For those of you who get your "facts" from Fox News

[Goober McTuber]

Former Fox analyst Ralph Peters: Fox viewers have 'utterly skewed view of reality' ('sup Joe Blows)

Many people believe, as Ralph Peters does, that President Trump was a "gift to Fox," and "Fox in turn is a gift to Trump."

The difference is that Peters worked at Fox News for years.

Peters, a retired US Army lieutenant colonel, was a Fox military analyst until March, when he resigned and burned the proverbial bridge. In a letter to his colleagues, he accused Fox of "assaulting our constitutional order and the rule of law."

Peters' statements shocked the TV news industry at the time.

On CNN's "Reliable Sources" on Sunday, he had more to say. "People that only listen to Fox have an utterly skewed view of reality," he said. He described the relationship between the president and his favored news network as a "closed loop," but that was hardly Peters' most strident critique of his former employer.


"Fox isn't immoral, it's amoral," he said. Later in the interview, when Reliable Sources aired clips that show Fox News hosts defending Trump's decision to strip former CIA director John Brennan's security clearance, Peters was asked if he thought his colleagues at Fox are "proud of their performance."

"The polite word is 'prostitutes,' so I'll just leave it at that," Peters fired back.

Peters garnered attention on Sunday for his stunning denunciation of Trump.

"Trump gives us something new to worry about virtually every day, but it's important not to lose sight of the overall picture," Peters said. "This is a distinctly un-American president who really doesn't seem to like America very much, certainly doesn't respect it. And he's a president who appears to be enthralled to a foreign power, a hostile foreign power."

That foreign power is Russia. Peters, who was a Russia analyst earlier in his career, has previously said he believes that Vladimir Putin "has a grip on President Trump."

On "Reliable Sources," he said he was speaking out because he believes Trump and his aides are a "real threat to our republic."

"What we need is people who will speak honestly and say what they believe and not worry about who it offends," Peters said. "I'm just sick and tired of people hedging and hemming and hawing. This is a president of the United States who is a danger to the republic."

Peters was harshly critical of former President Barack Obama during his tenure at Fox.

He once called Obama a "total p***y" on the air -- and was suspended for two weeks.

But his criticism of Trump is different. He said on Sunday that Trump "does not respect our system of government," does not understand it, and does not respect the Constitution.

Peters resigned from Fox back in March. He wrote in a note to a handful of colleagues at the time saying he "long was proud" of his association with Fox, but now he's "ashamed," calling it a "propaganda machine" for the president.

A Fox News spokeswoman said Sunday that the network's previous statement about Peters still applies: "Ralph Peters is entitled to his opinion despite the fact that he's choosing to use it as a weapon in order to gain attention. We are extremely proud of our top-rated primetime hosts and all of our opinion programming."

Peters, during Sunday's interview, said that he is not seeking attention or "the chance to be on television. It's because we all need to do our part. These are parlous times."

He said he left Fox News because "as a former military officer who took an oath to the Constitution, I could not be part of a channel that to me was assaulting the Constitution, the constitutional order, the rule of law."

He also said, "I don't want to be the go-to guy for Fox-bashing forever. But what Fox is doing is causing real harm to our country right now."

[Joe in PB]

What a surprise, CNN thinks Fox's viewers have a skewed reality.

Thanks for confirming your own skewed reality Goobs.

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[Goober McTuber]

What a surprise, CNN thinks Fox's viewers have a skewed reality.

Thanks for confirming your own skewed reality Goobs.

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Correction, you fucking moron. One of Fox's former analysts thinks Fox viewers have an 'utterly skewed view of reality'.

Thanks for confirming your own stupidity, Joe.

[Mikey]

What do you expect. Blow in PB is a typical Fox viewer.

[Joe in PB]

What a surprise, CNN thinks Fox's viewers have a skewed reality.

Thanks for confirming your own skewed reality Goobs.

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Correction, you fucking moron. One of Fox's former analysts thinks Fox viewers have an 'utterly skewed view of reality'.

Thanks for confirming your own stupidity, Joe.

One of Fox's former analysts, I'm sure he doesn't have an ax to grind, which is why it is being reported on CNN.

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[Screw_Michigan]

Hey Joe, which is your favorite Fox News show? Hannity, Tucker Carlson, Fox and Friends, or Kennedy?

[Joe in PB]

Hey screwy, how much are you being paid to report on anything and everything negative on the Republican Party, while overlooking everything negative concerning the Democratic party?

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[Derron]

What a surprise, CNN thinks Fox's viewers have a skewed reality.

Thanks for confirming your own skewed reality Goobs.

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Correction, you fucking moron. One of Fox's former analysts thinks Fox viewers have an 'utterly skewed view of reality'.

Thanks for confirming your own stupidity, Joe.

Wow, one guys opinion. Must be a representative sample worth quoting and calling that a trend.

[Rooster]

What a surprise, CNN thinks Fox's viewers have a skewed reality.

Thanks for confirming your own skewed reality Goobs.

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Correction, you fucking moron. One of Fox's former analysts thinks Fox viewers have an 'utterly skewed view of reality'.

Thanks for confirming your own stupidity, Joe.

You do realize that commentators say whatever they are hired to say on any of these networks, right? That is their function.

[Killian]

Peters has been saying this shit for months, why is it relevant now? I agree with him, but would tweak his statement and say that anyone who only listens to one source of news has an utterly skewed sense of reality.

I don't think anyone is under any delusions about the known bias of Fox, CNN, MSNBC, social media, etc.

[Screw_Michigan]

You do realize that commentators say whatever they are hired to say on any of these networks, right? That is their function.

Link?

[Joe in PB]

You don't need a link to understand that, just watch the news, or read any of your own posts. I can only imagine the crap you write for the media, if it's editorial fine, if not, its likely very slanted bullshit.

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[Screw_Michigan]

I'm not very smart, not that anyone needed much convincing

[Rooster]

You do realize that commentators say whatever they are hired to say on any of these networks, right? That is their function.

Link?

Wow. You need a link for that?

Rooster: Water is wet.
Screwy: Link?
Rooster:

[Screw_Michigan]

Talking heads aren't hired to stenograph what networks tell them, you godforsaken morons.

[Derron]

I don't think anyone is under any delusions about the known bias of Fox, CNN, MSNBC, social media, etc.

CNN is the one and only, the complete source for accurate information and objective reporting available to reasonable people today. Their copy makes great cut and paste material for me to post and show those dickhead conservatives at T1B what a bunch of liars the other media sources really are.

Sincerely,

Gobbles McCNN Cocks all day long.

[Derron]

Talking heads aren't hired to stenograph what networks tell them, you godforsaken morons.

I suppose it is after noon in your time zone, so hitting the crack pipe is probably OK. You must have scored some good shit if that is your take of the day.

[Joe in PB]

Talking heads aren't hired to stenograph what networks tell them, you godforsaken morons.

Then why is it you only report on Republican or Trump misdeeds, ignoring everything Democrat, that stinks to high heaven?

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[Screw_Michigan]

Then why is it you only report on Republican or Trump misdeeds, ignoring everything Democrat, that stinks to high heaven?

What the fuck are you talking about? Can't take a little smacking? The president's fucking lawyer plead guilty and is facing prison, yet another Trump associate convicted and facing prison time and all you're whining about is BUT BUT BUT DEMOCRATS!

Holy fuck the GOP snowflakes are MELTING!

[Joe in PB]

Your takes are not worth reading any more than Russ Lip Balm's are. Let that soak in for a moment......

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[Rooster]

Screwy, c’mon. Commentators are hired to provide commentary on the news or political situation. The job description is in their name. It’s not news reporter, it’s not weatherman. It’s opinion and the opinion they give is tailored to whoever signs their paycheck. Now, if they are ostensibly liberals on the ostensibly conservative Fox News network they will put out whatever wild talking points the DNC and party leadership is spouting that day. Or they may be hired to demonstrate liberal thoughtfulness like Juan on The Five. Even Marie Harf, the former spokeswoman for Obama, gives her liberal talking points for the show she goes on frequently at noon, but concedes her conservative co-hosts and guest often have a point. Really? Remember, this was the girl who claimed Muslim terrorists blow themselves up in crowded venues because they don’t have opportunities to get an education and jobs.

Look at all the Dick Morrises and Ed Rollinses of the talking circuit. They give whatever viewpoint that reflects the viewer demographic of the network they are on. I’ve seen this repeatedly where they give opinions 180* out from what they said on that other network last week. That’s their gig and it pays well.

[Screw_Michigan]

Screwy, c’mon. Commentators are hired to provide commentary on the news or political situation. The job description is in their name. It’s not news reporter, it’s not weatherman. It’s opinion and the opinion they give is tailored to whoever signs their paycheck.

Yes, and again, they don't stenograph what the networks tell them.