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In the discussion thread: WaPo Publishes Column Calling on Cable Companies to Shut Down Fox News, Newsmax, OAN: 'Incited Sedit [View all]

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Tue Jan 19, 2021, 01:23 PM

calimary (61,737 posts)

32. Max Boot no less.

A conservative voice speaking a BIG truth for once.

DAYUM! Couldn't agree more enthusiastically, loudly, or vehemently!

Visions of a new Indivisible "ask" dancing in my head...

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97 replies	Author	Time	Post
WaPo Publishes Column Calling on Cable Companies to Shut Down Fox News, Newsmax, OAN: 'Incited Sedit [View all]	BigBearJohn	Jan 19	OP
Kudos to WaPo! If comcrap would give us a choice to not have fux..we would jump on that!!	Thekaspervote	Jan 19	#1
Your idea is the best idea	mdbl	Jan 19	#50
That's what I'm doing already.	Buckeye_Democrat	Jan 20	#87
Duh, zombie apocalypse isn't good for business	Ponietz	Jan 19	#2
On FiOS, there's no way to block those channels. You can set profiles, but need to keep activating.	TheBlackAdder	Jan 19	#69
This might work. The return of the fairness doctrine is pie in the sky.	Walleye	Jan 19	#3
Return of the fairness doctrine will not affect cable "news" channels	Trailrider1951	Jan 19	#9
Exactly. There are too many different ways to get news to be able to apply the fairness doctrine IMO	Walleye	Jan 19	#11
Amen!!! We might save our country. We'd definitely save some really bad assholes from	BComplex	Jan 19	#4
Instead of an article about an article, how about the article?	Towlie	Jan 19	#5
That won't happen because it's their own talking heads that lie the most	FakeNoose	Jan 19	#39
I'm okay with a little bias, like MSNBC and CNN	radical noodle	Jan 19	#51
Now THAT is ridiculous and unfair!	BobTheSubgenius	Jan 19	#56
I could probably save money if I could pick	radical noodle	Jan 19	#71
Same here. I get a ton of channels that I will never watch.	ShazzieB	Jan 20	#81
Perhaps they could at least	cannabis_flower	Jan 20	#89
Yep, because Boot lays out a more informative timeline to back up his claim.	ancianita	Jan 19	#47
The Model No Longer Makes Sense Anyway	ProfessorGAC	Jan 19	#6
The problem is, oddly enough, competition.	onenote	Jan 19	#63
We Disagree	ProfessorGAC	Jan 19	#66
Not trying to be disagreeable.	onenote	Jan 19	#67
Still We Disagree	ProfessorGAC	Jan 19	#70
Dare I hope?	pandr32	Jan 19	#7
The FCC needs to restore the Fairness Doctrine of the 80s	RainCaster	Jan 19	#8
Doesn't apply to cable networks	Dem4Life1102	Jan 19	#21
Yet...	RainCaster	Jan 19	#33
Highly unlikely	Dem4Life1102	Jan 19	#45
The cable services do use public frequencies and are regulated. The transmissions are (hopefully)	LiberalArkie	Jan 19	#54
What public frequencies?	Dem4Life1102	Jan 19	#57
Basically 50mHz to around 450mHz. I think digital is the same.	LiberalArkie	Jan 19	#58
And how do cable networks	Dem4Life1102	Jan 19	#59
The only way to regulate cable is to do it like land line telephone service was regulated.	TexasProgresive	Jan 19	#62
Couldn't that be changed?	ChazInAz	Jan 19	#34
Not likely	Dem4Life1102	Jan 19	#43
The authority	James48	Jan 19	#78
Yeah, I'd love to know if the justices have been talking	intheflow	Jan 19	#79
Read this	Dem4Life1102	Jan 20	#85
That isn't the question.	James48	Jan 20	#86
"If the courts buy the argument"	Dem4Life1102	Jan 20	#88
K & R	SunSeeker	Jan 19	#10
After Faux etc. gave rise to Drumpf and denigrated Hillary, I quit T.V. in 2016. n/t	callous taoboy	Jan 19	#12
I'm a Spectrum cable user. I will be writing to ask for a package without Fox.	Lonestarblue	Jan 19	#13
Laws against slander and libel exist, so why not incitement or sedition?	bucolic_frolic	Jan 19	#14
Yes. And why not laws against spreading false information that endangers life, health, or	TryLogic	Jan 19	#35
I can't believe I'm doing this: I DISAGREE	jpljr77	Jan 19	#15
I can remember some years back	PatSeg	Jan 19	#17
Fox Corp. was willing to take a loss as long as they got their message out ...	aggiesal	Jan 19	#29
Yeah, Fox is all over the place	PatSeg	Jan 19	#36
They aren't shutting down. Someone is asking cable companies to stop broadcasting.	Caliman73	Jan 19	#49
and it's not necessary. fox is the cartoon cliff noted for RW radio, which would be easy to destroy	certainot	Jan 20	#94
I would be happy with just holding them accountable, When Tucker Carlson	ace3csusm	Jan 19	#16
I do not like the idea of mass censorship.	Dawson Leery	Jan 19	#18
I've been saying this should happen for years...	martalcd	Jan 19	#19
FCC needs to pull licensing anytime insurrection is encouraged.	flying_wahini	Jan 19	#20
The only problem with that is that cable and satellite	dware	Jan 25	#96
At a bare minimum, they should come with warnings like tobacco: "This Is Not News: It is Unconfirmed	lindysalsagal	Jan 19	#22
Yep and the host should have to read that statement on air,	Volaris	Jan 19	#27
What FCC license?	dware	Jan 25	#97
At the VERY least!	AmBlue	Jan 19	#31
This message was self-deleted by its author	nam78_two	Jan 19	#40
For entertainment purposes only	MyMission	Jan 19	#61
+1	uponit7771	Jan 19	#77
Fat Chance!	BadGimp	Jan 19	#23
Yep. They are an imminent threat and clear and present danger	Roisin Ni Fiachra	Jan 19	#24
At least take Fox News off basic cable subscriptions	DeminPennswoods	Jan 19	#25
At the very least they ought to make it optional so that people can pay for it	Hulk	Jan 19	#26
several times	barbtries	Jan 19	#38
Newsmax and OAN can go eat shit for all I care.	Initech	Jan 19	#28
Can we add HATE radio nationwide to this list?	AmBlue	Jan 19	#30
Max Boot no less.	calimary	Jan 19	#32
good idea.	barbtries	Jan 19	#37
Kick	dalton99a	Jan 19	#41
agreed	samsingh	Jan 19	#42
KICK	orangecrush	Jan 19	#44
Bezos should buy News Corp or go after them like Murdoch did to take control of WSJ.	Pepsidog	Jan 19	#46
Charter...	appmanga	Jan 19	#48
Long overdue	Oscarthegreat	Jan 19	#52
Have to include RADIO in this as well!	Brainfodder	Jan 19	#53
Or they could stop lying, although that's probably contrary to their business model. n/t	MrModerate	Jan 19	#55
Bundling of channels is a problem. People pay for things they don't want.	Hermit-The-Prog	Jan 19	#60
So that same 43% would approve a democrat shutting down Fox news?	keithbvadu2	Jan 19	#64
That would be the main step towards healing this "divided America" the M$M keeps going on about	Blue Owl	Jan 19	#65
I take this as THE greatest issue confronting us today	Mr. Ected	Jan 19	#68
+1	uponit7771	Jan 19	#76
I agree consumers should have to pay a premium for propaganda	kimbutgar	Jan 19	#72
This message was self-deleted by its author	kimbutgar	Jan 19	#73
They R as guilty as the domestic terrorists they incite 24/7.	Lock him up.	Jan 19	#74
YES !!! If we want shit to come together then at the *LEAST* fringe FAUX News to the trash bin	uponit7771	Jan 19	#75
They can't "shut down" Fox. They are too big.	Nitram	Jan 19	#80
Good idea	Meowmee	Jan 20	#82
To do that, one would have to after their corporate sponsors. Money is speech, remember?	turtleblossom	Jan 20	#83
Hold those Seditious Assholes Accountable!	Cha	Jan 20	#84
The word 'news' must be protected.	SmartVoter22	Jan 20	#90
YES! This would put Faux Noise out of business	FakeNoose	Jan 20	#91
Hope It Happens	colsohlibgal	Jan 20	#92
OMG Could you imagine if we had	yuiyoshida	Jan 20	#93
Not going to happen as the cable companies are struggling to retain customers already	cstanleytech	Jan 20	#95

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