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Dammit
Apr 18, 2023 18:00:56 GMT -5
Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Apr 18, 2023 18:00:56 GMT -5
FOX News settled with Dominion and they accepted, calling it an admission of guilt. Bullshit. They should have insisted on the full amount of the lawsuit or let's have Ingraham, Hannity, Fucker, and all the cast of LIARS have to admit to LYING.
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Dammit
Apr 19, 2023 0:31:02 GMT -5
Post by k9krap on Apr 19, 2023 0:31:02 GMT -5
They weren’t even required to apologize! Hopefully Symantec will be more interested in exposing their shams instead of just grabbing cash.
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Post by minx on Apr 19, 2023 14:00:11 GMT -5
Yeah, this whole thing baffles me. Why would they settle without a full admission of guilt from Fox? At the least, they should have required Fox to clearly state ON AIR that they had been accused of this and chose to settle the case with the settlement amount.
How many Fox News viewers have seen ANYTHING about this suit, let alone what their favorite anchors said in private? I am beyond disappointed in Dominion.
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Dammit
Apr 20, 2023 0:45:57 GMT -5
Post by k9krap on Apr 20, 2023 0:45:57 GMT -5
Remember when CNN had to apologize for weeks, every 30 minutes, after their suit? That’s what I want from FOX.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Apr 20, 2023 8:12:06 GMT -5
No but I do remember Dan Rather being excised for telling a tall tale.
Apologies notwithstanding, we want an actual admission of guilt and consequences for every individual that took part.
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Post by minx on Apr 20, 2023 8:47:08 GMT -5
I truly feel that Dominion had an obligation to see this through. At the same time, I've been reading that the judge in the case was pushing them to settle and pushing them hard.
Judicial impatience and bias. Gotta love it.
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Dammit
Apr 20, 2023 8:59:35 GMT -5
Post by k9krap on Apr 20, 2023 8:59:35 GMT -5
But he ruled against Fox on everything! He said they were propagating lies.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Apr 20, 2023 10:08:37 GMT -5
So as weak as it may seem, one could argue that lies in and of themselves are protected by the First Amendment. Add to that the freedom of the press and you have what I see as non-problematic for future endeavors. What is much more serious is they helped to incite and materially supported an insurrection against the US government. Remember, the Dominion case was a lawsuit to begin with, and in winning, not settling that suit, would have produced material evidence (sworn testimony from the participants) for the DOJ to levy charges in the aforementioned coup attempt.
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Dammit
Apr 20, 2023 12:55:54 GMT -5
Post by minx on Apr 20, 2023 12:55:54 GMT -5
It's really too bad that the settlement did not have Fox admit guilt in any way. Cause then the information revealed in discovery could have been used in a criminal trial to show that they egged on the insurrectionists by deliberately spreading the big lie.
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Dammit
Apr 21, 2023 0:27:06 GMT -5
Post by k9krap on Apr 21, 2023 0:27:06 GMT -5
Can’t they still use the discovery information? It was legally obtained.
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Dammit
Apr 21, 2023 7:20:44 GMT -5
Post by minx on Apr 21, 2023 7:20:44 GMT -5
My understanding was that since Fox didn't admit guilt, it will be hard to prove that they were doing this on the network's orders. Hopefully I'm wrong!
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Dammit
Apr 22, 2023 5:08:35 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by bobathon on Apr 22, 2023 5:08:35 GMT -5
This was always Dominion suing Fox for money. It was always going to be a $ solution. Same with Smartmatic. They aren't suing over damage to our democracy. Nobody is.
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Dammit
Apr 22, 2023 10:33:49 GMT -5
Post by minx on Apr 22, 2023 10:33:49 GMT -5
Yeah, but by allowing Fox to settle, they (Fox) can now completely ignore the lawsuit.
I hope that Smartmatic truly is 'smarter' - settle for less money, but force Fox to announce loudly and often that they were wrong in saying that the election was rigged, let alone saying that Smartmatic was anything less than secure and stable. Make them say it every 30 minutes live, with every host and Murdoch himself going before the camera. And they have to do it for at least an entire week.
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Dammit
Apr 22, 2023 11:03:08 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by bobathon on Apr 22, 2023 11:03:08 GMT -5
I'd like that, but I hear you can't compel speech. Taking a settlement skips the expensive trial and all the appeals. And i doesn't get reduced on appeal. I won't be at all surprised if they too settls.
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Dammit
Apr 23, 2023 11:35:21 GMT -5
Post by minx on Apr 23, 2023 11:35:21 GMT -5
I'm sure they will. And like Dominion, there will be no admission of guilt.
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Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Apr 24, 2023 11:00:38 GMT -5
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Dammit
Apr 24, 2023 11:08:49 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by k9krap on Apr 24, 2023 11:08:49 GMT -5
😂😂😂😂 Bye bye Pucker!
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Dammit
Apr 24, 2023 11:45:04 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by k9krap on Apr 24, 2023 11:45:04 GMT -5
I, they are clean house. Don Lemmon is gone, too.
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Post by minx on Apr 24, 2023 13:00:12 GMT -5
Now for Hannity.
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Dammit
Apr 24, 2023 13:23:30 GMT -5
Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Apr 24, 2023 13:23:30 GMT -5
So what will they tell their viewers? Especially the ones that follow those "personalities" religiously?
Whatever happened to Shep?
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Dammit
Apr 24, 2023 14:58:40 GMT -5
Post by minx on Apr 24, 2023 14:58:40 GMT -5
I don't know what happened to Shep.
OTOH, now Carlson can use other platforms to spread his special brand of shit, so this may be good, or may be bad.
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Dammit
Apr 25, 2023 0:46:04 GMT -5
Post by k9krap on Apr 25, 2023 0:46:04 GMT -5
The Russians want him. He’s been offered a job at Russian Times (RT). I think he should join Bill OReilly. Last I heard he was podcasting and charging his listeners different levels for members. The highest level included personal advice. 🤣🤣🤣 (Howard was talking about this a couple years ago.). I never watched Tucker but he always looked like he had a hemorrhoid and was confused.
If he goes the Russian route, I hope he has learned his lesson. Never criticize the boss, at least in writing! 🤣🤣 Russia has more extreme ways of dealing with dissent.
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Dammit
Apr 25, 2023 11:30:48 GMT -5
Post by Dave's Not Here Man on Apr 25, 2023 11:30:48 GMT -5
According to this morning's "Things I Read On The Throne" headlines, Mr. Tucker has retained legal counsel (lawyered-up) and is expected to sue his former employer. Ironically, that same counsel was retained by Mr. Lemon for the same reason.
In the case of Mr. Carlson v FOX News one has to wonder exactly what the complaint would entail and what disclosures would be forthcoming in the event that it weren't settled out of court. Which of course it will. Haha I don't even know why I bother.
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Dammit
Apr 25, 2023 12:08:01 GMT -5
Post by minx on Apr 25, 2023 12:08:01 GMT -5
He's suing because they fired him without notice and didn't give him severance. My heart bleeds - welcome to America Tucker - this is how the rest of us live!
I'm sure he's arguing breech of contract, and I'm sure Fox will settle out of court.
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Dammit
Apr 26, 2023 0:45:05 GMT -5
Post by k9krap on Apr 26, 2023 0:45:05 GMT -5
He’s already rich from family money. And those texts and emails that were revealed in the Dominion suit are probably the reason he was fired so I’m not sure he has a leg to stand on.
Mr. Constipated will never have the platform that he had on Fox. Those millions of magats watching Fox aren’t going to follow him. There’s your replacement theory, asshole.
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Dammit
Apr 26, 2023 1:03:02 GMT -5
Post by k9krap on Apr 26, 2023 1:03:02 GMT -5
Just saw this. . It’s terrifying.
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Dammit
Apr 26, 2023 8:58:01 GMT -5
Post by minx on Apr 26, 2023 8:58:01 GMT -5
Yeah, but if he wants to have a chance in hell of coming back, he has to show that he was wronged. Because that's what his base eats up - the wrongfully accused white dude.
And I don't think he'll do a 2024 run. Those emails and comments about Trump are way too fresh right now.
Run for something like senate though - that could happen.
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Dammit
Apr 26, 2023 9:25:33 GMT -5
Post by k9krap on Apr 26, 2023 9:25:33 GMT -5
Magats don’t watch, read or listen to mainstream news so most likely they haven’t heard (of don’t believe) all the data from the Dominion suit. Fake news! Plus, noe nazis and white supremacists love Tucker. If he doesn’t do it in 2024, he may not have the visibility to do it later. Just a thought.
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Dammit
Apr 27, 2023 0:26:45 GMT -5
Post by k9krap on Apr 27, 2023 0:26:45 GMT -5
I meant to ask this yesterday, but it slipped my very full brain. What has happened to the Jan 6 tapes? They were supposed to be released to other media outlets after Tucker had his fun cherry picking clips for his show.
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Dammit
Apr 27, 2023 8:17:35 GMT -5
Post by minx on Apr 27, 2023 8:17:35 GMT -5
Hahahahaha! You actually believed that.
And now rumors are circulating that Tucks was fired because he was too religious and Murdock hates religion. Lord help us.
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