Fox News Anchor Draws Ratings, and Ire of Conservative Critics


	Fox News Anchor Draws Ratings, and Ire of Conservative Critics

ratilfar

6-22-2009 3:35 PM

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ratilfar says:

Yes, because the way you prove you are not an extremist is by sending death threats. Way to go!

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6-23-2009 10:46 AM

masbury

Sounds like the right has issued a fatwa.

6-23-2009 10:51 AM

ratilfar

Apparently so.

6-24-2009 2:19 AM

darkeforce

Are you sure they don't hate you and want you dead, Mr. Smith? That's expecting a lot from right-wing extremists. They've been fed on Hate-Radio and Ignorance-TV (a.k.a. Fox News), and many of them have been whipped into a frothing frenzy.

Mr. Smith should get Fox to hire security to protect him and his family from those wingnuts.

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