FOX not televising 2nd debate

[shockingelk]

"The second presidential debate is scheduled for October eighth. Fox will not televise that debate because of baseball playoffs."

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Wusses. Don't they think what the Commander in Chief has to say to the American people is important?

[livetohike]

1. They are afraid another embarassing performance by Bush

will cause their ratings to drop.

[Lindacooks]

2. Are you KIDDING? Is this for real?

Well, Jon Stewart now has the topic for the next 10 shows. Faux News Chickens.

[sonicx]

3. this is the regular FOX network

FN will still show it, but they are probably still scared of what Bush will do. :)

[Awsi Dooger]

12. Correct, no big deal, this is identical to 2000

FOX News will show the debate while FOX shows baseball playoffs. They have a contract to do so.

In 2000, same thing happened. Plus I remember NBC had a baseball conflict during debate number one in 2000. It gave the affiliates the option of showing the debate or the playoff game.

[AIJ Alom]

4. I think Fox Network Television is different from Fox News Channel.

Fox News Channel has to put on the debates. Where else will the "Righteous" tune in ?

[kokomo]

8. The Dittoheads in my family would only watch the hurricane stories on FOX!

They believe ONLY Fox has "fair and balanced" weather! :nuke:

They also prayed that God would spare Rush Limbaugh's Palm Beach seaside mansion.

THIS IS THE TRUTH, not making this up!

[Liberal Gramma]

10. Geez, you must have to get

blotto at Thanksgiving dinner

[kokomo]

15. I ate Thanksgiving ALONE in 2000 due to being vocal about Bush vote theft

Thank goodness, the Supreme Court made their decision when they did or I would have been sitting alone at home at Christmas, too. My family believes that PNAC documents and the PNAC website is fake, nothing more than a Democrat ruse.

[Liberal Gramma]

16. Where do you live?

You're welcome to join us in Seattle.

[T Bone]

22. kokomo probably is from kokomo IN

that is the indiana flag and kokomo is a town of 40,000 or so 35 miles north of Indianoplace.

[spooky3]

18. in 2000 I printed out the FL Supreme Ct decision and made my dad

read it, because they walked in the door spouting nonsense about what it allegedly said. After a few paragraphs he decided to change the subject. By the way, they're Hoosiers too.

[arewenotdemo]

11. too fucking funny

you don't need no stinkin sitcoms...

[napi21]

5. Actually, I think this is a good thing.

At least it one less group of predetermined conclusions that won't be aired. The folks that are interested in watching will view the debates from some other chanel, and those that aren't interested, have probably madeup their mind anyway.

[patdem]

6. Fox er uh Faux 'News' does not televise sports shows

it may be a Faux network...but not Faux 'News'...they will not man the next cameras, though, I think...it is rotated, I hope. :shrug:

[shockingelk]

7. USA Today is saying the same thing

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/nation/president/2004-10-02-debate-ratings_x.htm (last paragraph)

Are they talking about all FOX affiliates? Cable news?

[George W. Dunce]

9. Good I can flip back and forth between the debate and the Red Sox

Fine with me. The less Fox the better.

[HFishbine]

13. Local affiliate WTEV (eom)

[KharmaTrain]

14. Fox Network (Simpsons) vs. Faux Noise (Assholes)

While I avoid the Network (but my kids would disown me if I said a bad word about the Simpsons or That 70s Show) I'm not surprised. While Murdoch is an asshole, he's also a major capitalist and spent billions in getting the MLB contract and stands to make millions with these playoff games (especially with NY & LA in them). NBC would do the same.

If there was a team I was avidly interested in, I'd be watching the playoffs rather than the debates, too and be pissed if they interupted the game for the debate.

BTW...there are a bunch of Faux's out there. There's FX that reruns M*A*S*H and X-Files...Fox Movie Channel that shows movies from when Fox wasn't Murdoch and a million Fox Sports Channels (I get at least 5 on my cable system) that carry local and regional sports.

From my observing, only Faux News appears to wear the Murdoch "slash & burn" tabloid partisan tag...the others pretty much stay clear of anything showing a political bias. The only show I know of that Faux airs on the Fox network is the Chris Wallace Sunday Show...other than that it appears each local station tends to be apolitical.

[saracat]

20. If there were a team you were interested in, would you

watch the rerun of the dates later? Would you tape the debates? Or would you not watch them at all? Just curious. I am not a sports fan but I can imagine certain situations where I might tape the Debate and watch later. My husband had to work this last time so we taped it, but he ended up watching it on a rerun anyway!

[cheezus]

17. is MLB really THAT unpatriotic?

they can't shift the game by 90 minutes or move the off night?

[saracat]

19. Wow ! There are posters to this thread that would rather see the game!

Du astounds me sometimes!

[sir_captain]

21. No, there are posters

who would rather be able to *choose.* The debate is going to be on a gazillion channels, and there are still some of us who are baseball fans who will want to be able to, at the very least, check in to see how the game is going. Stop being so self-righteous.

[saracat]

24. I'm not being self rightous! That is quite a leap for you to make!

I said I was astounded. And I am. But if you read my other post you will understand that I am simply curious as to whether they will watch the debate at all as the Debates seem to be of great importance to most posters at DU. Watch whatever you want. I don't care. But I can say I am surprised at someones choice. You can be surprised at my surprise if you like!

[sir_captain]

25. Fair enough

I'm a huge baseball fan, and most likely, I'll be watching the debate the whole time and keeping tabs on the games over the internet... My only point is that it's possible to still be interested in something else (the baseball playoffs) while still understanding that the debates are of the utmost importance--there is no mutual exclusivity.

[saracat]

31. Good for you ! Smile !

[Jack_Dawson]

23. FOX HAS A CONTRACT WITH BASEBALL

This is a non-story. FauxNews will carry the debate...

[drdigi420]

26. i could maybe understand for football, but baseball? cmon!

baseball is the same game (yes GAME, not sport), as GOLF

1. A bunch of guys wear silly clothes

2. One of them hits a white ball with a stick

3. Mostly they just stand around alot


Baseball attracts idiots like light attracts moths.

[toddaa]

33. I'm a peaceful man but

DEATH TO INFIDELS!!!

[Awsi Dooger]

37. Damn straight!

Comparing a magnificent sport like golf to a Sominex triumph of organized procrastination like baseball is worthy of earthly banishment.

[toddaa]

41. The Jihad grows!!!

[Awsi Dooger]

42. OK, but wait until January 21 or later

My demise will be geometrically more peaceful under a Democratic administration

[Cha]

27. There was a playoff game with the yankees the

night of the 1st "debate"..and call me a party pooper but I think the "debates"(read future of our Country) are much More Important than any stinking baseball game!

We should come together as a Country to give our time and energy to pay attention leading up to our election on Nov 2,2004..in fact we should have a National Holiday for our Presidential Election as Australia does.

EDIT~ to say that I think the baseball games should be scheduled on other nights so as NOT to conflict with the debates!

[sir_captain]

30. i hate to break it to you

but the playoffs start next week. there was no playoff game during the debate.

so do you think that movie theaters should shut down during the debates? how about all the other tv channels? give me a fucking break--what you're advocating is tantamount to government-controlled media. that's exactly the kind of thing putin would do.

[Cha]

34. A friend told me that the game the yankees

won was for their division.

I said I didn't think they should have games like that scheduled on the night of the presidential debate.

[sir_captain]

35. It was a regular season game

hence, not a playoff game.

And my question remains--what else do you think should not be scheduled on the night of a presidential debate? Where do you draw the line? I heartily disagree with you.

[Cha]

39. You disagree with me..

That's ok.

[sir_captain]

40. It's true n/t

[Maestro]

28. Fox News

is different from the Fox News Channel although from the same source, so it will be definitely be seen by many RW's. Anyhow, the baseball playoffs mean $. That goes before everything else. I mean you have to pay Brit Hume's and Bill O'Leilly's salary.

[jacksonian]

29. i'm sorry, i have no team in this year

but i would watch the game and tape the debates (which i do anyway). Sports are a lot less fun when you know the outcome already, the debates are a lot more important of course but timeshift better.

[Clinton Crusader]

32. who has the cameras???

:kick:

[spanone]

36. Faux NEWS CHANNEL will carry the debate, trust me.

I use the term 'news channel' loosely.

[Nobody]

38. I'd never watch anything remotely political on FOX

My eyeballs will be glued to PBS instead.