than on either one of the major rival cable news channels.

By Nielsen Media's count:

FOX had 4.4 million viewers -- including 1.26 million adults in the 25-54 age range.

CNN had 2.7 million viewers, including 1,056,000 in the 25-54 bracket.

MSNBC had 2.4 million viewers, 852,000 in the 25-54 crowd.

Which might help explain why FOX, home of the notoriously conservative commentators who were the favorite voices aboard the old Air Force One, got a little miffed when The Huffington Post , home of the notoriously liberal voices more in favor aboard the new Air Force One, ran a piece headlined: "FOX News Fair & Balanced My Ass.''

Part of the critics' premise was that FOX News Channel was the only outlet that did not carry Obama's health-care speech Wednesday night. But it was the FOX Broadcasting network that passed on the president's speech - opting instead for its popular, So You Think You Can Dance, leaving coverage of Obama to the sister cable news channel.

Eventually, media critic Andy Ostry offered up an apology at HuffPo: "for (an) inadvertent misstatement... It was, as has been corrected in this post, the Fox Television Network, not Fox News, that chose not to cover the address.''

The president himself this week acknowledged that some "folks weren't tuned in last night.'' They might have been "watching So You Think You Can Dance,'' he told an assembly of nurses the next day pitching his health-care plan.

That's "a show Michelle likes, by the way,'' Obama said.

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Fox is home of the "notoriously" "conservative commentators"????

Fine, Mark. That makes ABC (the All Barack Channel), CBS, NBC, MSNBC, CNN and The Swamp the home of the "notoriously liberal commentators." And newscasters.

And HuffPo the home of the "notoriously inaccurate commentators," as you can see from the article.


Faux will always win the ratings game, they're not a real news outlet. It's nothing more than BS propaganda made to order for the dumber than a brick, low IQ rednecks who make up what's left of the Republican base.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=edYeqzTJci4
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4HlVcJw1QU
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I wondered how it was that every nutjob, whacko, liberal puke that posts on this forum knows so much about FOX news.

This must be the reason they can quote every comment made by FOX news. I had no idea FOX news was soooo popular.

More people watching Fox News than the "mainstream" media's slanted, biased Obamabot stations?

Ouch!! - little bill, you getting this you little hypocrite.

Big Don, you get that response from the White House yet on your daily BRING THEM HOME SAFE rants?

Maybe the two of you lunatics should start writing FOX news instead - more people are watching them than the other stations.


Just probe more people aren't socialist, it this wasn't true they would be watching ABC, which stinks.


Ouch!! - little bill, you getting this you little hypocrite.
Posted by: springfield | September 11, 2009 4:37 PM

You really think I care how many watch Faux......or that that makes it the "real News". Ha ha....more women watch Oprah, more African Americans watch BET. So more wack jobs watch the wack jobs. Not hard to understand that. But please help yourself to feel good about Faux and being a wack job.


Maybe the two of you lunatics should start writing FOX news instead - more people are watching them than the other stations.

Posted by: springfield | September 11, 2009 4:37 PM
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Yawn.....
Dems get their information from a variety of sources whereas the Repugs ALL gather at the Faux "News" trough to get fed their daily talking points, like the toothless rubes they are.


Dems want to know the truth, Repugs want Faux to reinforce their belief that Jesus rode a dinosaur and the Earth is flat....that explains Faux's ratings. Big deal....
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-eyuFBrWHs
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I'll bet the majority of people that watched barry lie to congress wish they'd been watching "so you think you can dance"!
What a disgrace this bozo is.
Did you see those nurse that they rounded up for barry's photo op? I guess with an obese surgeon general, might as well throw in a few obese nurses to boot.


I'll bet the majority of people that watched barry lie to congress wish they'd been watching "so you think you can dance"!
What a disgrace this bozo is.
Posted by: worsethanbefore | September 11, 2009 5:00 PM
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Teresa,
Nice to see that you're proud of the pathetic and childish behavior of your Republipuke "learship" (Joe Wilson).


I wouldn't expect anything less from mouth-breathing Repug rubes like you.



Ha ha ha!!!


Faux didn't win against the President's speech Thursday night.


From Zap2it:


8 p.m.


NBC: Presidential address (8.2 million viewers, 5.2/9 households)


ABC: Presidential address (7.4 million, 4.5/7)


FOX: "So You Think You Can Dance" season premiere (6.5 million, 3.9/6)


CBS: Presidential address (5.6 million, 3.8/6)


The CW: "America's Next Top Model" season premiere (3.1 million, 2.1/3)


According to Examiner.com, ratings for SYTYCD were down 21% from its two-hour summer opener while up against President Obama's health care speech.


When you are jobless and a rube what else are you gonna do when you're not sleeping w/ your cousin. You watch FOX. Majority of public aid leeches are WHITE people!


Once Obama gets tough. . .he'll make a great president! Right now, he is just a good president because he is still reaching out, or naive. I'm not sure which one yet.

You can compromise on issues that aren't critical; but, when things get tough, better get the boot out and kick everyone in line. That's what happens in a family, the daddy makes sure he is the decider but suggestions are welcomed. :-)


Hey you idiot Tea-Baggers, check out GWB's actual death panels.

http://www.examiner.com/x-16398-Austin-Liberal-Examiner~y2009m8d14-Texas-already-has-death-panels


Fox News motto - "Fair and Balance - You Decide"

HuffPo Motto - "Why let the facts get in the way of a good story"

Got to go - O'reilly is on.


Somebody needs to ask the Fox News 'nattering nabobs of negativity' what they think of George Bush's 1999 Texas death law. Can't wait to hear what Beck says, through his sobs and snivels.


reamer,
Republicans being for GWB's death panels before being against BHO's end of life directives simply highlights the hypocrisy of Republicans.
They have no moral high ground to stand on, as usual.


The Loony Left has blood on their hands. Once again the Godless leftist nutjobs whip one of their own sicko thugs into a frenzy, inspiring the gunning down of a pro-life advocate. The state run liberal media must take responsibility. Fanatical socialists like Uhberdork and Madcow should be criminally charged. Where is the outcry? How many more will be gunned down by liberal, warped, freaks?

http://www.connectmidmichigan.com/news/story.aspx?id=349067

How'd I do libs? This sounds just like your frequent posts on here. I even borrowed much of your language. Should I attribute it with quotes and pseudonyms?


Just probe more people aren't socialist, it this wasn't true they would be watching ABC, which stinks.
Posted by: Inky | September 11, 2009 4:47 PM

Inky seems to be drunk.....


Inky,
Get some coffee.
Hand over the keys.
Call a taxi, please
Sleep well.


Got to go - O'reilly is on.

Posted by: Terry | September 11, 2009 7:59 PM
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Now we know why Trickledown boy here is dumber than a brick, on top of having a severe inferiority complex - he loves the Bill-O the Clown show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j2YDq6FkVE



How'd I do libs? This sounds just like your frequent posts on here. I even borrowed much of your language. Should I attribute it with quotes and pseudonyms?

Posted by: ThepartyofOWE | September 11, 2009 9:19 PM
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Nice rant Teresa the serial poster,


Except you forgot ONE very important FACT.


The reason the anti abortion nutbag got killed was because of a work related dispute, not a political dispute.


Try again....



Mark, I don't know about Inky's status, but I never recall you writing any such comments in regard to chief idiot loons such as John E., Janet, "former Republican," or any of the assorted piles of leftist sludge that populate this arena.

By the way, recently was another stellar example of sludge from the Huffington Post: a column suggesting that Mary Joe Copechne would be pleased that she died at the hands of Ted Kennedy because of the great Ted Kennedy legacy!

Also, "B," Obimbo's speech was Wednesday night and NOT Thursday night (glad I was at the Sox game that night) and it's not uncommon for a BROADCAST network to have higher ratings than a CABLE network, like FOX News.


Eventually, media critic Andy Ostry offered up an apology at HuffPo: "for (an) inadvertent misstatement...
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So the Huffington Post apparently got their story wrong. How would that be news? I watch CNN from time to time. I like to see Roland Martin, a homey, get a little heated at the non-kool aid drinkers and of course Lou Dobbs is one of the good guys, but the rest of the Liberal MSM networks just don’t report half of what they should report. And If u are watching MSNN, then you r mainlining the kool-ade. Just get help.


America is slowly beginning to figure a few things out. Just report the damn news. I can sort through the slant but the MSM may as well be, hell they are, Pravda, faithful propagandist organ of Comrade Mustapha Mond. U easily become the propaganda that u have been spoon fed. It’s all good, America.


what they think of George Bush's 1999 Texas death law. Can't wait to hear what Beck says, through his sobs and snivels.

Posted by: Socialist Pinky | September 11, 2009 9:00 PM

Absolutely correct. Why has no one reported on then Gov. Bush's death panel in Texas? Palin loved it too! How about a story on it.


In Texas, Gov. George W. Bush signed into law a the "Texas Advanced Directives Act of 1999. It set up panels in Texas hospitals deciding when they were pulling the plug. Patients and families are not in this loop.


Here is the story.........and ask Palin how she was so for this.


The Huffington Post had it exactly right. Fair & Balanced my ass was spot on. It's the broadcast arm of the RNC, and the Pravda of the crackpot element of society. No wonder their audience is bigger than CNN or MSNBC. It's like watching Comedy Central, only the comedy is unintentional. TV for the KKK, hillbillies, losers in life, and others who don't ever want to think for themselves.


Kathy:

1. not everyone who believes liberalism is destroying the nation is named Theresa.

2. "As to the reason for the killing of pro-life activist Jim Pouillon, Harlan Drake has told police that he was “offended” by Pouillon’s anti-abortion messages. Neighbors of Jim Pouillon say that he was a quiet man in recent years but his checkered past was a result of his boisterous protests. They have commented that some might not have agreed with his message or his graphic displays of aborted fetus’ on his protest signs but he was quiet man in his older age."

Anyone who disapproves of partial birth abortion is a nutbag?

Should I keep trying?


Trickled On,

I knew mentioning O'Reilly would put your panties in a knot.


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They have commented that some might not have agreed with his message or his graphic displays of aborted fetus’ on his protest signs but he was quiet man in his older age."Anyone who disapproves of partial birth abortion is a nutbag? Should I keep trying?
Posted by: NotTheresa2 | September 12, 2009 2:06 PM
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Teresa the Serial Poster,


Yes, you should keep trying.....because after using thousands of different posts names pretending to be different people who are supposedly 'outraged' at Pres Obama, you're still a giant FAIL......plus, I love the comedy material that you provide me with.


I don't support the guy who killed the anti abortion protester.


Do you support these people?
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>> Mythbusting Right-Wing Domestic Terrorism
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http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/mythbusting-right-wing-domestic-terr


>> Jim D. Adkisson Charged In Tennessee Church Shooting That Killed 2
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — An out-of-work truck driver accused of opening fire at a Unitarian church, killing two people, left behind a note suggesting that he targeted the congregation out of hatred for its liberal policies, including its acceptance of gays, authorities said Monday.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/28/jim-d-adkisson-charged-in_n_115281.html


>> Pittsburgh Cop Killer: “Obama Scheming to Take My Guns”
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http://fromtheleft.wordpress.com/2009/04/06/pittsburgh-cop-killer-obama-scheming-to-take-my-guns/


>> The suspect in custody for the slaying of Wichita abortion doctor George Tiller was a member of a right wing anti-government group in the 1990s and a staunch opponent of abortion.
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http://www.mcclatchydc.com/256/story/69151.html


>> The violent right wing extremists never let us forget. Sooner or later, they act on their beliefs. And that's when we start to see just how short that distance has become -- regardless of their attempts to claim the opposite.
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http://crooksandliars.com/david-neiwert/glenn-beck-and-his-fellow-wingnuts-p
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Anyone who disapproves of partial birth abortion is a nutbag?
Posted by: NotTheresa2 | September 12, 2009 2:06 PM
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Despite your propaganda, partial birth abotions are performed only when it's necessary to save the mothers life....you nutbag.


Are you saying that big gov't should intrude on the rights of women? I didn't think so.



The party of owe, partal birth abortions are not necessary to save the life of the mother. Dr. Tiller, the guy known as the Baby Killer, performed partial birth abortions on demand, regardless of the reason and even into the ninth month. There is no reason to abort a baby in the third trimester and then to suck its brains out in order to save the mother. Babies in the third trimester can generally live out of the womb at that stage.
Anyway, 75 percent of the country is against partial birth abortions. Basically, the ones who are in favor of partial birth abortions are the nutbags. And that is putting it mildly.


I didn't post that. Nutty JohnEE Boy or his female alter ego, probably.

Kathy the Godless; my post was a response to you, and your usual liberal rantings. It truly is ironic when one of your own wacko's is the one doing the damage, particularly when it comes to abortions.

The other nutjobs you gleefully refer to are neither conservatives nor Christians. If you were either, you would know that.

Swamp staffers who allegedly approve postings: do you allow various email addresses to post under the same names? Bad form - why bother saying you're approving of them in advance if that's the case?


Inky,
Get some coffee.
Hand over the keys.
Call a taxi, please
Sleep well.
Posted by: Mark Silva | September 11, 2009 9:28 PM
Mark, thanks, doing great with Obama's rating dropping ever week.No coffee needed.


Lil' Johnny Dittohead,
As usual, you have NO idea what the hell you're talking about regarding partial birth abortions. Do yourself a favor - shut up and quit embarrassing yourself.



Wow. it seems the left is pretty agitated that not everyone is sleeping with the president. You will dismiss every opponent as an ignorant redneck. Your hateful slander is no different than you accuse your opponents of. Of course Fox news is not fair and balanced, but msnbc and cnn are guilty of the same thing. That's why people are switching over. They are sick of all of the sucking up to the president and reluctance to report any opposition. You cannot spend your way out of a recession. Has it worked? Of course you will say it worked.


Johnny W Bircher,
You can deny it all you want, but right wing domestic terrorism (the people you run with) is now a bigger threat to the average American citizen than Al-Qaeda is.
http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2009/06/mythbusting-right-wing-domestic.html



wow. the liberals and democrats seem pretty agitated that were not all in bed with the president no? They will just dismiss every opponent as a stupid redneck. You are doing the same hateful slander that you accuse others of. Of course Fox news is not fair and balanced. But the reason the ratings on msnbc and cnn are falling is because they are just as guilty. People get sick of all of the sucking up to the president and are switching over.


"the ones who are in favor of partial birth abortions are the nutbags. And that is putting it mildly.
Posted by: John D | September 12, 2009 5:51 PM"

Can a nutbag id a nutbag?


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