Replies to post #107909 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

[StephanieVanbryce]

I'd just add, by the way, that elsewhere in the same Pew Research report, we see that Republicans not only rely heavily on Fox News, but it's literally the only news outlet available that the GOP rank-and-file consider credible. The only outlet that comes close is the Wall Street Journal -- another Murdoch-owned outlet -- and it's still a distant second.

Republicans are aware that mainstream news outlets exist; they just don't trust the real news organizations.

It's hard to overstate the impact of Republicans having their own cable news network, fundamentally changing the course of contemporary American politics.

much more
http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/archives/individual/2010_09/025633.php

And this is why there is no shame with their public display of stupidity...they just don't know any better .