Two Weeks To Freedom (Vanity)

Feeling bummed, down, deflated etc? Feel that no matter whether the Republicans were to get their

act together the Pro-Democrat Media (PDM) would never allow a cogent, honest assessment of

anything from the Republicans? Angry that the PDM provides cover for all that Congressional (and

soon executive) Dems do and all the Dem auxillaries from education to union to sciences etc.

Tired of the emotionally-charged and intellectually-bankrupt PGM 24/7? Then dump 'em!

On Tuesday, January 20, cancel your cable or satellite subscription. In one fell swoop you will

disempower CNN, CBS, NBC, ABC, MSNBC, PBS, Bravo, BBC and on down the line of PDM news and

entertainment networks. At the same time you will force the media outlets towards an al carte

system so that you can choose what you want to pay for and stop funding those that you do not.

This will also hasten the transition to an internet-based distribution to allow even more

There is a two-fold effect when you discontinue your tv service. First, you will end the direct

royalties that each network gets up front for being included in a distributor's channel lineup.

Second, instead of trying to identify boycott individual sponsors by boycotting certain shows,

you will cover the entire spectrum. These dropped revenues will either give these networks and

their biased news/drama shows a swift kick in the butt to say, "We just want fairness when it

Now the big achilles heel to this can be summed up in one word: sports. You're a loyal fan and

feel that at a minimum watching football on Sunday allows you to unwind and forget the bias of

all the other channels. The truth is that under the minimum subscription plans allowed you are

funding ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN whether you like it or not, funding that is undermining the very

real idea of America retaining some semblance of the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Many time we conservatives like to invoke the classic Edmund Burke quote: "All that is necessary

for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing." But what value is that quote if we allow

For any tv/movie fix you may be needing then join a mail order dvd rental company like

Blockbusteror Netflix. While you of course would still be "feeding the beast" you will be doing

so in a more targeted way and have the power to start or stop your subscription anytime. And

again you are neutering the ad revenues that the networks would draw for any given show while

gaining cool things like director and cast commentary. And if you get Netflix you will have

believe, as I do, that our counstitutional freedoms are hanging by a thread, then give my

proposal due consideration. I promise you that when you make the call to cancel you will feel

more empowered by the second as the cable or satellite representative attempts to convince you to

keep subscribing (tip: when you get through to the rep tell them right off the bat that you are recording the call for your own "quality assurance purposes"; tends to eliminate any additional sales pitches). And then right after you cancel, go ahead and order a few books online. Or s\go on a walk...say to your local sports pub to lift a couple handles, maybe make a couple new friends, and when the ads interrupt the game, smile and know that at least you aren't feeding the PDM beast anymore.

I've been wanting to write this since Nov. 4 but after hearing about Pelosi's new rules that will completely neuter any opposition in the House (and the indifference of the Pro-Democrat Media) I just had to at least put the proposal out there.

Dumped them YEARS ago when the kids were preschoolers. They are now 25, 24, and 23.

We had no cable, ( which made reception impossible in our area) and only had videos from the library and on Friday night a Blockbusters rental.

Now...we only have a subscription to netfliks for DVDs.

2 posted on 01/05/2009 4:53:18 PM PST by wintertime (Good ideas win! Why? Because people are NOT stupid)

Preaching to the choir at the frog’s house.

3 posted on 01/05/2009 5:09:44 PM PST by smokingfrog (I'll go green when they plant me in the ground.)

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