Guest #1 July 28, 2007 The one media outlet liberals don't control, and they're trying to shut it down by going after advertisers. Cowardice and desperation. Typical liberal ploys. AP Story via Washington Times mh ."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,183 #2 July 28, 2007 Quote The one media outlet liberals don't control, and they're trying to shut it down by going after advertisers. . Ha ha, very funny. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is controlled by a board of Bush appointees.Pretty lame reason to get all riled up. Try again.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #3 July 28, 2007 Quote Quote The one media outlet liberals don't control, and they're trying to shut it down by going after advertisers. . Ha ha, very funny. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is controlled by a board of Bush appointees.Pretty lame reason to get all riled up. Try again. Try again yourself. PBS has a BoD and Corporate Officers just like any other business. They are a publicly funded non-profit, but they are not government run. No presidential appointees. Nice try though. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/23/AR2006012301782.htmlSo I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,183 #4 July 28, 2007 Quote Quote Quote The one media outlet liberals don't control, and they're trying to shut it down by going after advertisers. . Ha ha, very funny. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is controlled by a board of Bush appointees.Pretty lame reason to get all riled up. Try again. Try again yourself. PBS has a BoD and Corporate Officers just like any other business. They are a publicly funded non-profit, but they are not government run. No presidential appointees. Nice try though. I wrote "Corporation for Public Broadcasting", NOT PBS. The CPB has presidentially appointed board members. www.cpb.org/aboutcpb/leadership/board/ EVERY member of the current CPB board was appointed by Bush. Most are active GOP.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #5 July 28, 2007 Quote Quote Quote Quote The one media outlet liberals don't control, and they're trying to shut it down by going after advertisers. . Ha ha, very funny. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is controlled by a board of Bush appointees.Pretty lame reason to get all riled up. Try again. Try again yourself. PBS has a BoD and Corporate Officers just like any other business. They are a publicly funded non-profit, but they are not government run. No presidential appointees. Nice try though. I wrote "Corporation for Public Broadcasting", NOT PBS. The CPB has presidentially appointed board members. www.cpb.org/aboutcpb/leadership/board/ EVERY member of the current CPB board was appointed by Bush. Most are active GOP. I stand corrected on that point. It's still a stretch to say that those appointees really affect the PBS line of thought in its news work. So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,183 #6 July 28, 2007 I expect you believe that Fox is fair and balanced too.However, advertisers bringing pressure on the media is hardly new, nor is it a liberal phenomenon (since most advertisers are corporations, which are generally far from liberal). ... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #7 July 28, 2007 Quote I expect you believe that Fox is fair and balanced too.However, advertisers bringing pressure on the media is hardly new, nor is it a liberal phenomenon (since most advertisers are corporations, which are generally far from liberal). Actually, I wouldn't say that, but they certainly cover news from a different angle, and that is good in the face of NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, MSNBC, et al...So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCclimber 0 #8 July 30, 2007 Quote Quote The one media outlet liberals don't control, and they're trying to shut it down by going after advertisers. Ha ha, very funny. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is controlled by a board of Bush appointees.Pretty lame reason to get all riled up. Try again. Nice strawman. Going with your little strawman, are you implying that the Bush appointed CPB board dictates content (particularly politically sensitive programs) on NPR and PBS? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,183 #9 July 30, 2007 Quote Quote Quote The one media outlet liberals don't control, and they're trying to shut it down by going after advertisers. Ha ha, very funny. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is controlled by a board of Bush appointees.Pretty lame reason to get all riled up. Try again. Nice strawman. Going with your little strawman, are you implying that the Bush appointed CPB board dictates content (particularly politically sensitive programs) on NPR and PBS? What don't you understand about the word "control"?... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCclimber 0 #10 July 30, 2007 Quote Quote Quote Quote The one media outlet liberals don't control, and they're trying to shut it down by going after advertisers. Ha ha, very funny. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is controlled by a board of Bush appointees.Pretty lame reason to get all riled up. Try again. Nice strawman. Going with your little strawman, are you implying that the Bush appointed CPB board dictates content (particularly politically sensitive programs) on NPR and PBS? What don't you understand about the word "control"? What does this have to do with the main point of the OP? Did you even read the linked story? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #11 July 30, 2007 Good for them. Fuck Fox News. It's a bunch of tabloid garbage and Ann Coulter....... -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juanesky 0 #12 July 30, 2007 Don't you understand the "professor" is ok with moveon.org's move to stop Foxnews 1 amendment right? Then you hear them all riled up about Bush's Nazi government...oh the irony. "According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #13 July 30, 2007 QuoteGood for them. Fuck Fox News. It's a bunch of tabloid garbage and Ann Coulter....... Fuck MSNBC. It's a bunch of tabloid garbage and Keith Olberman. Fuck CNN. It's a bunch of tabloid garbage and Chris Matthews. Fuck ABC. It's a bunch of tabloid garbage and etc etc etc...Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #14 July 30, 2007 QuoteQuoteGood for them. Fuck Fox News. It's a bunch of tabloid garbage and Ann Coulter....... Fuck MSNBC. It's a bunch of tabloid garbage and Keith Olberman. Fuck CNN. It's a bunch of tabloid garbage and Chris Matthews. Fuck ABC. It's a bunch of tabloid garbage and etc etc etc... I agree, to an extent. I do think that Fox is a bigger turd, but they are all pretty much shit. I want less editorial comments and more news reporting. We have so little of that nowdays. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #15 July 30, 2007 Outside of the TV running during work, I don't even watch it... I run RSS feeds from several news services and try to find other sites to corroborate the info.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,183 #16 July 30, 2007 Quote Don't you understand the "professor" is ok with moveon.org's move to stop Foxnews 1 amendment right? Then you hear them all riled up about Bush's Nazi government...oh the irony. Somewhat distorted view of the Bill of Rights there, Chief. Fox news does not have any right to financial support from advertizers. Advertizers and consumers have an absolute right NOT to put any $$ in Fox's direction if they choose not to, and their motive is their business.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
willard 0 #17 July 31, 2007 QuoteFox news does not have any right to financial support from advertizers. Whoa there, Chief! Fox News most certainly DOES have the right to financial support from advertisers. That is how they make a profit...by selling advertising time slots. They have that right the same as you have the right to sell your services to a college or university, or a magazine/newspaper to sell advertising space. The right to sell a product or service is the very foundation of capitalism. These advertisers also have the right to not buy said time slots from Fox. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juanesky 0 #18 July 31, 2007 It is advertisers that will be putting any $$ into fox, and they have a right to do so. What your kind wants to apply, silence someone because their point of view is not the same as your group's through intimadation is what is wrong. What happend to free press and the pursuit of happiness? Has Fox news been that bad to you, or have they been convicted of any crimes other than what you own moral compass tell you they are guilty off? So much for the free flow of ideas professor "According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #19 July 31, 2007 Have some cheese and crakers and be happy John, now get back out there and jump! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,183 #20 July 31, 2007 QuoteQuoteFox news does not have any right to financial support from advertizers. Whoa there, Chief! Fox News most certainly DOES have the right to financial support from advertisers. That is how they make a profit...by selling advertising time slots. Rubbish. Advertizers are not obliged to give their custom to Fox, any more than my university is obliged to hire me. If advertizers wish to deny their custom to Fox, that is their absolute right. Fox has a right to solicit business from advertizers, not to have business from advertizers. Quote They have that right the same as you have the right to sell your services to a college or university, or a magazine/newspaper to sell advertising space. The right to sell a product or service is the very foundation of capitalism. These advertisers also have the right to not buy said time slots from Fox. The part in bold is correct. Fox has no right to the business, just like I said in the first place.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #21 July 31, 2007 Quote It is advertisers that will be putting any $$ into fox, and they have a right to do so. What your kind wants to apply, silence someone because their point of view is not the same as your group's through intimadation is what is wrong. What happend to free press and the pursuit of happiness? Has Fox news been that bad to you, or have they been convicted of any crimes other than what you own moral compass tell you they are guilty off? So much for the free flow of ideas professor Bill O'Reilly has done EXACTLY the same thing to people he disagreed with. Remember his thing with Pepsi and Ludacris? http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,61546,00.html Well fuck him and fuck FOX - Reap the whirlwind, bitches. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rehmwa 2 #22 July 31, 2007 QuoteWell fuck him and fuck FOX - Reap the whirlwind, bitches. You tell 'em Zipmeister I really hate the sports specials - pre-empting the Simpsons. Stupid special TV presentations.... ... Driving is a one dimensional activity - a monkey can do it - being proud of your driving abilities is like being proud of being able to put on pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #23 July 31, 2007 QuoteQuoteWell fuck him and fuck FOX - Reap the whirlwind, bitches. You tell 'em Zipmeister I really hate the sports specials - pre-empting the Simpsons. Stupid special TV presentations.... NOTHING should interfere with the Simpsons - I agree. I DO flip on O'Reilly once in a while, I admit. But people shouldn't be surprised when the Bill O tactics are used against Fox. I'd guess there will be little effect anyway. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
juanesky 0 #24 July 31, 2007 I fail to see Bill O making an effort in putting people to call pepsi to drop Ludacris as their Idol. He did place a website and encouraged people by explicit language. Apple and oranges. I could care less of what Bill O'reilly has to say anyway."According to some of the conservatives here, it sounds like it's fine to beat your wide - as long as she had it coming." -Billvon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zipp0 1 #25 July 31, 2007 QuoteI fail to see Bill O making an effort in putting people to call pepsi to drop Ludacris as their Idol. In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king. It is nearly exactly the same thing. -------------------------- Chuck Norris doesn't do push-ups, he pushes the Earth down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
