skews13
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The biggest right wing media scandal of all time was when they waged a campaign against the Covid-19 vaccine in 2021–22. For over a year, Fox’s highest rated entertainers waged a nightly sabotage campaign against the vaccination effort. In addition, Clay Travis and Buck Sexton waged a sabotage campaign on AM right wing talk radio. These are the entertainers who succeeded Rush Limbaugh.
The reason for the sabotage campaign was that the GOP wanted to prolong the pandemic in the hopes that it would hurt Joe Biden and the Democrats. The GOP opposed both mask and vaccine mandates. Trump refused to wear a mask because it would mess up his bizarre make up. And an integral part of the disinformation campaign was waged by the right wing media’s most popular entertainers. This campaign killed their own audience and possibly cost the GOP the 2022 elections.
What made Fox’s sabotage campaign especially outrageous was that 90% of Fox’s staff was vaccinated. The right wing network had a vaccine mandate for its employees. The entertainers who disparaged the vaccine rollout never mentioned it on their shows. In addition, Tucker Carlson refused to answer questions as to whether was vaccinated for Covid-19.
Fox also sabotaged Biden’s vaccine rollout for ratings and profit. A Fox insider speaking anonymously said that the anti-vax commentary is “great for ratings,” and that’s what matters to the network’s owners and shareholders. All that mattered to them was that their elderly and vulnerable audience tuned in. Apparently, it didn’t matter to Fox if their audience died.
I guess you really can fix stupid.
The reason for the sabotage campaign was that the GOP wanted to prolong the pandemic in the hopes that it would hurt Joe Biden and the Democrats. The GOP opposed both mask and vaccine mandates. Trump refused to wear a mask because it would mess up his bizarre make up. And an integral part of the disinformation campaign was waged by the right wing media’s most popular entertainers. This campaign killed their own audience and possibly cost the GOP the 2022 elections.
What made Fox’s sabotage campaign especially outrageous was that 90% of Fox’s staff was vaccinated. The right wing network had a vaccine mandate for its employees. The entertainers who disparaged the vaccine rollout never mentioned it on their shows. In addition, Tucker Carlson refused to answer questions as to whether was vaccinated for Covid-19.
Fox also sabotaged Biden’s vaccine rollout for ratings and profit. A Fox insider speaking anonymously said that the anti-vax commentary is “great for ratings,” and that’s what matters to the network’s owners and shareholders. All that mattered to them was that their elderly and vulnerable audience tuned in. Apparently, it didn’t matter to Fox if their audience died.

How The Right Wing Media Killed Its Own Audience To Own The Libs
The right wing or Republican media has long been engulfed in scandals. Fox “News” fired chairman Roger Ailes and top rated entertainer Bill O’Reilly after they paid out $40 million in settlements for sexual harassment. Fox paid a whopping $787...
www.dailykos.com
I guess you really can fix stupid.