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Boycott CNN? We have to start somewhere...let's make it them.
www.RightWingIt.com ^ | 11/05/08 | Gary Lee

Posted on 11/05/2008 5:21:55 PM PST by GaryLee1990

We all agree that the media really went out of their way of making Obama look like Christ Himself. They would look the other way if he did something wrong...but criticized McCain/Palin to the bitter end. We need to take some action. Let's start with CNN.

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To: al baby
Earlier this year I got a job offer from CNN in their broadcast operations center in Atlanta in my inbox via one of their headhunters, needless to say that address was blocked.

I miss the technical aspects of my old profession but not the endless childlike mentalties I put up with for so many years.

41 posted on 11/05/2008 6:15:06 PM PST by wally_bert (Tactical Is Still Missing A Chair! Star Wreck In The Pirkinning......)
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To: GaryLee1990

I’m ahead of you. I deleted CNN and MSNBC cable channels from my TV memory two days ago. Now I won’t even accidentally view anything from them. And the ABC, CBS, NBC national news will not get turned on during their time slots either. By-by to the biased bastards!!!


42 posted on 11/05/2008 6:18:28 PM PST by Wonder Warthog ( The Hog of Steel)
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To: wally_bert

Did you ever meet Lynn Russell ? omg she was my fav


43 posted on 11/05/2008 6:19:30 PM PST by al baby (Hi mom Honkeys for Mc Cain Palin)
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To: GaryLee1990
So then, how are we going to boycott this giant? Simple. DON'T WATCH CNN!

That's it? Don't watch it? Genius! </sarc> Why in the world does the author assume his readers have been watching CNN all these years? You can only take so much abuse. I quit watching CNN somewhere around 1992.

44 posted on 11/05/2008 6:19:59 PM PST by giotto
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To: GaryLee1990

I have no problem starting with CNN, but let’s discuss & brainstorm more, should we not start with LATIMEs (Tape?!!), or New York Times?
We need get big Talk involved because without their audience, we don’t have enough power.

Email Rush, Sean, etc.

I find that sometimes conservative groups have their own little agenda & we fail to work together. “Who are you to tell me that i have to follow you?” It’s our ego?
If you started calling for the boycott, I am not going to join in? sigh.


45 posted on 11/05/2008 6:27:37 PM PST by savvyguy
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To: GaryLee1990

LeeGary,

You are an idiot if you just figured this out. Maybe you are just a troll. In any case, you are completely unworthy of intellectual respect.


46 posted on 11/05/2008 6:32:05 PM PST by neocon1984
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To: GaryLee1990
I agree boycott CNN. I would offer to expand the thought; boycott all of commercial television. That means no NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, MSNBC. If it is not on cable you don't watch it. Further cancel your subscriptions to local newspapers. Get your news via the Wall Street Journal, Free Republic and Fox News. These media giants only know the power of advertising dollars. Advertising dollars follow viewership. If you want them to change cut off their money. Then watch them squeal.
47 posted on 11/05/2008 7:08:10 PM PST by enotheisen (CMSGT USAF Ret)
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To: GaryLee1990

I wish I could buy fox news direct from the network via the internet. I would cancel dish network and tell them that they can pound sand until they stop bundling cnn and msnbc in the basic package while making me pay for Fox news. I feel like they are forcing me to pay for the anti-American views being spewed at cnn and msnbc. I hate sending them a check knowing it is making Ted Turner and little chrissy matthews rich when I don’t ever watch them. if we could hit them in the pocket book, it might make them blink.


48 posted on 11/05/2008 7:17:41 PM PST by BOBWADE
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To: enotheisen

We need to get Rupert Murdock to break with the other networks & offer internet access to the channel. (See my prior post)
I would pay 10 bucks a month for access to Fox news without having to send a check every month to dish network. They would get the point pretty fast if every conservative subscriber cancelled their bundled packages and went directly to Fox news for access.


49 posted on 11/05/2008 7:21:15 PM PST by BOBWADE
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To: MathDoc

I’m way ahead on that call too!


50 posted on 11/05/2008 7:34:12 PM PST by CarolAnn (If we aren't supposed to shoot animals, then why did God make them out of meat?)
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To: sgtyork

Re CNN on airport and other TV’s. Already broached this last year with Continental Airlines management in Houston-made a trip to their office and asked to see who was in charge. Turns out that the TV’s in the waiting areas are owned and provided by the channel that is on the screen. Hence CNN provides the TV with the understanding that no other channels will ever be shown. Not only that but there is no way to change the channel. Same thing at the local branch of Wells Fargo Bank where I went to turn in some change for paper money-noticed it and asked the bank manager. I will gladly boycott CNN and other news channels except that we haven’t watched it for almost a year. We had the weather channel on 24-7 during Ike because it was bearing down on us and only Dirty Jobs, the history and science channels. - I have grandsons!


51 posted on 11/05/2008 8:50:29 PM PST by Grams A (The Sun will rise in the East in the morning and God is still on his throne.)
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To: Batman11
Wonderful. We need to join forces and put these stations out of business. They certainly are not looking out for us. Their treatment of Sarah and John was disgraceful. Their slobbering over Obama was appalling therefore, there is nothing to watch.
52 posted on 11/06/2008 5:44:50 AM PST by rep-always
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To: GaryLee1990

Not a bad start. But not watching it is not enough. As we can see reading the comments here, there are already plenty of people not watching CNN.

Here’s what I propose.

We target one major sponsor of CNN. One that is easy to boycott; one whose products we commonly use, but whose products can easily be replaced or not used in our daily lives. We let these people know in clear terms that until they pull their advertising support of CNN, we will boycott their company. At the same time, we let CNN know what we are doing and why. We make it clear that we are sick of the bias in covering our candidate, we make it clear that we are sick of them casting various groups in the Republican party in negative light unfairly. We tell them that when it stops, we will quit boycotting their sponsor. If it continues, we expand the boycott to another company. I could be wrong, but I would bet big money that this would work.

We have to go after the root; we have to go after their pocketbooks.

By making one example of a CNN sponsor, we put the other sponsors of liberal MSM on notice.

By making an example of CNN, we put the other MSM networks on notice.

As with any operation that depends on making an example of someone, the example made has to be very strong. We cannot do this half-heartedly.


53 posted on 11/12/2008 11:09:58 AM PST by apronius (Good start, but not complete.)
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