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by: Les Carpenter Rational Nation USA Purveyor of Truth Ya just have to kind of like this guy. If for no other reason than he bucks the most conservative fringe element in the republican party and he speaks the truth about FOX News and it's incessant negativity. From TPM ... No stranger to taking on his party's most conservative voters, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) is now calling out the bastion of conservative media. CNN's Peter Hamby reported that during a speech Thursday night at a South Carolina fundraiser, Bush "singled out Fox News" while expressing "annoyance with the polarizing fights and constant negativity of the political news media." Bush reportedly said that he only watches Fox "for a few minutes a day before switching over to SportsCenter." Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK) has been similarly critical of Fox , but the remarks from Bush are notable given how strongly he broke from conservatives on immigration earlier this y...