From: Jeff Shultz 

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 12:49:24 -0400, John Beamish wrote:


>
> We get enough rightwing news from CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox networks already.
> Why anyone would want to watch knuckle-dragging neanderthals is beyond me
> -- but, then again, I can't imagine why anyone would want to watch
> dozens-upon-dozens of NFL games here in Canada but there's a very popular
> subscription channel package that's available.  Maybe sports fans are
> literate and able to express their desires while FoxNews devotees are
> incapable of expressing coherent thoughts or too cheap to pay for it.

You may find this interesting reading:

http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110005312

High Bias
"Mainstream" reporters aren't just liberal--they're fanatical.

BY ORSON SCOTT CARD
Monday, July 12, 2004 12:01 a.m. EDT

When Fox News Channel was founded by Rupert Murdoch, the consensus was that
no startup all-news cable channel could possibly compete with CNN, and if
any startup had a chance, it was MSNBC, which had the combined clout of
NBC's esteemed news division and Microsoft, which in those days was
believed to own the future.

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