More than 20 years ago Rupert Murdoch and Roger Ailes created a fake news network which would satisfy both of their ambitions. Murdoch sought huge profits by offering sensationalism without a factual basis which would increase advertising revenue. Ailes was a right wing extremist who not only agreed with Murdoch’s ambitions, he also supported any form of propaganda which would favor fellow anti-American extremists, and destroy the ‘United’ States of America. They called their propaganda machine ‘Fox News,’ although there would be no real news, only alternative facts.

They hired entertainers who claimed to be journalists, and pretty blond women who would attract middle-aged and older white men to their pitiful broadcasts. It worked. Fox ‘Noise’ soon became the highest rated cable ‘news’ network.

That was 1997. Today your illegitimate president believes that Fox is the only ‘truthful’ network, calling all legitimate news services ‘fake.’ Trump watches Fox Noise incessantly, mainly because they praise him which soothes his fragile ego.

Here’s the truth about Fox, which most of you already know.

O’Reilly, Hannity, Kelly, Beck, Palin, and other on-air entertainers told lies with the sole purpose of dividing our nation, and destroying the United States of America.

Not a single Republican has ever received even the slightest criticism, while every Democrat has been damned when they succeed in the service of the American people. They set the standard for the 2000 election.

In 2016 Fox supported every lie offered by the Republican Party to harm Hillary Clinton’s chances in the election, and refused to criticize Trump although he was openly racist, bigoted, and promoted hatred and violence.

Fox is one of the biggest enemies of the American people. Only the Republican Party itself is a greater danger to democracy and a nation reunited.

Although the President of their news division, Roger Ailes, and their biggest celebrity, Bill O’Reilly were fired for sexual harassment and sexual assault, loyal viewers who choose to believe the lies offered by Hannity and others continue to be fans. Nothing is sadder than an American voter who chooses ignorance over reality.

The right wing cannot survive without lying. The truth is the greatest enemy Trump and his circle of sinners must face. It will destroy him, his administration, and his party.

Not only can we defeat the Republican Party with our vote in November, we can defeat Fox Noise by exposing it as “fake news” once and for all.

Please vote.

Op-ed by James Turnage

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