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Old 07-29-2007, 05:33 PM   #46
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Depends on what their intent was -If they are trying to remove financial support for the station, thereby removing it, then they are limiting Fox's free speech.
On the other hand if they are just trying to make a statement - what exactly is that statement and why choose this means to make it. If they are unhappy with a particular host, ie: O'Reilly, why not just target that particular host.
That is the free market, not limiting free speech. The free market will naturally limit free speech for commercial media because no one will buy or watch the unpopular news sources.
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Old 07-29-2007, 07:38 PM   #47
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HM & Clod I'm just thinkin here, not really takin a side, I haven't thought that much about it, but...
Again this is to me like the guy who bitched about the music on a particular radio station - JUST CHANGE THE STATION.
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How? Was O'Reilly attempting to limit Yearly Kos' free speech when he tried to get JetBlue to stop sponsoring them?
Yes he was - and so are they, I don't like either. Neither one was right!
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Old 07-30-2007, 01:08 AM   #48
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But how is free speech being limited?
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Old 07-30-2007, 01:10 AM   #49
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Old 08-06-2007, 05:56 PM   #50
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Beyond that, O'Reilly makes it clear that his show is Commentary, not News.

I know that's confusing to a lot of people, given that O'Reilly was once a reporter. Think of it as being analogous to Madonna having once been a virgin.
Until how many hours after birth?

Anyway, I don't need DailyKos to tell me to boycott the station, and that alone is why the boycott will fail.

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Old 08-07-2007, 12:28 PM   #51
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(it's not a boycott)
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Old 08-10-2007, 01:29 AM   #52
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How? Was O'Reilly attempting to limit Yearly Kos' free speech when he tried to get JetBlue to stop sponsoring them?
What a load of horse shit. Kos is a well established Left-wing-nut organization that attracts attacks like the smell to a pile....
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Old 08-10-2007, 05:07 AM   #53
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So what? Does that justify censoring them or any other voice you disagree with? Fascists do that... people that actually believe in truth, justice and the American way, do not.
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Old 08-10-2007, 06:40 AM   #54
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Fascists do that... people that actually believe in truth, justice and the American way, do not.
[pedant] so, if one doesn't believe in truth justice and the American way one is a fascist? [/pedant]
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Old 08-10-2007, 07:05 AM   #55
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Only for Americans, ya Limey smartass.
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Old 08-10-2007, 07:08 AM   #56
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*grins* understood.
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Old 08-10-2007, 10:20 AM   #57
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What a load of horse shit. Kos is a well established Left-wing-nut organization that attracts attacks like the smell to a pile....
How is your post a response to mine? There doesn't seem to be a connection.
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Old 08-10-2007, 08:46 PM   #58
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so, if one doesn't believe in truth justice and the American way ...
... then one cannot be a super hero.
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Old 08-11-2007, 07:04 AM   #59
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LoL. Funny.
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Old 08-11-2007, 07:52 AM   #60
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And now we have the Left wing Government of SF weighing in...

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/statica...icle57096.html
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