If FOX truly reported news accurately, would its current defenders remain true believers?
Prologue:
As a progressive, I fancy myself as a person who not only relishes, but respects a well-thought out and forthright challenge to my point of view. I also consider it important to attempt to understand what drives the philosophy of the conservative movement. At one time, I presumed that Fox News Channel would be a network overflowing with valid expressions of the conservative perspective. I anticipated that it would eventually become a primary resource for furthering my knowledge in that area.
However, I eventually found that wallowing through a steady stream of Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity distortions; partaking in the shell-shocked lunacy of Ollie North; of bearing witness to G. Gordon Liddy's "crazy uncle in the basement" shtick; or sitting through far too many sessions of disingenuous faux punditry from a collection of insipid political "analysts" known as the Fox All-Stars -- to be a collective experience that does very little to help one obtain a better understanding of conservative principles.
Although I originally tuned in to the Fox News Channel seeking further insight into the conservative philosophy, unfortunately what I found was not genuine compare and contrast viewpoints designed to give validity to that which comprises conservative thinking, but instead a nearly continuous stream of very thoughtfully-crafted distortions of alternative points of view.
Over time it became evident that a desire for greater recognition of conservative thought could not be fulfilled by Fox. Eventually, a conclusion was reached that whatever it is that Fox is "selling" is not true conservatism. At least I hope it isn't.
But what was even worse was the rapid discovery that Fox News Channel's reputation for distorting news and committing "errors" that always seem to negatively impact groups supporting positions opposed by the GOP, is certainly not the result of something as minor as incompetence within the Fox News editing department's quality control unit. What emerged was an inescapable presumption that it is all likelihood intentional.
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