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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 08:25 PM
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Do you REALLY wanna stick it to CNN?
....don't just send an email...STOP buyin' cable and satellite t.v. altogether! Honestly...the only way to make 'em take notice is to hit 'em where it HURTS most and that's their bottom lines! :think:



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robbedvoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 08:28 PM
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What if I already have them? I like HBO!
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 08:42 PM
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4. Ahh well....I've not paid for television in over a decade......
....I refuse to pay for hours of more advertising...or to further their corporate *consume* agendas....but that's just me I guess?! :shrug:
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 08:28 PM
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1. No I don't! I still like Dobbs, King (sometimes) and Olberman.
The few people who decide to follow your recommendations won't matter. Listen, and complain when you need to, but to stop listening is just ignoring the emeny. that never works.
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 08:28 PM
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2. No I don't! I still like Dobbs, King (sometimes) and Olberman.
The few people who decide to follow your recommendations won't matter. Listen, and complain when you need to, but to stop listening is just ignoring the emeny. that never works.
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 08:32 PM
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3. No you have to stop funding their control over the population....
Edited on Fri Apr-23-04 08:38 PM by jus_the_facts
....not just ignore them.....the only way to end the control they've amassed is to cut their funding off....just bitchin' about it won't make a difference.
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napi21 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 08:56 PM
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5. I disagree. It's like I say I won't shop at Walmart!
It's such a minority it doesn't matter.
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-23-04 09:18 PM
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6. every cent they lose matters to them......
.....if you never shop at walmart then they never missed your money....if you've been a long time subscriber of cable then stop sending in their monthly extortion fees then it's much more apparent.
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-24-04 05:35 AM
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7. kick
:eyes:
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-24-04 02:55 PM
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8. another KICK for the only TRUTH about this whole situation.......
....keep givin' these people your money and it only encourages them to keep PISSIN' YOU OFF......or ignore the obvious truth starin' you in the face and you become exactly like the sheep you so loathe....sorry if the truth HURTS? :eyes:
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calimary Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-24-04 03:00 PM
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9. You forgot only one small thing...
Edited on Sat Apr-24-04 03:01 PM by calimary
You're certainly correct, though. BUT: anybody who decided that the best thing is to cut their cable or cancel their subscription, DO IT, BUT DON'T STOP THERE!

After you do it, you MUST - ABSOLUTELY MUST - NOTIFY THEM that you've done this, and tell them why. Even your cancellation risks being overlooked unless you draw a little attention to it. Every rocket needs boosters, after all.

WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T DO IT IN A VACUUM!
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-24-04 03:25 PM
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10. yes indeed.....without question.....
.....I've not paid for their lies and deceit for over a decade and I guess I'm just a tad defensive sometimes in my zeal for boycottin' 'em! ;-)
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legin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-24-04 03:45 PM
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11. Get that left-wing news channel set up
because that will hit CNN where it really hurts, in their profit margin because in a highly polarised world then there will be no real point to CNN.

Be warned CNN will try to strangle any left-wing news channel at birth.
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Apr-24-04 04:07 PM
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12. Yeah like the onslaught of immediate lawsuits filed against Air America
...after only a few weeks they're already tryin' to break 'em financially! :(
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