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Originally Posted by Red Ice Player
It's pretty bad when a satirical article reflects the actual situation far better than "serious" media. I have a feeling that the only people who watch Faux News outside of the US are comedians looking for new material. It's a gold mine of concentrated stupidity. The upcoming debate will be cringe comedy at it's finest.
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Yup, that was pretty much my reason, although in this case none of it is directly the fault of Fox media. The Repubican candidates ARE terrible any way you spin it. As Jon Stewart has been pointing out, some of them are incapable of organizing even a proper candidacy announcement.
My guess is that this is really largely the end result of the Citizens United decision. There is now so much money flowing to the presidential campaigns, (apparently especially on the Republican side) that announcing your candidacy is like saying you're willing to accept free money. No wonder this system is attracting the most shamelessly pandering crooks.