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Americans Are Afraid And Ignorant (Please respond to this idiot)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20041120/FOX20/TPEntertainment/TopStories ^

Posted on 11/21/2004 9:13:15 AM PST by UpHereEh

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To: MNJohnnie

Hang on Canada, help is on the way!


41 posted on 11/21/2004 10:25:22 AM PST by bella1 (red county, blue state)
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To: UpHereEh
Just leave the clymer alone! It is the Canuckistanis that were so afraid of letting another voice be heard. If this guy is correct, then in a year, FOX will rethink the finances and pull out. The pronlem, of course, is that the ultra-left wing Canuckistan media simply can not compete with an open and free media.

O'reilly? Yeah, he's a jerk and he is unwatchable. But, the other FOX stuff (most of it) is better at news than any other outlet around. Doyle's paper resists FOX because the left wing bias on everything they report will quickly becaome apparent.

It is not that Doyle is a prick or a fairy, it is just that he is afraid, very afraid of an honest competition that he's always had the government protect him from.

42 posted on 11/21/2004 10:27:55 AM PST by Tacis (Kerry - You Can't Make A Silk Purse Out Of A Lazy, Lying, Elitist Scumbag!)
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To: ARridgerunner

John Doyle is The Globe and Mail's resident idiot.
Don't pay him any attention.
The Globe and Mail once was a respectable newspaper.
Now one reads it to laugh or to fall asleep.


43 posted on 11/21/2004 10:28:39 AM PST by Allan
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To: UpHereEh

Why would I email irrelevant Canadian "journalists"?


44 posted on 11/21/2004 10:32:10 AM PST by Stentor
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To: UpHereEh
I should clarify that my comment are geared more towards CNN and not FOX news. Fox News coming to Canada is like the opening of a stock exchange in Red Square when the Soviet Union collapsed.
45 posted on 11/21/2004 10:34:47 AM PST by april15Bendovr
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To: Tacis

I spend alot of time in the US and have watched Fox News many, many times. The truth (that you won't hear in the media) is that Global and the CCTA have been pounding away at the CRTC because of thousands of letters demanding the Fox News Channel. In addition, since the announcment of the approval, Rogers, Bell ExpressVu, etc... have been bombarded with requests to order the channel. The CBC (Canadian Brainwashing Channel) have already put in a request for an additional $100 million of taxpayer funds in an attempt to improve their pathetic broadcasts, knowing that they don't stand a chance when Fox arrives. The best part about this whole media smear job of Fox is in the end, more of the public will want the channel just to see what all the fuss is about. In effect, it's free promotional press for Fox, which suits me just fine.


46 posted on 11/21/2004 10:39:32 AM PST by UpHereEh
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To: UpHereEh

My mother always said, when referring to idiotic comments by "less-than-intelligent" people: Consider the source.

This guy and the "news"paper he writes for are not worth the bandwidth to comment to.


47 posted on 11/21/2004 10:39:54 AM PST by Monkey Face (Is a vegetarian allowed to eat animal crackers?)
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To: UpHereEh

Frankly, I think "douche nozzle" is wonderfully appropriate.


48 posted on 11/21/2004 10:41:48 AM PST by Reactionary
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To: Monkey Face

The joke of the article is that it wasn't printed as an editorial, but as a "Top News Story". Consider the source, indeed.


49 posted on 11/21/2004 10:44:08 AM PST by UpHereEh
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To: Grampa Dave

What is a semi-legal satellite system?

Canada has two licensed satellite providers. All others are illegal. Many, many homes have illegal Direct Tv and "pirate" the signal. Although, Direct Tv has scrambled their signal and it has not been cracked for close to 6 months, rendering the satellite useless.


50 posted on 11/21/2004 10:44:29 AM PST by In The Crease (Canada---no leftists need apply.)
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To: UpHereEh

I wonder what Johnny boy will have to say after the ratings come out and show Fox as the leading channel in Canada.


51 posted on 11/21/2004 10:47:18 AM PST by In The Crease (Canada---no leftists need apply.)
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To: UpHereEh

Don't bother giving them the attention.
They are threatened by FNC and they absolutely have every right to be.


52 posted on 11/21/2004 10:47:56 AM PST by mabelkitty (Blackwell for Governor in 2006!!!)
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To: UpHereEh

"The joke of the article is that it wasn't printed as an editorial, but as a "Top News Story". Consider the source, indeed."

"Top News Story"? More like a fairy tale. *ahem* The sad thing is that there are people who will read his words and BELIEVE.

All the more reason for Free Republic to flourish!


53 posted on 11/21/2004 10:48:45 AM PST by Monkey Face (Is a vegetarian allowed to eat animal crackers?)
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To: UpHereEh
A lot of Americans are afraid of the rest of the world, afraid of change, and ignorant about what happens in other countries.

But you're the guy complaining about Fox now be allowed into your country. LOL.

BTW, the "right-wing" Matt Drudge has links to AFP; XINHUA; Pravda & a whole s-load of British papers.

54 posted on 11/21/2004 10:51:18 AM PST by Tribune7
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To: UpHereEh

The last time a little kid tried to insult me I didn't even notice...


55 posted on 11/21/2004 10:59:13 AM PST by Publius6961 (The most abundant things in the universe are hydrogen and stupidity.)
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To: UpHereEh

Bla bla bla. This is just a set-up. The minute FNC starts getting 5x the viewers of their combined Canadian competition, this same weenie will start crying that Canadians have become 'stupid and afraid just like Americans.'

The Canadian government apparently thought Canadians were too stupid to judge Fox's broadcasts for themselves.


56 posted on 11/21/2004 11:01:57 AM PST by MitchellC
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To: UpHereEh

"The best part about this whole media smear job of Fox is in the end, more of the public will want the channel just to see what all the fuss is about."

No kidding. I can't imagine that the Canadian people will stand for being kept dumb for their own good. The people are able to make their own decisions and they will. The longer it takes for the government to give in and let the people see the other side, the stronger the backlash will be.


57 posted on 11/21/2004 11:17:00 AM PST by lotusblos
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To: UpHereEh

"In fact, I've got lots of funny feelings about Fox. It's going to be hilarious to have daily access to its preposterous view of the world".

....not a thing like our trusted 'State Media', which we all agree knows what's best for us....


58 posted on 11/21/2004 3:26:17 PM PST by Baytovin
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Unholy Alliance is an excellent read.


59 posted on 11/21/2004 3:28:47 PM PST by earlyamerican
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To: UpHereEh

Um...of course "A lot of Americans are afraid of the rest of the world, afraid of change, and ignorant about what happens in other countries."

And this is different than the rest of the world how?


60 posted on 11/21/2004 3:30:16 PM PST by chitownfreeper
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