Utah Pete, regarding your thread on news reporter...

[wyliec]

I guess it was pulled. The only news person I listen to, if you want the uncensored truth, is John Oliver. He is a true patriot from from G.B.

I have been meaning to ask if you watch the tv series Homeland?

 

[Bob Denman]

Yes; it was removed.

 

[UtahPete]

I guess it was pulled. The only news person I listen to, if you want the uncensored truth, is John Oliver. He is a true patriot from from G.B. I have been meaning to ask if you watch the tv series Homeland?

I don't watch Homeland, no. What network carries it?

I don't understand what was objectionable about the thread. I thought it was interesting that a Fox News insider was accusing that network of pushing inflammatory propaganda, not news. Whatever.

 

[LeftCoast]

It’s on Showtime. The first few seasons were very very good. Last season and this season have gone off the rails a bit but thematically it’s interesting because they are trying to take on information warfare, Alex Jones/Hannity/Russia and how America is being torn apart from the inside.

 

[wyliec]

I don't watch Homeland, no. What network carries it?

I don't understand what was objectionable about the thread. I thought it was interesting that a Fox News insider was accusing that network of pushing inflammatory propaganda, not news. Whatever.

Any guess on my part would be pure speculation regarding your thread. As for Homeland, it's on Showtime; however, I use my Android tv box to pirate (for lack of a better word) the series. It doesn't cost me anything to watch all the premium channels you normally pay for.

 

[UtahPete]

Any guess on my part would be pure speculation regarding your thread. As for Homeland, it's on Showtime; however, I use my Android tv box to pirate (for lack of a better word) the series. It doesn't cost me anything to watch all the premium channels you normally pay for.

Hmmm. How does that work? We stream Netflix, Amazon Prime and CBS and don't get anything else.

 

[loisk]

I don't understand what was objectionable about the thread. I thought it was interesting that a Fox News insider was accusing that network of pushing inflammatory propaganda, not news. Whatever.

A quick google uncovered links to this fox event.

Interesting that an article about a news analyst leaving fox is pulled - likely because it's "political" - says it all, really.

 

[wyliec]

Hmmm. How does that work?

All you need is an internet connection, and an Android tv box connected to your cable ready tv. I ordered my 2 Android boxes from China. If you purchase the boxes here in the States with the apps/add-ons included, they charge about $200. Guess how much the apps/add-ons cost. They cost nothing. So, I downloaded Kodi (that's what I would call the brain of the system) and all the add-ons I wanted for zero dollars. You can also get current in theater movies; but, some of them are from hand held cams, and the quality is not good, others are close to excellent.

 

[UtahPete]

All you need is an internet connection, and an Android tv box connected to your cable ready tv. I ordered my 2 Android boxes from China. If you purchase the boxes here in the States with the apps/add-ons included, they charge about $200. Guess how much the apps/add-ons cost. They cost nothing. So, I downloaded Kodi (that's what I would call the brain of the system) and all the add-ons I wanted for zero dollars. You can also get current in theater movies; but, some of them are from hand held cams, and the quality is not good, others are close to excellent.

Is yours one of these? https://www.fabathome.org/best-android-tv-box/

 

[wyliec]

Is yours one of these? https://www.fabathome.org/best-android-tv-box/

No. I buy from here:

https://www.dhgate.com/wholesale/se...=&searchkey=km8+pro&catalog=#Homesearch201403

 

[Bob Denman]

A quick google uncovered links to this fox event.

Interesting that an article about a news analyst leaving fox is pulled - likely because it's "political" - says it all, really.

I requested that it be pulled. In the thread title: Pete referred to the subject of the story as as "Patriot".
This could have been an interesting discussion, but he set it up as this fellow being the only honest reporter at Fox.
That's just insulting...

 

[UtahPete]

I requested that it be pulled. In the thread title: Pete referred to the subject of the story as as "Patriot".
This could have been an interesting discussion, but he set it up as this fellow being the only honest reporter at Fox.
That's just insulting...

He is a retired Army Lt. Col. from the intelligence services. He was offended by Fox news' deliberate distortions of truth. Don't you think that's interesting?

 

[loisk]

I requested that it be pulled. In the thread title: Pete referred to the subject of the story as as "Patriot".
This could have been an interesting discussion, but he set it up as this fellow being the only honest reporter at Fox.
That's just insulting...

It may be "just insulting" - or it may be largely true !

Without discussion - with censorship based on one adjective - we will never know, will we?

Anyone who believes in the impartiality of the press is naive. Anyone who gets all their news from any one source is inane. Anyone who gives up objectivity for knee-jerk reactions is doomed. Time will tell.......

If alarm bells don't ring when a right wing news analyst quits because partisan reporting has morphed into propaganda, even too unbalanced for him, then we are all doomed.

 

[wyliec]

I requested that it be pulled. In the thread title: Pete referred to the subject of the story as as "Patriot".
This could have been an interesting discussion, but he set it up as this fellow being the only honest reporter at Fox.
That's just insulting...

That was his opinion, insulting or not. Are we not allowed opinions here? Maybe I missed it, was the thread you had pulled political in nature.:dontknow:

 

[UtahPete]

It may be "just insulting" - or it may be largely true !

Without discussion - with censorship based on one adjective - we will never know, will we?

Anyone who believes in the impartiality of the press is naive. Anyone who gets all their news from any one source is inane. Anyone who gives up objectivity for knee-jerk reactions is doomed. Time will tell.......

If alarm bells don't ring when a right wing news analyst quits because partisan reporting has morphed into propaganda, even too right wing for him, then we are all doomed.

Well said, Lois. How can a news report about this very well qualified analyst be offensive? How can truth be offensive? Beats hell out of me.

 

[Cal777]

He is a retired Army Lt. Col. from the intelligence services. He was offended by Fox news' deliberate distortions of truth. Don't you think that's interesting?

Is the the “expert” that fired the armalite rifle in normal semi-automatic and then by pulling the trigger faster fired it in “fully semi-automatic” for CNN’s fake news story?

 

[Bob Denman]

His entire premise for the thread, was to insult opposing viewpoints. We didn't need another flamefest...

 

[UtahPete]

Is the the “expert” that fired the armalite rifle in normal semi-automatic and then by pulling the trigger faster fired it in “fully semi-automatic” for CNN’s fake news story?

I have no idea what you're talking about; is this related to the story about the Fox News analyst in some way?

 

[UtahPete]

His entire premise for the thread, was to insult opposing viewpoints.

Well, I find that statement about my 'premise' very inaccurate at best and thin-skinned at worst.

 

[loisk]

That was his opinion, insulting or not. Are we not allowed opinions here? Maybe I missed it, was the thread you had pulled political in nature.:dontknow:

Just google Fox News analyst quits - not a political post but perhaps too topical for some?