Fox News Viewers Are Retarded

[Count Chocula]

That's not confirmation. I didn't miss it.

[Bakustra]

He gave Lonestar the exact answer he was looking for, the correct one, and pointed out some possible reasons why. I'm not sure what sort of definition of "confirmation" you're looking for that that doesn't satisfy. Please share!

[Count Chocula]

Uhm, "Yes, that's the one" would do.

[Terralthra]

Uhm, "Yes, that's the one" would do.

The answer is in the study linked from the news article. On pages 3-4. I realize this would mean clicking a link, clicking another link, and scrolling, but come the fuck on.

[Count Chocula]

Me saying yes is not Flagg saying yes. This is his horse; he has to saddle up and ride it.

[Terralthra]

Please stop posting idiocy. Lonestar asked a question, Flagg answered it, and it's confirmed to be the correct answer by the authoritative source. You have gone at this point from "Flagg hasn't answered Lonestar's question," to "There's no confirmation Flagg answered correctly," to "Flagg hasn't confirmed that his answer to Lonestar's question is correct." I assume you actually mean that Lonestar hasn't confirmed the answer as correct, because Flagg confirming that his own reply to someone else's question is the right answer sounds particulary herpy-derpy even for a pants-on-head like you.

[Count Chocula]

So "probably" equals "yes." I'll update my dictionary. By the way, dipshit, there are individual questions tabulated in both your link and the original survey. See Question K1 and see who's ahead of Fox. K2, Fox viewers lose. K3 is a statistical dead heat. On K5, all 3 cable networks are within 2% of each other and more charitable than reality. Huh. Dipshit. As a prior poster said, don't trust cable news. Dipshit.

EDIT: Where's Flagg? Enquiring minds don't really care.

[Dalton]

So "probably" equals "yes." I'll update my dictionary. By the way, dipshit, there are individual questions tabulated in both your link and the original survey. See Question K1 and see who's ahead of Fox. K2, Fox viewers lose. K3 is a statistical dead heat. On K5, all 3 cable networks are within 2% of each other and more charitable than reality. Huh. Dipshit. As a prior poster said, don't trust cable news. Dipshit.

EDIT: Where's Flagg? Enquiring minds don't really care.

Thank you Hall Monitor Chocula. Fucking knock it off.

[evilsoup]

And yet when Flagg posts retarded, dishonest shit like this you nod your head happily.

Fox News viewers are from the same political position as the news station, so they nod and smile to the retarded and dishonest shit on Fox News.

I know they're frustrating (and some American right-wingers are certifiable), but just dismissing them as 'retards' will inevitably lead you to underestimate your political opponents.

Did you read the article, retard? It states that they are less knowledgeable about facts. It has nothing to do with ideology, it has to do with the fact that they are ignorant of the world around them. Go fuck a horse.

Hey, you see the title of the thread? 'Fox New Viewers Are Retarded'? If you meant to say 'ignorant of the world around them' then you should have written that, because that's a different thing.

I know it's hard to grasp, Flagg, but word have meanings. Well actually I think you know that and you falsely labelled the post like this to get a bunch of liberal-hugbox love.

[Count Chocula]

Thank you Hall Monitor Chocula. Fucking knock it off.

Hey everyone but Flagg attacked me for asking for a simple confirmation.

BTW, can I request "Hall Monitor" as a custom, completely inappropriate, title? That'd be fun.

[Bakustra]

Thank you Hall Monitor Chocula. Fucking knock it off.

Hey everyone but Flagg attacked me for asking for a simple confirmation.

BTW, can I request "Hall Monitor" as a custom, completely inappropriate, title? That'd be fun.

In order for this to be truthful, you would have to replace "asking for a simple confirmation" with "being a pinhead who stakes everything on the tiny line between 'probably' and 'yes'" or just "being a pinhead".

Also, K1 is a measure of how many people used the particular source of news. There are no winners or losers there, and what's important is the marginal analysis on pages 5 and 6, where it's pointed out that Fox News viewers are significantly more likely to be ignorant about international and domestic issues.

[Flagg]

And yet when Flagg posts retarded, dishonest shit like this you nod your head happily.

Fox News viewers are from the same political position as the news station, so they nod and smile to the retarded and dishonest shit on Fox News.

I know they're frustrating (and some American right-wingers are certifiable), but just dismissing them as 'retards' will inevitably lead you to underestimate your political opponents.

Did you read the article, retard? It states that they are less knowledgeable about facts. It has nothing to do with ideology, it has to do with the fact that they are ignorant of the world around them. Go fuck a horse.

Hey, you see the title of the thread? 'Fox New Viewers Are Retarded'? If you meant to say 'ignorant of the world around them' then you should have written that, because that's a different thing.

I put the word "retarded" in there because the full article title didn't fit and it's true.

I know it's hard to grasp, Flagg, but word have meanings. Well actually I think you know that and you falsely labelled the post like this to get a bunch of liberal-hugbox love.

Yeah, that's me, always seeking adoration from others.

[Lonestar]

That's not confirmation. I didn't miss it.

I find the response acceptable.

[Count Chocula]

Conceded.

[Phil Skayhan]

I have a couple questions for Flagg regarding the poll:

1. What was the exact/entire wording of the poll question?
2. When was the poll taken?
3. When did Mubarak step down?
4. What was the political situation in Egypt like during the time of the poll?

[Flagg]

I have a couple questions for Flagg regarding the poll:

1. What was the exact/entire wording of the poll question?
2. When was the poll taken?
3. When did Mubarak step down?
4. What was the political situation in Egypt like during the time of the poll?

Write the articles authors and ask them?

And Mubarak stepped down in February.

[Phil Skayhan]

I have a couple questions for Flagg regarding the poll:

1. What was the exact/entire wording of the poll question?
2. When was the poll taken?
3. When did Mubarak step down?
4. What was the political situation in Egypt like during the time of the poll?

Write the articles authors and ask them?

And Mubarak stepped down in February.

So, as suspected, you didn't click the direct link from the first line in the HuffPost article (which you posted) to the FDU poll.

Lazy.

Answers:
1.

K2: These days, there is more going on in politics and the world than anyone can keep track of. We’d like to
ask about a few things that have been in the news recently, to see how well the news media has been doing its
job. To the best of your knowledge, have the opposition groups protesting in Egypt been successful in
bringing down the regime there?
News Source

bolding mine

2. Oct. 17, 2011, through Oct. 23, 2011

3. Correct, February.

4. In October 2011, the protests were continuing and calling for the current/"interim" military regime to step down in favor of civilian control.

Can you guess what my point(s) is (are) going to be? Or are you too retarded?

[Flagg]

I have a couple questions for Flagg regarding the poll:

1. What was the exact/entire wording of the poll question?
2. When was the poll taken?
3. When did Mubarak step down?
4. What was the political situation in Egypt like during the time of the poll?

Write the articles authors and ask them?

And Mubarak stepped down in February.

So, as suspected, you didn't click the direct link from the first line in the HuffPost article (which you posted) to the FDU poll.

Lazy.

Answers:
1.

K2: These days, there is more going on in politics and the world than anyone can keep track of. We’d like to
ask about a few things that have been in the news recently, to see how well the news media has been doing its
job. To the best of your knowledge, have the opposition groups protesting in Egypt been successful in
bringing down the regime there?
News Source

bolding mine

2. Oct. 17, 2011, through Oct. 23, 2011

3. Correct, February.

4. In October 2011, the protests were continuing and calling for the current/"interim" military regime to step down in favor of civilian control.

Can you guess what my point(s) is (are) going to be? Or are you too retarded?

That you enjoy trolling threads? Is that your point?

[Phil Skayhan]

The poll question being used to draw the conclusion you made is poorly worded; not mentioning Mubarak when that was the intended subject of the question, use of the present perfect to imply something happened in the present or near past, and also reinforcing that by prefacing the question with "in the news recently".

The Syria question is a wash and the Republican leading in the poll question was not affected by exposure to Fox.

Basically, my main criticism is a failure to check sources and a lack of critical thinking skills.

[Flagg]

The poll question being used to draw the conclusion you made is poorly worded; not mentioning Mubarak when that was the intended subject of the question, use of the present perfect to imply something happened in the present or near past, and also reinforcing that by prefacing the question with "in the news recently".

The Syria question is a wash and the Republican leading in the poll question was not affected by exposure to Fox.

Basically, my main criticism is a failure to check sources and a lack of critical thinking skills.

Then take it up with the article instead of attacking me you whiny bitch.

[Alkaloid]

The poll question being used to draw the conclusion you made is poorly worded; not mentioning Mubarak when that was the intended subject of the question, use of the present perfect to imply something happened in the present or near past, and also reinforcing that by prefacing the question with "in the news recently".

The Syria question is a wash and the Republican leading in the poll question was not affected by exposure to Fox.

Basically, my main criticism is a failure to check sources and a lack of critical thinking skills.

If everyone taking the poll was asked the same question regardless of which news network they watched, which I assume they were because otherwise the poll itself is pointless, why would it matter that the question was poorly worded? Everyone had to answer the same question.

[His Divine Shadow]

By the same reasoning Flagg demands Fox no longer should call themselves "news" I demand The Daily Show should no longer call themselves "comedy".

They are a pretty good and solid news show.

[Phil Skayhan]

If everyone taking the poll was asked the same question regardless of which news network they watched, which I assume they were because otherwise the poll itself is pointless, why would it matter that the question was poorly worded? Everyone had to answer the same question.

Because the question is poorly worded, you throw out everyone's responses. Unfortunately, this question appears to be the punctuation mark in drawing conclusions about Fox viewers.

There is actually a question #4 regarding the bailout of European countries, the results of which are not shown.

[Alkaloid]

Because the question is poorly worded, you throw out everyone's responses. Unfortunately, this question appears to be the punctuation mark in drawing conclusions about Fox viewers.

That's like saying because a test is hard, it makes everyone look stupid. Everyone has to deal with the same problem, so you only rate their answers against themselves. The same way all experiments tests and polls are run everywhere.

[Phil Skayhan]

No, it's like saying on a multiple choice test, "Hey teach! there's more than one right answer to #2."