Fox News has to go dark (in Mexico) before Presidential election!

[originalpckelly]

"Fox News Channel is going off the air in Mexico in advance of Sunday's presidential election to steer clear of that country's restrictions on campaign ads and public surveys, cable channel executives said Wednesday.

Fox News decided to temporarily halt transmission into Mexico because of concerns that the channel's coverage would violate a ban on disseminating opinion polls or campaign commercials in the days before the election, and jeopardize the standing of the cable and satellite companies that distribute its signal.

"I just don't think we had much choice," said Janet Alshouse, senior vice president of international distribution for Fox News. "We can't restrict our coverage."

The channel planned to go dark at 12:01 a.m. today and resume transmission after the polls close Sunday evening. A message in Spanish and English will tell viewers that Fox News is temporarily unavailable."

ROFL!!!!
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-et-fox29jun29,1,3499032.story

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[SaveAmerica]

1. We need that here, but year-round

[Vincardog]

2. So they would rather go dark than stop the PROPAGANDA.

:rofl:

[Divine Discontent]

3. SHUT UP!

for real????????? that's the shit! so funny, thank you I needed that!




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[Vincardog]

9. Love your bumper stickers. Any republiCANTS buy them?

[Divine Discontent]

12. I have the list

of all the names of my buyers, I wonder if I should do a search on their state and see if they've ever donated to the republican party??? that'd be interesting.

my brother's extremely critical right now, so maybe down the line, you've given me a great idea!

check out the shop, I've got over a 100 stickers on there, It's been a lot of time, but I believe I'm making a small difference in the US with them, in my own way, I get a tiny amount of the cost (I don't mark up much from the actual cost to produce it and have cafepress send it), but it's worth the hundreds of hours of work to know people are affected, THANK YOU!!!!



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[CottonBear]

4. They're nothing but propaganda! They have to go dark!

:rofl:

[originalpckelly]

5. You know they are a propaganda network...

when they can't spread propaganda and they decide there is no point being on the air! :rofl:

[C_U_L8R]

6. maybe they'll forget how to restart it

[whistle]

7. What a blessing for Mexicans, could FOX News do that here also...

...beginning July 1 until after the election in November 2008?

[FrenchieCat]

10. All of them should.....Fox, Cnn and MSNBC......

go dark, here in the US! They very much affect opinion via propaganda, and them "choosing" what's news, what ain't and what the spin is going to be....and heralding whatever polls they deem appropriate.

Too bad the U.S. is behind Mexico in "smart Democracy"!

[madinmaryland]

8. Please, please, can that happen here? n/t

[AndyTiedye]

11. Without Right Wing Propaganda, They Would Not Have ANY PROGRAMMING

They have just admitted as much.