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5 min readFox News recently devoted multiple segments to attacking the MeidasTouch Network, framing the progressive candidates who appear on the network as a dangerous, communist threat to American civilization. On the MeidasTouch Podcast, host Ben Meiselas responds by unpacking the network's strategy, arguing that Fox News is deploying a coordinated set of talking points designed to marginalize a rising wave of Democratic primary winners who are running on affordability, universal healthcare, and worker protections. The episode is less a rebuttal of specific policy disagreements and more an analysis of how Fox News constructs a narrative of existential threat around candidates who simply want to freeze rent hikes or expand healthcare access.
The Fox News Framework: "Crush Them"
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:03) **Fox News Attacks MeidasTouch** - Ben Meiselas introduces the episode, explaining that Fox News launched a multi-segment attack on the MeidasTouch Network, targeting the new wave of progressive Democratic candidates who appear on the show.
- 2 (01:57) **Fox News Guest Dismisses Progressive Candidates** - A Fox News guest argues that the new progressive candidates will be marginalized in Congress, similar to the early experience of AOC and the Squad.
- 3 (03:37) **Jesse Waters Calls for "Crushing" the Left** - Jesse Waters escalates the rhetoric, labeling progressive policies as "communism" and calling for them to be "crushed."
- 4 (04:55) **MAGA Platform Excerpts Read Aloud** - Ben reads from a published MAGA platform, listing extreme policy positions to highlight the contrast with Fox News' attacks.
- 5 (06:20) **Jesse Waters Blames "Young College Educated White Women"** - Waters identifies a specific demographic as the problem: young, college-educated white women who are "angry at America."
- 6 (07:33) **Fox Host Makes Baseless Claim About Foster Care** - A Fox host falsely claims there is no law against adopting a child for sexual trafficking, which Ben calls out as bizarre and dangerous.
- 7 (08:41) **Jesse Waters Continues Attack on "Liberal Women"** - Waters doubles down, describing liberal women as "downwardly mobile" and blaming them for taking down the city.
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Show Notes
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Fox News attacking MeidasTouch as it collapses on live tv. Visit https://meidasplus.com for more!
Remember to subscribe to ALL the MeidasTouch Network Podcasts: MeidasTouch: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/meidastouch-podcast Legal AF: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/legal-af MissTrial: https://meidasnews.com/tag/miss-trial The PoliticsGirl Podcast: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-politicsgirl-podcast Cult Conversations: The Influence Continuum with Dr. Steve Hassan: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-influence-continuum-with-dr-steven-hassan The Weekend Show: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/the-weekend-show The Ken Harbaugh Show: https://meidasnews.com/tag/the-ken-harbaugh-show Majority 54: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/majority-54 On Democracy with FP Wellman: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/on-democracy-with-fpwellman Uncovered: https://www.meidastouch.com/tag/maga-uncovered
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