DUmmies cheer death of Fox News.... wait.... what?

[Ptarmigan]

FOX News Channel's death has been greatly exaggerated.

[AllosaursRus]

I have Fox news on 24/7 most of the time.

I never missed Glen Beck until today when I turned him off.

He is straying from history to becoming a young man on a bicycle in white shirt and black pants coming to my door to convert me to becoming a Mormon.

His constant replaying of the rally in DC is getting on my nerves, this was in fact more then HIM.  He arranged the rally and gathered the guest speakers but it was the People that came not just to hear him but to make a statement that were the Stars of the show.

I liked him better when he was a teacher of history and a man that asked us to wonder if history was repeating itself.

This new Beck bothers me, I liked the old Beck that gave us information that lead to asking questions of history.

I am not sure if I will watch him much more, perhaps twice a week to see how his EGO is destroying a fine man.

YEP! I pretty much quit listenin' when he went all holy roller!

I've got nothin' against the Mormons, but it has no place in politics!

He needs to stick with the Founding of this country and stop tryin' to convert us heathens!

[PatriotGame]

Oh frack, I seriously doubt this will last. Many cable/custom programming channels have exorbitantly jacked-up their charges to Dish over the past 10 years. Each time Dish told them "F.U." and removed them from their line up. Usually about 30 days after those channels realized they just lost five million+ viewers and their related advertising dollars, they relented and settled.

[delilahmused]

I like Fiona, but YES! Burn Notice is awesome. Somehow, I'm still watching RAW too.  

Stupid guilty plesaure, I guess. Miss the old days of the WWF though. Hi-Five for giving mention to Burn Notice. It's coming back very soon.

Oh I love Burn Notice too! Jeffrey Donovan is HAWT!!! And I've loved Bruce Campbell since the Evil Dead days (which I still watch at least once a month...all the way through Army of Darkness.

I watch wrestling too...it's returned to some of it's roots. When I was 13 I had a boyfriend who was nuts about Portland wrestling and got a kick out of how much like a really bad B movie it was. It's like a soap opera with REALLY buff guys. Have always been a fan of Bret "Hit Man" Hart...he's a brilliant technical wrestler (really embarrassing confession: I still own a "Hit Man" action figure). I'm kinda hoping he turns out to be the manager who's always sending the emails.

Cindie

[NHSparky]

I love how Dish, the cable companies, et al, bitch and moan about how some networks increase costs, but won't let us buy packages ala carte.

http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20100308/hate-paying-for-cable-heres-the-reason-why/

[AprilRazz]

Oh I love Burn Notice too! Jeffrey Donovan is HAWT!!! And I've loved Bruce Campbell since the Evil Dead days (which I still watch at least once a month...all the way through Army of Darkness.

I watch wrestling too...it's returned to some of it's roots. When I was 13 I had a boyfriend who was nuts about Portland wrestling and got a kick out of how much like a really bad B movie it was. It's like a soap opera with REALLY buff guys. Have always been a fan of Bret "Hit Man" Hart...he's a brilliant technical wrestler (really embarrassing confession: I still own a "Hit Man" action figure). I'm kinda hoping he turns out to be the manager who's always sending the emails.

Cindie

I just got around to watching My Name is Bruce a little while ago. Gotta love a man who can make fun of himself!
A good friend got to meet Bruce Campbell and Jeffrey Donovan when they took a trip to the sandbox to spend some time with the troops.

[AllosaursRus]

I just got around to watching My Name is Bruce a little while ago. Gotta love a man who can make fun of himself!
A good friend got to meet Bruce Campbell and Jeffrey Donovan when they took a trip to the sandbox to spend some time with the troops.

Well if his first name is bruce, he can't be all bad! I sure did get razzed a lot when that movie first came out though!!!!

[ScubaGuy]

That thread is such a perfect example of DUmmie stupidity and lack of reading comprehension.

Cheering and back slapping without even bothering to read what Dish actually dropped from the lineup.

malaise  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Oct-07-10 09:34 AM
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1. Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah hahahahahha
   
Come on Fox raise the rates everywhere and disappear into oblivion.
Thanks DISH Network!! Good riddance to that crap.

WhiteTara  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Oct-07-10 10:29 AM
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27. Direct is owned by Rupert Murdoch
   
and I got rid of that in the early part of the century, during the *co years. Dish carries both FSTV and Link in addition to many more channels than Direct. My sweetie's going to miss Nat Geo and FX.

onenote  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Oct-07-10 12:16 PM
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42. DIrecTV is not owned by Murdoch
   
Murdoch's News Corp bought DirecTV from Hughes COmmunications (a division of GM) in 2003. In 2008, News Corp sold its interest in DirecTV to Liberty Media in exchange for Liberty's shares in News Corp.

Grown2Hate  Donating Member  (628 posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Oct-07-10 09:41 AM
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5. Gee, this couldn't have anything to do with the fact that Rupert Murdoch owns
   
DirecTV, could it? Evil bastards... if it was just Fux News, I'd be THRILLED. But this will probably cause plenty of people to jump ship to DirecTV. ****ers.

That comment come up about a dozen times in that thread.

cbdo2007  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Oct-07-10 10:10 AM
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17. Why is everyone so happy about this blatant screwing of consumers??

MadBadger  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Oct-07-10 04:22 PM
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68. Because they are morons who have this impulsive reaction when they see the word FOX?
   
Even though the channles in question are FX, Fox Sports, and Nat Geo.

We have a winner!

Winterblues  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Oct-07-10 10:28 AM
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24. Dish Network is the only blue chip stock company still to advertise on the Glen Beck show.
   
Fox broadcast network is not in any way the same as Fox News..

Rut Roh..

old mark  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Oct-07-10 12:10 PM
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41. Thanks, OP for the information AND for the contact for the president of Dish.
   
We have had Dish for years after terrible prolonged battles with DirecTV.

I thanked the pres for dropping FOX and I went on to praise his customer service people and suggest a little improvement in weekend programming.
I also asked him to never have FOX on again.
Overall, I love DISH and have no plans to change, and I thank you for the opportuniy to bash FOX to someone who matters.

You made my day.

mark

BrklynLiberal  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Oct-07-10 02:55 PM
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54. Wow! I am going to write them a letter thanking them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
   
Edited on Thu Oct-07-10 02:58 PM by BrklynLiberal
I do not have FAUX on my list of favorites, so I never even scan past it.

Guess I will miss FX and NG...but if that is the price to pay for getting rid of FAUX..so be it.

JDPriestly  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Oct-07-10 06:54 PM
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82. Wow! I bet a lot of people will switch to DISH network.
   
I wonder if that is why my neighbors did it last weekend.

and-justice-for-all  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Oct-07-10 10:49 PM
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111. They must not be doing that well if they are demanding more cash..
   
email the president of Dish Network and tell him we do not want them back!

Statistical  Donating Member  (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Fri Oct-08-10 08:29 AM
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131. Yeah because ESPN which demands more cash every year is doing sooo bad.
   
You are aware this has nothing to do w/ Fox, Fox News, or Fox business right?

Sports are big and sports fans are likely to demand Dish to restore channels.

Fox networks is bundling FX, Nat Geo with Fox Sports Network. Likely Dish will blink. Sports fans are the backbone of cable/sat.

grahamhgreen  Donating Member  (1000+ posts)  Journal  Click to send private message to this author  Click to view this author's profile  Click to add this author to your buddy list  Click to add this author to your Ignore list      Thu Oct-07-10 11:09 PM
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115. Great marketing! DISH NETWORK - NO FOX NEWS!

[Revolution]

Oh I love Burn Notice too! Jeffrey Donovan is HAWT!!! And I've loved Bruce Campbell since the Evil Dead days (which I still watch at least once a month...all the way through Army of Darkness.

I watch wrestling too...it's returned to some of it's roots. When I was 13 I had a boyfriend who was nuts about Portland wrestling and got a kick out of how much like a really bad B movie it was. It's like a soap opera with REALLY buff guys. Have always been a fan of Bret "Hit Man" Hart...he's a brilliant technical wrestler (really embarrassing confession: I still own a "Hit Man" action figure). I'm kinda hoping he turns out to be the manager who's always sending the emails.

Cindie

Glad I'm not the only fan. 

I personally hope it's Austin. Man should have never handed that beer to Cena. His whole demeanor is getting old. Austin is the be all, and end all of WWE/F superstars, IMHO. The guy was just badass. And those e-mail alert beeps are getting irritating.

[AllosaursRus]

That thread is such a perfect example of DUmmie stupidity and lack of reading comprehension.

Cheering and back slapping without even bothering to read what Dish actually dropped from the lineup.

That comment come up about a dozen times in that thread.

We have a winner!

Rut Roh..
 

Good grief! talk about a "circle jerk"!

[true_blood]

I just got around to watching My Name is Bruce a little while ago. Gotta love a man who can make fun of himself!
A good friend got to meet Bruce Campbell and Jeffrey Donovan when they took a trip to the sandbox to spend some time with the troops.

That was a good movie!! He's a good actor. I like Burn Notice as well. Good show.

[diesel driver]

Oh I love Burn Notice too! Jeffrey Donovan is HAWT!!! And I've loved Bruce Campbell since the Evil Dead days (which I still watch at least once a month...all the way through Army of Darkness.

I watch wrestling too...it's returned to some of it's roots. When I was 13 I had a boyfriend who was nuts about Portland wrestling and got a kick out of how much like a really bad B movie it was. It's like a soap opera with REALLY buff guys. Have always been a fan of Bret "Hit Man" Hart...he's a brilliant technical wrestler (really embarrassing confession: I still own a "Hit Man" action figure). I'm kinda hoping he turns out to be the manager who's always sending the emails.

Cindie

I used to watch "rassling" back in middle school, back when Paul Jones, "Wahoo" McDaniels, and Brute Bernard were the stars, Tony Atlas and Rick Flair were just starting.

I live for Ice Road Truckers every year.  Jack Jesse's hometown is about 30-40 miles from me. 
The Military Channel, especially anything on WWII aviation.
BBCA, for Top Gear and the news.
Versus and Speed, for their coverage of Indycar and F1 racing, though I wish Speed would cover WRC racing again.
Fox, ESPN, and TNT, for NASCAR.
Mythbusters, NCIS, and whatever else catches my eye.
I have DirecTV, because DISH doesn't have Lifetime, which the wife watches.  Like they say, if the "boss" (or as I refer to her, "She who must be obeyed!") isn't happy, ain't NOBODY happy! 

[AprilRazz]

I used to watch "rassling" back in middle school, back when Paul Jones, "Wahoo" McDaniels, and Brute Bernard were the stars, Tony Atlas and Rick Flair were just starting.

I live for Ice Road Truckers every year.  Jack Jesse's hometown is about 30-40 miles from me. 
The Military Channel, especially anything on WWII aviation.
BBCA, for Top Gear and the news.
Versus and Speed, for their coverage of Indycar and F1 racing, though I wish Speed would cover WRC racing again.
Fox, ESPN, and TNT, for NASCAR.
Mythbusters, NCIS, and whatever else catches my eye.
I have DirecTV, because DISH doesn't have Lifetime, which the wife watches.  Like they say, if the "boss" (or as I refer to her, "She who must be obeyed!") isn't happy, ain't NOBODY happy! 

Ahh another Top Gear addict!
The show where Jeremy manages to roll that Reliant Robin in almost every shot was classic.