Fox News slanders the nicest, sweetest, most gentle man that ever walked the planet

Tref · 07-12-2007, 11:59 PM

Mr. Rogers ...

To feel shame and disgust, click here

And yes, they are only reporting a story, but the fact is -- it is not a story. It is a crackpot theory that would not hold up under the slightest bit of scrutiny.

I watched less then thirty seconds before switching it off.

Instead, click here, to see the real Mr Rogers as he talks with the U.S. Senate in 1969

And click here, to watch him say Goodbye

GOD BLESS, MR. ROGERS!

Morrigoon · 07-13-2007, 12:19 AM

Umm... the "shame and disgust link took me to his goodbye. But thanks for the Mr. Rogers links... those were awesome.

mousepod · 07-13-2007, 12:24 AM

Yeah... your first link didn't bring me to Fox. I had to search for it. I'm sorry I did.

But the Senate clip made me happy to be alive.

flippyshark · 07-13-2007, 01:02 AM

Holy crap! That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard!

I've made my admiration for Mister Rogers known here on a couple of occasions, and I stand by that. He made the world a better place. He never told kids that they didn't have to work or that the world owed them anything. He let kids know that their thoughts and feelings were valid, and that they should treat others with repect. Oooooh! Them's the kind of ideas that could ruin a generation!!!

Grrrrr...

Those other clips are wonderful, though. If anyone cares to see more, there is a great tribute available on DVD - Mister Rogers, America's Favorite Neighbor. (Watch the segment in which he talks with then ten-year old Jeff Erlanger, a quadriplegic who later went on to become a well known activist and advocate for the disabled. Ask yourself if Rogers spoiled this boy by telling him he liked him just the way he was.)

Tref · 07-13-2007, 01:03 AM

I apparently just missed the cut off time to include the correct link. The system let me edit but I was not able to seal the deal.

So, to feel shame and disgust, or, indifference, or, in need of a shower, click ... here

Tref · 07-13-2007, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by flippyshark

Grrrrr...

Grrrrrrrrr...

figment1986 · 07-13-2007, 01:46 AM

What in the world???

Fox News was great at some new reporting, but this is crazy. How does a TV show for little children cause those problems. its not him or the TV, but elsewhere where kids get taught they are entitled. He's making little kids feel better about themselves, but parents and teachers might be pushing it. My generation sort of feels entitled from getting extra help and time and such which is lost in adulthood.

My mom didn't push the whole idea I'm special idea, some of my teachers did but then they changed later on. Perhaps the issue with the 90s generation might be how they were brought up with mostly technology and educational tv and special tv (mr. rodgers and barney) and having parents enforce that concept??

I don't know, I can be wrong though.

Prudence · 07-13-2007, 06:32 AM

So, Mr. Rogers is evil, but there's nothing wrong with all the helicopter parents who are part of that great, hard-working generation they're so proud of. Perhaps we should examine whether Howdy Doody led to the vast abdication of personal responsibility?

Snowflake · 07-13-2007, 06:50 AM

Mr. Rogers was a great, truly great man. I loved watching him.

I echo the sentiments of mousepod, the Senate clip was awesome.

Chernabog · 07-13-2007, 07:58 AM

Wow they accused him of everything short of 9-11 and Communism. Fox news is utterly disgusting.

07-12-2007, 11:59 PM	#1
Tref Not Tref Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,188	Fox News slanders the nicest, sweetest, most gentle man that ever walked the planet Mr. Rogers ... To feel shame and disgust, click here And yes, they are only reporting a story, but the fact is -- it is not a story. It is a crackpot theory that would not hold up under the slightest bit of scrutiny. I watched less then thirty seconds before switching it off. Instead, click here, to see the real Mr Rogers as he talks with the U.S. Senate in 1969 And click here, to watch him say Goodbye GOD BLESS, MR. ROGERS! __________________ Tref3.0 Listen in aural 3-D to Pop's muzak! (New songs added semi-bi-daily) j & j Did you know that Emas eht yltcaxe is exactly the same spelled backwards?! Last edited by Tref : 07-13-2007 at 12:08 AM. Reason: Can I get a witness?
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07-13-2007, 12:19 AM	#2
Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Umm... the "shame and disgust link took me to his goodbye. But thanks for the Mr. Rogers links... those were awesome. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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mousepod You broke your Ramadar! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,635	Yeah... your first link didn't bring me to Fox. I had to search for it. I'm sorry I did. But the Senate clip made me happy to be alive. __________________ "Give the public everything you can give them, keep the place as clean as you can keep it, keep it friendly" - Walt Disney
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07-13-2007, 01:02 AM	#4
flippyshark Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 2,852	Holy crap! That is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard! I've made my admiration for Mister Rogers known here on a couple of occasions, and I stand by that. He made the world a better place. He never told kids that they didn't have to work or that the world owed them anything. He let kids know that their thoughts and feelings were valid, and that they should treat others with repect. Oooooh! Them's the kind of ideas that could ruin a generation!!! Grrrrr... Those other clips are wonderful, though. If anyone cares to see more, there is a great tribute available on DVD - Mister Rogers, America's Favorite Neighbor. (Watch the segment in which he talks with then ten-year old Jeff Erlanger, a quadriplegic who later went on to become a well known activist and advocate for the disabled. Ask yourself if Rogers spoiled this boy by telling him he liked him just the way he was.)
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Tref Not Tref Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,188	Edit I apparently just missed the cut off time to include the correct link. The system let me edit but I was not able to seal the deal. So, to feel shame and disgust, or, indifference, or, in need of a shower, click ... here __________________ Tref3.0 Listen in aural 3-D to Pop's muzak! (New songs added semi-bi-daily) j & j Did you know that Emas eht yltcaxe is exactly the same spelled backwards?! Last edited by Tref : 07-13-2007 at 01:19 AM.
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07-13-2007, 01:46 AM	#7
figment1986 Join the Darkside Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Within 78 miles of WDW... Posts: 307	What in the world??? Fox News was great at some new reporting, but this is crazy. How does a TV show for little children cause those problems. its not him or the TV, but elsewhere where kids get taught they are entitled. He's making little kids feel better about themselves, but parents and teachers might be pushing it. My generation sort of feels entitled from getting extra help and time and such which is lost in adulthood. My mom didn't push the whole idea I'm special idea, some of my teachers did but then they changed later on. Perhaps the issue with the 90s generation might be how they were brought up with mostly technology and educational tv and special tv (mr. rodgers and barney) and having parents enforce that concept?? I don't know, I can be wrong though.
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Prudence Beelzeboobs, Esq. Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gavel - I haz it Posts: 6,287	So, Mr. Rogers is evil, but there's nothing wrong with all the helicopter parents who are part of that great, hard-working generation they're so proud of. Perhaps we should examine whether Howdy Doody led to the vast abdication of personal responsibility? __________________ traguna macoities tracorum satis de
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Snowflake lost in the fog Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: San Francisco Posts: 7,831	Mr. Rogers was a great, truly great man. I loved watching him. I echo the sentiments of mousepod, the Senate clip was awesome. __________________ Be yourself; everyone else is already taken. - Oscar Wilde
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Chernabog Biophage Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: The Moon Posts: 2,679	Wow they accused him of everything short of 9-11 and Communism. Fox news is utterly disgusting. __________________ And they say back then our universe Was a coal black egg Until the god inside Burst out and from its shattered shell He made what became the world we know ~ Bjork (Cosmogony)
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