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CherokeeDem

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16. Doesn't matter if you buy the book or not...

Sun Nov 12, 2017, 11:16 AM

Nov 2017

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You should hope that someone can break through the facade of Fox News and bring it down.

He states in the interview it was hard to give up the money Fox was paying him... at least, he's honest about that.

I, for one, hope he's incredibly successful in taking down the evil empire of Fox News...

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Tobin Smith: Former Fox News Analyst...Fear & UNBalanced: Confessions of a Fox News Hitman [View all] CherokeeDem Nov 2017 OP

here is a photo of him. I do not recognize him. riversedge Nov 2017 #1

I remember the face. He had a stock market show on Sunday mornings 7962 Nov 2017 #7

I know him. Never rose to Level 1 Hatemaster status. Fred Sanders Nov 2017 #51

I recognize the face True Blue American Nov 2017 #76

He had better had never done anything illegal or embarrassing in his entire doc03 Nov 2017 #2

hyper-partisan pornography underpants Nov 2017 #3

Fox needs to be taken down. Their viewers are being abused & they don't even know it. Madam45for2923 Nov 2017 #4

same tobin s heaven05 Nov 2017 #5

He won't get a penny from me or malaise Nov 2017 #11

Doesn't matter if you buy the book or not... CherokeeDem Nov 2017 #16

Agreed malaise Nov 2017 #24

Exactly..... nt CherokeeDem Nov 2017 #40

But who's his audience? 7wo7rees Nov 2017 #68

Some have said they would..... CherokeeDem Nov 2017 #70

I would buy it radical noodle Dec 2017 #84

Good catch. Do you think that the DU poster is actually Tobin Smith? yardwork Nov 2017 #15

No... I am not Tobin Smith CherokeeDem Nov 2017 #17

I know. I'm not talking about your OP! There's a poster on DU called "tobin s" yardwork Nov 2017 #18

Our Tobin S is a truck driver. brer cat Nov 2017 #19

That's what he says. yardwork Nov 2017 #20

The DU'er Tobin is not the Fox Tobin S. CherokeeDem Nov 2017 #22

Do you know the DU Tobin S personally? yardwork Nov 2017 #23

No.... CherokeeDem Nov 2017 #28

i now him on fb, and he is a real person. mopinko Nov 2017 #32

What a dastardly plan that one has. Hassin Bin Sober Nov 2017 #54

I believe him. He has posted pics of himself. DFW Nov 2017 #77

Had a problem myself with his equivocation of Fox and MSNBC. WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2017 #27

also we are pretty damned sure msnbc does research... samnsara Nov 2017 #43

Same here. Garrett78 Nov 2017 #48

I hear that and agree. Seems to me if we had a new Fairness Doctrine, PatrickforO Nov 2017 #64

We've got to get The Fairness Doctrine back. WinstonSmith4740 Nov 2017 #80

The hosts on MSNBC who are personally liberal LisaM Nov 2017 #78

So did I. False equivalence. nt Maven Nov 2017 #79

Why doesn't he run for office? efhmc Nov 2017 #36

I'm not seeing lamentations for the white blue-collar male in the article... BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2017 #59

Now that was an interesting read. Ligyron Nov 2017 #6

Kickin' Faux pas Nov 2017 #8

Add him to the David Brock hall of fame mdbl Nov 2017 #9

Only with respect to their RW work at one point. Brock spooky3 Nov 2017 #58

So, you were full of shit, and you knew it.... czarjak Nov 2017 #10

His claim is that he believed the viewers Mariana Nov 2017 #67

And, for 14 years? oftheforest Nov 2017 #71

I think.... CherokeeDem Nov 2017 #74

The Brainwashing of My Dad (Full Movie) Cereal Killer Nov 2017 #12

I'm watching this now. It's fascinating. smirkymonkey Nov 2017 #47

Oh THANKS!!, I've been wanting to see this. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2017 #52

The excerpt is very illuminating and certainly seems to be revealing Ukapau Nov 2017 #13

The entire interview is well worth the read. yardwork Nov 2017 #14

Note that Tobin Smith was fired by Fox. yardwork Nov 2017 #21

Exactly..... CherokeeDem Nov 2017 #25

I see two things happening here.... yardwork Nov 2017 #26

Again.... CherokeeDem Nov 2017 #29

Many of us have known this about Fox for years. yardwork Nov 2017 #30

Of course, we have. CherokeeDem Nov 2017 #33

the firing LittleGirl Nov 2017 #38

That's exactly how I see it! Enlightening interview; I don't trust Tobin. yardwork Nov 2017 #45

yep, me too. n/t LittleGirl Nov 2017 #72

Hate to be a grammar nazi tparrett62 Nov 2017 #31

Definitely needs some editing.... CherokeeDem Nov 2017 #34

I was going to add the same info. efhmc Nov 2017 #37

Exactly LittleGirl Nov 2017 #39

The blogger in question.... CherokeeDem Nov 2017 #49

I've been calling it "Fare UNbalanced" & "The Faux Propaganda Network" for years, hmmmm... UTUSN Nov 2017 #35

Faux News is a cult QED Nov 2017 #41

it was a great article and i see my 66 yr old sis falling for... samnsara Nov 2017 #42

I've watched my brother go down that rabbit hole... jimmil Nov 2017 #44

I am sorry for your loss. Imagine the loss of an entire nation to this propaganda. Fred Sanders Nov 2017 #53

To Tobin's credit, he point's out the mental and physical danger of people in your brother's crosinski Nov 2017 #66

Physical danger ... Mariana Nov 2017 #75

2018 is too late still_one Nov 2017 #46

Too late? CherokeeDem Nov 2017 #50

Yes, that is what I was referring to. We will see what happens still_one Nov 2017 #55

You were referring to the 2018 elections? CherokeeDem Nov 2017 #56

yes, the 2018 elections. I think the sooner things get diseminated the better. Problem is that still_one Nov 2017 #57

I fear that same thing... CherokeeDem Nov 2017 #69

That red background is so painful, not sure I can get through it all. pangaia Nov 2017 #60

He kind of undoes all the good he starts out doing by trotting out the same tired Nitram Nov 2017 #61

I am waiting to see what the entire book says... CherokeeDem Nov 2017 #62

This is great! PatrickforO Nov 2017 #63

Well I RED most of it.... pangaia Nov 2017 #65

The num skulls deserve what they get but the rest of us deserve an educated population...... BlueJac Nov 2017 #73

Tobin Smith here..I would guess our Fight Back Against Fox News may be of interest TobinSmith Dec 2017 #81

Tobin..... CherokeeDem Dec 2017 #82

Thanks for your post, and welcome do DU. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2017 #83