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Let's remember Rupert Murdoch is above all a capitalist, not a conservative. He would air communist broadcasting if it were the most profitable.

40% of Americans are conservative, 40% are moderates (e.g. don't really have a philosophy and don't watch news that much and 40% are liberal.

FNC is so successful not because it's good, but conservatives have no where else to go as CNN, MSNBC, the networks, PBS and NPR fight for the liberals.

FNC has become boring;
- All Star Panel = neocon from the Weekly Standard, a lib and Charles Krathammer EVERY night
- Most conservatives can't stand Shep
- BOR has become like formula radio
-Hannity repeats himself constantly and then there's the Great, Great, Great American Panel
- Greta is actually pretty good
- There are some days when I am convinced Beck should be institutionalized

"Let's remember Rupert Murdoch is above all a capitalist, not a conservative. He would air communist broadcasting if it were the most profitable."

That's right, and I prefer the word "showman" to capitalist. Most of Murdoch's programming appeals to the lowest common denominator of the human condition, and most of the movies he produces are rife with anti-family, anti-American and anti-free market sentiments, not the least of which was Avatar.

One would think through all the hours of programming on FNC that at least one pundit would have mentioned the ridiculous anti-military and anti-American overtones of Avatar, but I didn't see even one person comment about it, not even Hannity - at least not until after Avatar made its first billion.

"FNC is so successful not because it's good, but conservatives have no where else to go as CNN, MSNBC, the networks, PBS and NPR fight for the liberals."

Absolutely. FNC is not a news gathering organization, but a commentary channel. It's too bad because conservatives could use a conservative 60 Minutes, or a Conservative Frontline, or an Conservative and earnest journalist - kind of a Conservative Charlie Rose. Instead, we get treated to blow-hard after blow-hard who is less interested in earnest conservative journalism than they're interested in pimping their latest book, or speaking gig.

And, don't get me started on the FNC website - it looks like a bunch of 13-year old boys are the webmasters, with scantly-clad "babes" plastered all over the site. It's ridiculous.

Murdock and son, then, just regard this as a business deal with no thought what will transpire, and without making any changes to create more interest in the news?

Because without a change --in format or getting rid of certain people like pretty-boy Shep or Jerry Rivers, dropping 'guests' (Susan Ostrich, NYT' Hennican) ? I can't argue very well because I pulled the plug on TV 3 years ago and get news from the 'Net and at the time had quit watching FOX because of their endless car chases & Aruba. But from what I hear, anything islamic is not cast in an unfavorable light, reports of terrorist attacks anywhere are toned down, and strong conservatives such as Steve Emerson are now rarely seen/heard on FOX. BORe is on every eve ad nauseum. Yes, Beck is crazy--but has a big following --I used to listen to his radio show but no more.