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Why Tea Partiers Are Boycotting Fox News
The Daily Beast ^ | Mar 23, 2013 | David Freedlander

Posted on 03/24/2013 6:43:20 AM PDT by Mozilla

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To: firebrand

They are getting closer to nudity every day.

The bad part is that we can’t tell what is news and what is hype.

I almost long for the days of the monotone announcer


61 posted on 03/24/2013 10:25:28 AM PDT by mike_9958
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To: AEMILIUS PAULUS

Then conservatives need to have more children!


62 posted on 03/24/2013 10:26:10 AM PDT by Jack Hydrazine (It's the end of the world as we know it and I feel fine!)
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To: Mozilla

I am not sure I understand the boycott. How are cable ratings measured? I thought they used nielsen. nielsen has there database of users which measures their viewing and they do surveys. So how is this boycott effective?

Am I wrong on this? The nielsen ratings determine ad rates and they get a per subscriber fee from the cable company whether you watch or not.

The only effective boycott would be to cut the cable and boycott the products advertised, letting the advertisers know that you are not buying their products because of their advertising on television. Pretty much all national name brand products would fit this bill, so buying generic store brand whenever you can would be the easiest way to go.

Media(print,tv,radio) has never been objective, they have always had a bias. The only way to combat the bias is competition. The corrupt media formerly known as mainstream does not compete. They operate as a cartel. Since they all have the same agenda, they agree on which stories to spike and the spin to put on the news.

I think the only way to fight the media corruption is to pull the plug on tv cable, to stop the subscriber fees. And let the cable company know you will re-subscribe when they offer a la carte packages, so you do not have to pay for channels you do not want.

Plus stop buying the products being advertised and let the advertisers know why. Support local businesses over national chains, buy generic, etc.


63 posted on 03/24/2013 10:45:02 AM PDT by joshua c (Please dont feed the liberals)
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To: Mozilla

I stopped watching O’Reilly when he attacked the Swift Boat Vets, so thats been a long time ago now. He always struck me as a fraud in any case, always offering himself as the sane middle between two straw men.

I haven’t watched Fox at all since Beck left, except for special events like election night.


64 posted on 03/24/2013 12:06:48 PM PDT by marron
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To: Jack Hydrazine

Agreed. However, it appears that whites have become in love with death both collectively and individually.


65 posted on 03/24/2013 12:44:53 PM PDT by AEMILIUS PAULUS (It is a shame that when these people give a riot)
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To: KevinB

It was Katrina for me. I had been not tuning into them more and more, but Katrina coverage was the nail in the coffin, so to speak. I think I caught a couple of the after debate reports but that has really been it.


66 posted on 03/24/2013 2:07:23 PM PDT by ican'tbelieveit
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To: Mozilla
Here's where they go wrong right here: "...the conservative station’s coverage..."

Fox is not and never has been a "conservative" network. Conservatives are prominent and given a respectful hearing, but Fox is "fair and balanced". It's reporting is in the middle. Fox News only seems conservative in comparision to the commie fascist statist networks everywhere else.

67 posted on 03/24/2013 3:29:55 PM PDT by Jabba the Nutt (.Are they stupid, malicious or evil?)
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To: csmusaret

dont forget meghan kelly. traitor.


68 posted on 03/24/2013 4:42:24 PM PDT by Donnafrflorida (Thru HIM all things are possible.)
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To: Donnafrflorida

Apparently you do think Fox News Channel claims to be a conservative news organization. How quaint.


69 posted on 03/24/2013 6:17:32 PM PDT by csmusaret (America is more divided today , not because of the problems we face but because of Obama's solutions)
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ah.. no i dont. i was referring to meghan kelly as the traitor.
fox has been leaning further to the left every yr.


70 posted on 03/24/2013 6:52:23 PM PDT by Donnafrflorida (Thru HIM all things are possible.)
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To: Donnafrflorida

Yes. Plenty of Lefties at FNC.


71 posted on 03/25/2013 5:50:56 AM PDT by csmusaret (America is more divided today , not because of the problems we face but because of Obama's solutions)
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