Fox Viewers Misinformed? Really?

From: Thomas Sweeney
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 8:11 PM
To: Fran; Renee Chips; Dad; Brian; 'valerie; gussey'; Ellen
Subject: Re: {SPAM} FW: ABC's Brian Ross thinks Tea Party are violent killers

Chip is right. The viewers of Jon Stewart’s The Daily Show, MSNBC, ABC News, etc. are all much better informed than us kooks who watch Fox News when it comes to the liberal slant on politicized issues.

Back in May 2011 Tim Dickinson of Rolling Stone made good use of those vaunted scientific studies and reported the following:

“According to recent polls, Fox News viewers are the most misinformed of all news consumers. They are 12 percentage points more likely to believe the stimulus package caused job losses, 17 points more likely to believe Muslims want to establish Shariah law in America, 30 points more likely to say that scientists dispute global warming, and 31 points more likely to doubt President Obama’s citizenship. In fact, a study by the University of Maryland reveals, ignorance of Fox viewers actually increases the longer they watch the network. That’s because Ailes isn’t interested in providing people with information, or even a balanced range of perspectives. Like his political mentor, Richard Nixon, Ailes traffics in the emotions of victimization.”

Dickinson reported that Fox News viewers are the most misinformed of all consumers because they "are 12 percentage points more likely to believe the stimulus package caused job losses." So the stimulus package, according to conventional wisdom on the left and this dude working at Rolling Stone, has worked like a charm.  It’s creating jobs left and right out here. The unemployment rate is dropping like a rock.

There must be jobs popping up all over the place, because this guy says that Fox News viewers are the most misinformed of all news consumers - they are 12 points more likely to believe the stimulus package caused job losses.

Never mind the fact that it did. The stimulus package not only caused job losses, it continues to cause job losses. The stimulus package is killing the US private sector. It is diminishing it at the expense of government. Government is growing. The private sector is not. And yet the conventional wisdom is that the stimulus worked. It had to work because it's Obama's plan.

But people that watch Fox, they actually believe that the stimulus package has caused job loss. Can you believe that?  Fran, you and I are such idiots. A scientific study says so! The private sector is doing just fine.

Fox News viewers "are 17 points more likely to believe Muslims want to establish Shariah Law in America." Yeah, did you know that Muslims in America want no part of Sharia? Are you aware that Muslims in America have no interest in Islam? Rolling Stone knows that. Chip and Rolling Stone readers know full well that Muslims in America have no desire for Islam even though Sharia law is Islam and Islam is Sharia Law. But  Fox News viewers are the kooks and the dangers.

Fox News viewers, the most misinformed of all news consumers "are 30 points more likely to say that scientists dispute global warming." Well, that by golly is a fact.

That’s because it’s a fact that there are scientists who dispute global warming. One of them is Dr. Roy Spencer who used to work at NASA and the University of Alabama in Huntsville. Pat Michaels is another. There are many scientists who dispute manmade global warming

However, we kooks who watch Fox News are mistaken when we say that scientists dispute global warming. Apparently Chip, Rolling Stone, and the authors of those “scientific” studies think that there's a hundred percent agreement that manmade global warming is real and that every scientist believes in it.

So let’s check out Rolling Stone’s conclusion: "In fact, a study by the University of Maryland reveals, ignorance of Fox viewers actually increases the longer they watch the network. That’s because Ailes isn’t interested in providing people with information, or even a balanced range of perspectives. Like his political mentor, Richard Nixon, Ailes traffics in the emotions of victimization."

Yeah, it seems that the president of the Fox News Channel does not want his viewers to be informed. He's lying to us. He's turning us into zombies who actually believe that Muslims want to establish Sharia law in America. He’s turning us into idiots who think that the stimulus bill hasn’t created any private sector jobs. And he’s made us believe that there are scientists who don't believe in manmade global warming.

Yep, we are sorely misinformed by Fox News.

We should switch to ABC News where they get their facts straight.

From: Fran >
To: Chip
Sent: Wednesday, July 25, 2012 9:46 AM
Subject: RE: {SPAM} FW: ABC's Brian Ross thinks Tea Party are violent killers

How can there be” scientific studies” of who is uninformed?  What hogwash!  Who defines informed? 

Excuse me!  All your answers come from googling?  You trust Google to give you all your answers?  Don’t believe anything you read, and only half of what you hear!

That baloney about tea partyers is concocted by lying liberals, like Stephanopoulos and Brian Ross.  The tea partyers are non-violent.  If you watched Fox News and listened to Rush Limbaugh you would have the truth!

Fran

From: Chip
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 12:04 PM
To: Fran
Subject: Re: {SPAM} FW: ABC's Brian Ross thinks Tea Party are violent killers

 I accept this.

But it is not typical.

If you want to challenge me on this topic, there are at least 6 scientific studies that show fox viewers to be more uninformed or wrongly informed of world news.  There are no conflicting studies showing otherwise. Even Jon Stewart, a comedy show, ranks higher in informed viewers. Stewart, incidentally, skewered Brian Ross last night on his show.

Also, tea baggers bring it on themselves with all kinds of gun-centric rhetoric.

>>> "Fran > 7/24/2012 10:42 AM >>>

A typical example of down-dirty liberals jumping to false conclusions before they have the facts.

From: David Martin, Executive Vice President [mailto:postmaster@mrc.2dialog.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 5:52 AM
To: Marilyn

Subject: ABC's Brian Ross thinks Tea Party are violent killers

From the Desk of: David Martin, Executive Vice President Media Research Center July 24, 2012 Dear Fran, They falsely and maliciously blamed conservatives for the Tucson massacre. Now, in the wake of the horrific shooting in Aurora, the liberal media once again rushed to smear us, falsely and before the facts were in. ABC’s Brian Ross, with the full blessing of the former Bill Clinton staffer turned “journalist” George Stephanopoulos, attempted to link Friday’s shooting in Colorado to a Tea Party member. Incredibly, Ross relayed this information even as he admitted that he had not verified the shooter’s identity! Within hours, we learned that the shooter was NOT a Tea Party member. But the damage was already done. What’s most chilling about this incident isn’t the shoddy reporting, which we’ve become used to. It’s the fact that the first thing ABC did upon learning the shooter’s name was to scour a Tea Party website in search of a connection. The Tea Party member falsely identified as a mass murderer on national television has had his life turned upside down because of the extreme left wing views of the liberal media. It fits so perfectly with their view of the Tea Party as a band of violent extremists, Ross and Stephanopolous never questioned why a Tea Party member would do this or hesitated to announce to the world that they had tracked him down. Read MRC Founder and President Brent Bozell’s statement condemning Brian Ross and ABC News for the media’s “disgraceful rush to judgment”.  Occasionally, the mask slips and the liberal media reveal just what they think of patriotic conservative Americans, and this was one of those times. They believe that we are angry, violent and dangerous extremists.   In the most deplorable and defamatory act of politicization since the Tucson shooting, ABC News first priority was to link the mass murder in Colorado to grassroots conservative activists. How sick, how twisted, that ABC News’ first instinct was to determine if a peaceful conservative organization might be to blame for this unspeakable tragedy? ABC News showed its true colors, humiliating itself and slandering all conservatives in the process. When you sign our “Tell the Truth!” 2012 petition demanding that the liberal media tell the truth, we will send you a free “Don’t Believe the Liberal Media!” bumper sticker. The liberal media look for every opportunity to slander patriotic conservative Americans as violent extremists. In doing so, they prove that they don’t care about the truth. Their overriding goal is to destroy conservatives in hopes that it will help President Obama’s reelection effort. This is what ABC News thinks of you. Let everyone know what you think of THEM by getting your free “Don’t Believe the Liberal Media!” bumper sticker. The disgraceful leftwing zealots who dominate the national “news” media are completely out of control. If that wasn’t obvious before, it should be crystal clear now. They are out to destroy conservatives by whatever means necessary. Help us neutralize their vicious and dishonest attacks by signing our “Tell the Truth!” 2012 petition and proudly displaying your free “Don’t Believe the Liberal Media!” bumper sticker. Please forward this message to your friends and family so that they too can play an active role in countering the liberal media’s malicious anti-conservative propaganda. Thank you for helping us keep the pressure on the out-of-control liberal media!

Why Do Those Bad Companies Outsource?

From: Thomas Sweeney

Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 7:32 PM
To: Renee, Chip, Brian, Gussey, Fran, Val, Dad, Ellen, Mike & Jean, Mary W

Subject: Re: Guess Who's Moving to China? ...

Why do U.S. companies send jobs overseas?

Why don’t more foreign companies send jobs to the U.S.?

What could our government do to make locating—or relocating—in the U.S. more attractive to businesses?

Take a look at the Index of Economic Freedom, produced by The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal.

There are several reasons why Hong Kong is No. 1 and America is No. 10. Hong Kong’s top corporate tax rate is only 16.5 percent, compared to the U.S. rate of 35 percent.

Hong Kong’s trade regime is one of the world’s most competitive and efficient, with a zero tariff rate. And its regulatory environment is “highly supportive of business efficiency.”

On the other hand we are saddled runaway regulations growing by the day. This makes doing business here vastly more expensive and difficult. The government is holding back the economy through regulation and its nonstop deficit spending.

Check out Red Tape Rising: Obama- Era Regulation at the Three Year Mark. In a nutshell it says:

“During the first three years of the Obama Administration, 106 new major federal regulations added more than $46 billion per year in new costs for Americans. This is almost four times the number—and more than five times the cost—of the major regulations issued by George W. Bush during his first three years.

Hundreds more regulations are winding through the rulemaking pipeline as a consequence of the Dodd–Frank financial-regulation law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the Environmental Protection Agency’s global warming crusade, threatening to further weaken an anemic economy and job creation.”

Bureau of Economic Analysis News Release

BEA data shows that excessive federal spending and the resulting budget deficit continue to be a big problem. Foreign investors spent more than $400 billion on U.S. Treasury securities in 2011. This is another way to say that the government borrowed more than $400 billion from foreign investors. Those dollars could have been invested otherwise in the private sector of the U.S. economy or spent on U.S. exports.

So more than outsourcing, we really, really ought to be worried about Obama’s excessive federal spending because deficit spending encourages our trading partners to buy U.S. Treasury securities to finance our government’s budget shortfall rather than investing in growing private-sector companies and thus creating more jobs.

Now Chip, please explain to me how Obama has the advantage over Romney on taxes, regulations, and deficit spending.

From: Renee
To: Chip, Brian,Gussey,Fran,Val, Dad, Ellen, Mike & Jean, Mary W., Tom Sweeney >
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 5:19 PM
Subject: RE: Guess Who's Moving to China? ...

Obama knows about it and he is suppose to be our leader and he does nothing…. That is my point.

Thy Must quit blaming others after all these years and take responsibility.

Renee

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From: Chip
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 5:14 PM
To: Brian, Gussey,Fran,Val,Dad, Renee, Ellen, Mike & Jean, Mary W., Tom Sweeney
Subject: Re: Guess Who's Moving to China? ...

Very interesting thing here.
Snopes verifies the part about GE, but does NOT connect it to President Obama at all.

So then I find this article at NPR, and it does blame Obama for this, but also both parties. It's a good read.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/itsallpolitics/2012/07/17/156933001/romneys-crony-capitalism-charge-may-ring-true-for-leaders-of-both-parties

I do recall some lefty outrage at Jeff Immelt's appointment. I also believe the Dems are more likely to fix this, and that the Repugs are more likely to allow this problem. This backs me:
http://advice.cio.com/beth_bacheldor/10897/another_proposed_law_to_stop_offshore_outsourcing
Proposed by D, blocked by R.

Any counter arguments welcome.
Need I say that Romney has this topic hanging on his neck like a dead rabbit?

>>> Renee  07/23/12 3:01 PM >>>

I think this is Old News but it is true.  We USED to do many exports for GE, not anymore. 

Now how is this fair to any Business whether small or large in America and why is our President

Letting it continue ??

Renee

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From: Mary.

Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 2:47 PM
To: Ann; Renee; Tom Sweeney;

Subject: Guess Who's Moving to China? ...

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Guess Who's Moving? …    Obama couldn't be happier with this decision. It's all part of the destruction of the USA.   GE is Moving from Wisconsin.   Keep your eye on Waukesha, Wisconsin......Their biggest employer just moved out. General Electric is planning to move its 40-year-old X-ray division from Waukesha,Wis., to Beijing. In addition to moving the headquarters,the company will invest $2 billion in China and train more than 65 engineers and create six research centers.  This is the same GE that made $5.1 billion in the United States last year, but paid no taxes - the same company that employs more people overseas than it does in the United States. So let me get this straight. President Obama appointed GE Chairman Jeff Immelt to head his commission on job creation (job czar). Immelt is supposed to help create jobs. I guess the President forgot to tell him in which country he was supposed to be creating those jobs. Thanks Jeff, you're a "real" American ... just like your president.  By the way - give Obama our Best! If this doesn't show you the total lack of leadership of this President, I don't know what does. Please pass this information to others and think about it before you buy a GE product. For Snopes verification of this information, go to:  http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/ge.asp

Obama is Hurting the Economy With This

Subject:	FW: {SPAM} FW: Home Sales Tax
From:	Renee
To:	Fran, Chips,Tom Sweeney, Brian, Val,Evan,Dad, Pete, Dan & Joyce,
Cc:
Bcc:
Date:	Monday, July 23, 2012 5:16 PM

I trust no Politician or Group of Politicians especially our current Administration Good Points below Tom !  Thanks

From: Thomas Sweeney Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 12:07 PM
To: Renee King
Subject: Re: {SPAM} FW: Home Sales Tax

Contrary to the claims in the viral portion of this email, the sale of your home will not automatically face this new tax. Thanks to Chips for enlightening us all on that point.  But there IS a new tax. It might hit part of the gains on your home sale. It's even more likely to hit the sale of property other than your primary residence. And, like much else in the Obamcare Law, it is all very, very confusing.  

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) reports, “The $250,000/$500,000 thresholds only apply to the sale of a primary residence, so the tax will hit other property sales harder.”

 No Sales Tax on Home Sales, BUT...

NFIB also points out that this tax “marks the first time that non-wage income is designated to fund Medicare.” Beyond its marginal effects on real estate sales, the new application of the Medicare tax to investment income will have substantial effects on the economy at large.

The Heritage Foundation expounds on the latter point in its report,  The President's Health Proposal: Taxing Investment Undermines Economic Recovery

They basically say, “Raising the tax burden on investment income further damages the economy and ultimately affects all members of society.” Their findings show that this tax will result in lost job opportunities, a reduction in productivity, losses in gross domestic product, and reductions in household income. In short, all the things Obama seems to be striving for.

So is there a sales tax on real estate included in the health care law? Well...not all the time. But will the same provision that taxes some profits from real estate cause widespread damage to the economy? Absolutely.

Way to go Obama!!

 

 

"Our People Make the Difference"

From: Chips

Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 10:40 AM
To: Fran Cc: Brian, Val, Evan, ???, Dad, Pete, Renee
Subject: Re: {SPAM} FW: Home Sales Tax

Aunt Frances,
Renee,

It seems you can't trust the GOP.
This is on their website? So it's their official position? To inform you, so that you can vote responsibly?

From the National A of Realtors:
http://speakingofrealestate.blogs.realtor.org/2010/11/24/the-3-8-tax-is-not-a-real-estate-transfer-tax/

and from factcheck:
http://www.factcheck.org/2012/04/realtors-the-3-8-sales-tax-and-247-medicare-premiums/



>>> "Fran " 07/23/12 9:11 AM >>>

From: Renee

To: Fran, Gussey, Ellen, Evan, Dad, brian,Val,Pete, Tom
Subject: FW: Home Sales Tax

Renee

________________________________

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Subject: Home Sales Tax

ANOTHER TAX HIDDEN IN OBAMACARE......ONE MORE REASON NO ONE GOT TO READ THE BILL.....................GET RID OF HIM IN NOVEMBER!             ANOTHER NASTY MOVE BY OUR BOY THE PRESIDENT !   When does your home become part of your health care? After 2012!   HOME SALES TAX  I thought you might find this interesting, -- maybe even SICKENING!  The National Association of Realtors is all over this and working to get it repealed, -- before it takes effect. But, I am very pleased we aren't the only ones who know about this ploy to steal billions from unsuspecting homeowners. How many realtors do you think will vote Democratic in 2012?  Did you know that if you sell your house after 2012 you will pay a 3.8% sales tax on it? That's $3,800 on a $100,000 home, etc. When did this happen? It's in the health care bill, -- and it goes into effect in 2013. Why 2013? Could it be so that it doesn’t come to light until after the 2012 elections? So, this is ‘change you can believe in’?  Under the new health care bill all real estate transactions will be subject to a 3.8% sales tax.  If you sell a $400,000 home, there will be a $15,200 tax. This bill is set to screw the retiring generation, -- who often downsize their homes. Does this make your November, 2012 vote more important?  Oh, you weren't aware that this was in the ObamaCare bill? Guess what; you aren't alone! There are more than a few members of Congress that weren't aware of it either.   You can check this out for yourself at:  http://www.gop.gov/blog/10/04/08/obamacare-flatlines-obamacare-taxes-home     I hope you forward this to every single person in your address book.                                                                                                            VOTERS NEED TO KNOW.