Posted on 08/20/2013 5:45:05 PM PDT by CA_soon_gone
Al-Jazeera America signed on with a brisk hello from anchor Tony Harris before he got down to business with his network's first stories: continued turmoil in Egypt, shots fired at an Atlanta elementary school and more wildfires in the West.
With that, the network entered the cable-news fray long dominated by CNN, MSNBC and Fox News Channel.
The Qatar-based Al-Jazeera Media Network launched its U.S. outlet only eight months after announcing the new venture, which replaced Al Gore's Current TV in more than 45 million TV homes Tuesday.
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Funny how they're all (cable networks) so quick to get AJ up and running and The Blaze is lucky to be on DISH.
I read this earlier, in a GB email, and found it pretty profound...
#GetTheBlaze: Al Jazeera launched today
The World Trade Center hasn't even been completely rebuilt, but Al-Jazeera has managed to gain access to 48 million American living rooms - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It's quite an achievement since a decade ago Al-Jazeera was nearly considered an enemy-of-the-state because of its frequent assistance to terrorists, including Bin Laden. We don't want to stop Al-Jazeera. Instead, we want to have another choice: TheBlaze. Do your part...
al qaeda TV
Al-Jazzero News?...Ha! Ha! What kind of crappola is that?..Get the latest update on dust storms and camel traffic? Go F yourself!
MSNBC has got to jumping with joy about this, as they will no longer be the lowest rated “news” network.
MSNBC has never dominated anything!!!!
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