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Wednesday, November 5, 2008 12:00 AM

I watched Fox News for five hours last night

As Obama's victory became undeniable, Brit Hume moved beyond grief and anger with Karl Rove. And Juan Williams justified his existence.

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  • Wednesday, November 5, 2008 09:10 AM

    @sticghary...

    "Given the current Democratic dominance, can they function as a news outlet of nearly pure negativity? Will people watch hours and hours of that stuff every day? I can't see how they survive without serious changes."

    -- stighary

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    Oh yes they will. It's like crack-cocaine. Angry white men- losers who's white skin is the only thing they have going for them, and who have no ability to understand why they are angry, live for this stuff.

    They need their daily anger fix. AM Radio has been doing it for years. So has Fox. There's still a big market for it, and plenty of hustlers selling phony "male enhancement" products to buy ad time.

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