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The parasitical BBC, which collects money from any Briton that owns a TV whether they watch them or not, is on strike.

defend ... quality journalism Defend their right not to provide quality journalism.

1 posted on 02/17/2013 7:23:37 PM PST by DeaconBenjamin
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To: DeaconBenjamin

Pedophile haven. Won’t be missed. When I lived there......it was “Anti-American Central”. The bias was so obvious. Let them rot.

And to have a damned TV in the UK......you have to buy a “TV License” (which funds the BBC). There are always rumors going around that there are vans equipped with radar to see which homes have tellies that are “illegal”. Then, the dreaded knock on the door.


2 posted on 02/17/2013 7:29:25 PM PST by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Great vid by ShorelineMike! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOZjJk6nbD4&feature=plcp)
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To: DeaconBenjamin

It is the most overstaffed, inefficient, expensive “company” on Earth.


3 posted on 02/17/2013 7:31:24 PM PST by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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“compulsory redundancies”

The butchering of the language continues apace. Makes Orwell jealous.


10 posted on 02/17/2013 8:34:01 PM PST by aquila48
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The BBC World News channel has come to Comcast subscribers like me in the US after several years of seeing BBC America which came first.

They must get money for each subscriber. Some ads run on the news channel along with the BBC America one.

I have the news channel up now and the anchorman looks like someone I haven’t seen before. Must be a management guy.


12 posted on 02/17/2013 10:27:28 PM PST by Nextrush (PRESIDENT SARAH PALIN IS MY DREAM)
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Dont confuse BBC News with the rest of the BBC, anymore than you’d confuse Fox News with Fox TV.

Whilst like you, I have my problems with BBC News, as a Brit, I still enjoy, admire and will stand up for BBC TV and its programmes. From sport and nature to drama and comedy. The BBC still makes superb programmes in many areas.

Their nature documentaries are second to none, their sports coverage is still very good, they still make first rate drama and comedy, and their arts and documentaries are superb (their BBC4 satellite/cable arts and documentary channel is a national treasure).

I think Fox News is dreadful, but I still like Fox TV’s shows.


13 posted on 02/18/2013 6:05:55 AM PST by the scotsman (i)
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I am amused at the hypothetical possibility that US “journalists” could go on strike, too.

I’m not sure that they could do anything less than they do now - which is simply regurgitating democrat talking points and sending RSVP’s to insider social engagements.


14 posted on 02/18/2013 6:14:33 AM PST by RFEngineer
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