{"id":31936,"date":"2018-08-23T01:32:01","date_gmt":"2018-08-23T01:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=31936"},"modified":"2018-08-23T01:32:01","modified_gmt":"2018-08-23T01:32:01","slug":"why-the-mention-of-fox-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highplainsblogger.com\/?p=31936","title":{"rendered":"Why the mention of ‘Fox News’?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Is it me or do others hear the same thing from our friends and family members who like to invoke the name of “Fox News” whenever they refer to hearing something on the mainstream media.<\/p>\n

I keep getting this specific media reference when the person with whom I am speaking about the news of the day.<\/p>\n

You know what I’m talking about, yes?<\/p>\n

You’re talking to someone about, oh, a particular event. It might have something to do with politics of public policy; or … it might not. The person to whom you are talking will say, “I heard something on Fox News<\/em> about that … ”<\/p>\n

The Fox News reference might be relevant. So many times, though, it is irrelevant.<\/em> It lends nothing to whatever discussion is taking place. I generally feel no need to mention the source of whatever item I heard on cable or broadcast TV news networks.<\/p>\n

But, hey, that’s just me … I guess.<\/p>\n

To be candid, this kind of gratuitous mention of “Fox News” is about as relevant as the individual who says: “I was walking down the street and this colored guy<\/em> waved at me.”<\/p>\n

Do you get where I’m going with this?<\/p>\n

It’s as if the Fox News devotees are trying to validate something about their broadcast\/cable TV watching preferences. Or, it might be that my friends and family members — knowing that I do not<\/em> watch Fox News — are trying to get under my skin.<\/p>\n

I’m not irritated. I’m just, oh, curious.<\/p>\n\n

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