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Don’t imbibe Fox News

Sat., Feb. 13, 2016

Now that the madness of another election season is upon us, we can expect public disclosure to plummet precipitously. I recently overheard two people open their argument with “according to Fox News.”

Now, why anyone would undercut his own opinion by prefacing it with the equivalent of the warning on a pack of cigarettes defies common sense. I mean, depending on Fox for your news is like depending on the Flint River for your drinking water.

Bill Leong

Spokane

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