Fox News has gone all Benghazi all of the time, and the result has been Fox’s worst rated non-holiday week with younger viewers since before 9/11/ in 2001.
According to The Wrap, “During the week of May 5, 2014 — the most recent for which numbers are available — Fox News delivered an average of 180,000 viewers in the key 25-54 demographic in live-plus-same-day measurement across the total day. That measures programming from 6 a.m. until the following 6 a.m. Fox pulled the same number the previous week, the week of April 28.”
To put this into context, Fox News only averaged 4,000 viewers on Christmas week last year. Fox’s other record low came during Christmas week in 2012. In order to find a non-holiday week where Fox News had fewer younger viewers, one has to go the whole way back to the week before the 9/11 terror attacks.
It isn’t a coincidence that Fox News has seen more younger viewers turn off their network after they decided to go completely crazy on Benghazi. Republicans desperately needed something to distract the country away from the fact that they were completely wrong about Obamacare, and Fox News was happy to provide it to them by trying to turn Benghazi into the biggest political scandal since Watergate.
Fox News has had great success with their formula for turning right-wing conspiracies into legitimate news in the past, but Benghazi has been the rare conspiracy that is actually harming the network’s ratings. Younger viewers how demonstrating how much of a turn off this non-scandal is by abandoning Fox News. As each day passes, it is becoming clear that Benghazi is scandal that only your grandparents could love.
One has to question how long Fox News will continue to beat the Benghazi drum if it means low ratings with the most critical demographic. The media isn’t buying it, and even younger Fox News viewers don’t care about Benghazi. It’s the scandal that never was.
Benghazi isn’t going to bring down Obama, but it is already destroying Fox News.
Mr. Easley is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.
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Could not happen to a more deserving faux news channel.
“Benghaaazeee!” has become a standing joke among non-rightists.
There is a God
I know….”Benghazeeeee”! Hahahahahaha!
Too funny. ROFL
Got any good cracks about veterans and the VA?
Dead American soldiers being carried aloft by Somali militiamen in Mogadishu was pretty funny too, wasn’t it?
Regardless of your political view on the matter, an ambassador, a foreign service officer and two former Navy Seals who were serving our country were slaughtered during a hideous attack by barbaric Islamist militants and deserve more than to be your punchline.
And don’t even try to tell me no one is mocking the dead. It’s a distinction without a difference.
Charlie you are just about stretching your luck.
Good, I have no trouble with the demise of Fox (non)News, the sooner, the better.
But several thousand Americans killed and several hundred thousand others killed by Americans over “weapons of mass destruction” that were finally found in George W. Bush’s last colonoscopy don’t count for you, do they, Charlie? Dick Cheney said what we needed to motivate us on this enterprise was “a new Pearl Harbor” and, by damn, we got one IOKIYAR. In fact, it’s as funny to you as a dead baby. Dead babies are hilarious, so long as they have died of starvation or treatable diseases after they have ceased to be fetuses, aren’t they? Charlie, it’s time for you to chuck off.
excellent reply.AMEN
Harping on Benghazi was not a matter of FOX overplaying their hand. It was a case of trying to play a hand that they don’t even have in the first place. With all the time, energy, and money that Congressional Republicans have wastefully expended in this blatantly partisan witch hunt, they have nothing whatsoever to show for it. The fact that they’ve chosen to focus on Benghazi while having ignored the embassy attacks in Republican administrations that resulted in many more deaths shows selective, hypocritical outrage. It’s part of the attempt to find something to impeach this president with, and the fact that it’s not working seems lost on them.
Were the numerous attacks on American embassies resulting in 60 dead ever investigated?
Yepper. Obamacare attacks were mot working for them.
The Republicans got nothin’
There are endless infrastructure problems that need to be solved and the Republicans don’t seem interested in solving any of them. Instead they want to try to damage Democratic prospects for November 4, run out the clock on President Obama and damage Hillary Clinton’s chances for 2016.
Remember remember the 4th of November
The GOP treason and plot
We See no reason
Why this treason
Should ever be forgot.
While I agree with your condemnation of Bush 82 D Congressman and 29 D Senators voted for the Iraqi war. Since Busch has not been in office for over 5 years it seems somewhat disingenuous to trot this out, some people just cannot get over Busch.
Bob.
Bush is the basis for our current debt. Yes, you can trot Bush out. The tax cuts he put in place robbed this coutnry of billions and produced nothing. The wars he started, unfunded of course, further created this debt. Obama has done little to incr4ease the debt.
Average progressive college student:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=WDTJN4j9-EI
This is why Benghazi will not gain traction.
Bob
Why should Benghazi gain traction. It happened, 4 people died. But there is no conspiracy. The gop pushes this for one reason. To make this administration look bad. Simply because they dont have debacles like the Iraq war to use against Obama. It is bringing them down and rightfully so. The very fact they ignore past similar actions under Bush makes them look horribly foolish
Shiv,
I’m not sure how you get there, while Busch may have been a profligate spender he’s a piker compare to Obama and his Democratic Congress and Busch’s last two Congresses were D. Spending as % of GDP
George W. Bush
2001-08 2.0
2002-09 3.4
Average 2.7
Barack Obama
2009-12* 9.1
2010-12 8.7
Average 8.9
*fiscal 2012 ends Sept. 30, 2012, so this figure is estimated
Source: Economic Report of the President, February 2012
The results for President Bush are skewed by the 10.1 percent deficit/GDP ratio in fiscal 2009. A large chunk of spending in that year went to the Troubled Asset Relief Program, or TARP. In fiscal 2009, TARP contributed $151 billion to the budget deficit, but in 2010 and 2011, $147 billion of that amount was recouped and thus reduced the size of the deficit during President Obama’s watch. (These calculations are complicated and are laid out by the Office of Management and Budget. http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/budget/fy2013/as…
Sorry, I don’t know why that posted twice mea culpa.
Bob.
I get there easily
http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/05/24/who-is-the-smallest-government-spender-since-eisenhower-would-you-believe-its-barack-obama/
Lets remember TARP was a Bush program. Lets also remember that Obama is paying down the Bush debts from tax cuts and war.
If grandparents are the viewers keeping Fox in business,I’m ashamed of us
Astorix, I’m putting that on a T Shirt! And Bumper sticker.
I see @bobbyboy, is still trying to sell his “I’m a independent” dribble. @bobbyboy, seriously, who do you think your fooling? Everybody sees right through you, you just keep popping out those FUX NEWS talking points and we’ll keep laughing at you @chuckles the clown. BTW I’m kinda hoping your hero, paul ryan gets his way and strips YOU of your only source of income, social security checks.
I don’t know how anyone on Fox News can look themselves in the face every morning.
Altho there are a couple of guys on Fox who look like they shave with the medicine cabinet door open.
Hannity and O’Reilly should hook up with Joe Scarborough and the woman who looks like a corpse.
It would be a retch fest.
They could replace Stephen Colbert.
Then I will beg your pardon and rephrase with all due respect. When four Americans die while honorably serving their country, that’s not a joke, sir.
I spoke my piece because I believe it needed to be said.
micki voss at 2:38 am
excellent reply.AMEN
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Sure it is. If you’re trying to change the subject.
No one considers their death a joke. What is considered a joke is the republican aftermath. Its been a joke since day one. They never cared one bit for the deaths, only what they could wring out of it. You know that as well as I do. If they cared about the deaths they would have strung up people for sending troops to Iraq with no protective armor, totally unprepared and with no plan for the war. And I wont mention the 40+ dead from Embassy attacks.
When someone mentions Benghazi here, it means nothing more then the gop actions to publicize their deaths with conspiracy. I think you are asking the wrong people here if its a joke.
This right here
“Vee Ay EEE!”
Satisfied? How about this – are you satisfied that the Bush Admin left Obama a report that the VA situation was a steaming pile of excrement that was bound to cause deaths of our valiant veterans and then the Republicas wrote and passed legislation to cut VA support?
Not so much?
Well it is national masturbation month and I see your hand is getting a workout
Its been a joke since day one.
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We will have to agree to disagree.
The truth should never become a marginal matter. And if the “joke” needs to be explained so everyone understands what EXACTLY is being mocked when “Benghazi” is turned into a punchline…it isn’t a very good joke, now is it? People will take offense, especially the families of the dead.
Family Member Of Benghazi Victim Opposes GOP Select Committee
http://thinkprogress.org/world/2014/05/09/3436341/family-benghazi-committee/
The only people who are mocking this is people like you
Well it is national masturbation month
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It is? And I’m just finding out when the month is almost over?
Dang.
djchefron at 12:50 pm
Okay, but Pat Smith and Charles Woods – parents of Sean Smith and Tyrone Woods – have been pressing Boehner to form a select committee for quite some time.
The only people who are mocking this is people like you
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Morrell and Panetta both welcome the committee as well.
“If you look at the polling numbers a not insignificant percentage of the American people still have questions,” Morell said.
http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_25748782/panetta-lecture-panel-weighs-snowden-benghazi
If you look at polling numbers a insignificant percentage of Americans still believes the Earth is 6000 years old. Look I am not going to rehash your ODS over this story been there done that. All I know you had nothing to say about 3000 Americans that were killed when they had intelligence. I all I know is you were proven to be BOO BOO the fool over the Karl/ABC emails which were false. I do know you admitted that you have no idea about US military assets but your dumbass echoed the fox narrative that something could have been done even after you were shown that was false.
your dumbass echoed the fox narrative that something could have been done even after you were shown that was false.
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U.S. General Tells Congress: ‘We Should Have Tried’ In Benghazi
“Four individuals died,” Lovell answered. “We obviously did not respond in time to get there.”
Chaffetz followed up, asking whether anything else could have been done militarily to save lives.
“We may have been able to, but we’ll never know,” Lovell admitted.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2014/05/new-benghazi-witness-on-sending-help-we-should-have-tried/
“Trying” would have been the right thing to do.
@charlie, @charlie, @charlie, why don’t you tell everybody about how the GOP cut funding for security for that embassy??!! hey @charlie, tell everybody about how Rep. (R) jeff chafffetz, BRAGGED about his fellow republicans cutting funding for security, tell us @charlie. I guess your conservative MASSA’s didn’t tell you about that little detail! BTW, @charlie, since your party of loons believe secretary of state (hillary clinton) was guilty because a U.S. embassy was attacked, then logic dictates that condi rice (BUSH JR) is guilty as HELL because 911 was on her watch!! or alexander haig (REAGAN) was guilty during the multiple embassy attacks in Beirut, RIGHT??
Try with what? Tell you what lock your self in a room let smoke come in then cry out for help. The closest assets were over 9 hrs away. Now Einstein tell me how long you would have held out. Idiocy
GOP Report Acknowledges That The U.S. Military Couldn’t Have Changed Benghazi Outcome
http://thinkprogress.org/world/2014/02/11/3276171/gop-benghazi-military-hasc/
why don’t you tell everybody about how the GOP cut funding for security for that embassy??!!
I guess your conservative MASSA’s didn’t tell you about that little detail!
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I guess you really haven’t kept yourself informed and no one told you that that “little detail” was debunked by numerous sources a VERY long time ago.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/10/12/are-budget-cuts-to-blame-for-benghazi-attack-as-biden-suggested.html
You’re actually making the case for the need for the select committee. If people are still THIS misinformed more than 18 mos. after the attack, it’s incumbent on Congress to produce a comprehensive investigation and conclusion as to how we left a consulate practically undefended in a terrorist-infested failed state on the anniversary of 9/11, and were so unprepared that we couldn’t/didn’t respond when attacked.
Makes one wonder how much else about Benghazi you are misinformed about.
Try with what?
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Ask the General.
I would but he didn’t have any intelligence to support his position other than a severe case of ODS
@charlie, this is what you and people of your ilk can’t seem to grasp, the GOP doesn’t give DAMN about human life! and they sure as HELL don’t care about american’s lives! Because if they REALLY did, they wouldn’t be FUND RAISING on those DEAD americans!! if they REALLY gave a DAMN about fixing the benghazi mishap, they’d realize cutting funding for security was the biggest problem!! if the GOP REALLY gave a BLEEP about those dead americans, why don’t they respect the families wishes to drop this!! @charlie, WTF don’t YOU GET???? it’s been investigated 8 TIMES!! WTF do you want?? how many times must we go over this?? should we have made political sport of reagan embassy embarrassments when those poor marines were KILLED by terrorist!!
Well your teabagging friends in congress will do something about Benghazi.
Amendment Authorizing War Over Benghazi On Track For House Vote
Fox News furnished the pictures, and it looks like Representative Duncan Hunter wants to furnish the war.
http://prospect.org/article/dangerous-amendment-amounting-declaration-war-track-house-vote
Cant wait for your objections. This should be hilarious
knight4444 at 3:35 pm
if they REALLY gave a DAMN about fixing the benghazi mishap, they’d realize cutting funding for security was the biggest problem!!
???????????
Dude!! I gave you a link….I can give you others that might explain in a simpler fashion so you might be able to understand that budget constraints were NOT the reason for the lack of security at the consulate on 9/11.
http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2014/may/13/ronan-farrow/ronan-farrow-says-inadequate-security-funding-cong/
Pretending that funding was an issue won’t change an already proven fact.
In your own words..”WTF don’t YOU GET”????
When you get this one right, maybe we can move on.
djchefronat 3:57 pm
First I’ve seen of this, but it looks like Dempsey said authority does not exist to target or strike the Benghazi perpetrators should such action be determined necessary by the CiC. Hunter seems to want provide that authority so the president is not restricted in that event.
http://hunter.house.gov/sites/hunter.house.gov/files/documents/Hunter_Dempsey.pdf
Doesn’t mean Boehner will actually bring it up for a vote though.
The perpetrators would have been long gone well before anyone could get there to strike anything.
I suggested to Charlie to lock herself in a room full of smoke then call for help and have a stopwatch to see how long help arrives before she cancels Christmas. But common sense was never strong with this subset of humans
Show her the vid of Geraldo setting fox and friends straight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX-wEEEaQ-I
But , but it makes common sense and since I have none I will stick to my faith and lies
You’re really funny, for a independent you sure LOVE cheerleading for the GOP! Listen @charlie, you can’t even be honest about your political leanings, so communicating or debating you has become fruitless! @charlie, the next website you slink to, and you run this juvenile game of “I’m a independent” at least say something you don’t like about the GOP! it actually might fool someone and you can get your jollies off! have a nice day my republican friend.
Maybe the fox ratings have something to do with what Mr. Issa has been doing to the pooch for all these months.
Shiva at 5:22 pm
The perpetrators would have been long gone well before anyone could get there to strike anything.
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Yes, I agree. Knowing what we do now, it’s unlikely we would have made it from Europe to Benghazi on time. But of course, no one knew as the attack was taking place how long hostilities would last. So Gen. Lovell’s point — that we should have TRIED to get to Benghazi — seems indisputable.
Lovell stated they were waiting for a request from the State Dept. but the request never came and he doesn’t know why.
@charlie, can’t even be honest about his party affiliation! LOL so he’s polluting websites with his parties FUX NEWS propaganda, I guess he’s starving for attention, poor boy, mommy didn’t give him a hug today.
I see you didn’t take me up on my experiment. Damn I was hoping you could gives us a timeline
knight4444 at 6:26 pm
communicating or debating you has become fruitless!
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You are correct. And since you know everything about….well, everything…
you must have a MENSA meeting you have to get to….I won’t keep you.
Charlie, the military knew immediately they would never get there in time to do anything. Even if they left when the attack started they wouldnt have got there
Well Charlie plays call of duty and think we have a transporter so anything is possible
If he’s starving for attention, then he must be mighty full by now given how much attention he’s garnered in this thread alone.
you mean flight 370 24/7 was a better strategy ?
lets run some world wide wrestling on the SciFi channel , it’s ‘what people want’
Fox has Benghazi-brain, brain shrinks becomes more senile every time you say Benghazi.. Rove good example show’s symptoms. Makes things up.
knight,
Sorry I am only 52 and I do not see social security in my future. I happen to work for a developer if really want to know an am in the midst of buying out and building an affordable housing development. What I truly love about many progressives is they always seem to know what other people think and do. They to often talk the talk but so rarely walk the walk.
Bob.
Knight,
I would like to add I do not watch any television news, it is nothing but disinformation for both sides. Paul Ryan’s budget proposal is nothing but smoke and mirrors as are virtually all of them. They are based up no real cutting of the budget just slowing growth which will never happen, and growth projections in the GDP that at this time are completely unrealistic.
Bob.
Shiv,
The problem with the analysis in the Forbes oped is that they are looking at the velocity of the growth in spending, not the actual spending. The last 5 administrations have increases so far ahead of the growth of the GDP that is has reached terminal velocity, a level of growth that in unsustainable. In terms of actual deficits and total spending the current administration is still the champion by a large margin.
Bob.
In that case, thank your tea bag house
Shiv,
What is this tea bag house you speak of? I do like green tea.
Bob.
The poor slobs have nothing else to do. Their budget stinks, they have no jobs bill, they don’t even know how to pass a bill – only filibuster them. What else can they do but waste time and money on Benghazi hearings? Next it will be the VA problems. And of course they will forget they cut funding to the VA just like they cut funding for embassy security. The GOP is a total waste of time.
Hard to believe that there are still 180,000 people between the ages of 25-54 still gullible enough to watch the dumbest news network in the country.
Sorry Charlie, republicons are a complete and total disgrace for fund raising on the tragic death of 4 committed Government servants who they care nothing about. Get a clue.
Charlie, no one thinks it is funny that Americans died. The joke is Fox News.
We know those four Americans were killed. There’s nothing we can do to bring them and the other Americans killed in Embassys when Bush was in office. You should notice, you didn’t say a thing then. Hypocrite Fox is rotting your idiot brain.