tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post4706063270465157836..comments2023-05-16T06:32:48.715-04:00Comments on Women of a Certain Age: Oh How The Mighty Are FallingCalifornia Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-72312642540219210012011-07-20T11:51:38.964-04:002011-07-20T11:51:38.964-04:00I hope we go after him with everything our weak FC...I hope we go after him with everything our weak FCC can bring to the party!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13178290697351352495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-82728123932742036802011-07-20T11:40:41.898-04:002011-07-20T11:40:41.898-04:00It would be lovely to see News Corp shareholders t...It would be lovely to see News Corp shareholders throw the Murdochs out. The son is just the bad seed of the old man. We used to have a progressive talk radio station in the Santa Barbara area but it conveniently disappeared a month before the 2010 election. Now all we have is right-wing crap. I listen to all-news KCBS out of L.A. or NPR.injaynesworldhttp://injaynesworld.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-50728920948705482652011-07-19T12:35:41.689-04:002011-07-19T12:35:41.689-04:00Linda: Thanks for visiting and commenting. Wish ...Linda: Thanks for visiting and commenting. Wish I could talk my husband into trying internet only tv. In the long run, it's a cost saver. You have to buy a converter box up front to the tune of $600 or so and run all tv programming through the internet. His mother is addicted to pay channels like HBO and our monthly bill is $160+ including our internet & her landline phone. Drives me nuts.California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-51547070022091569682011-07-18T22:46:57.560-04:002011-07-18T22:46:57.560-04:00This is why I had my TV satellite service turned o...This is why I had my TV satellite service turned of, but never have expressed my reason so eloquently. Thanks!Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-23394077200421988572011-07-18T13:56:31.775-04:002011-07-18T13:56:31.775-04:00Brahm: Welcome and thanks for leaving a comment. ...Brahm: Welcome and thanks for leaving a comment. From what I hear, Fox News is barely covering the scandal, if at all. <br /><br />Susan: Don't you love all the arrests and resignations? I do!California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-90827922576087833232011-07-18T09:10:14.625-04:002011-07-18T09:10:14.625-04:00We can only hope that this will also be the downfa...We can only hope that this will also be the downfall of FOX Noise. Or at least ruin their dubious and doubtful credibility. Did I just say that??? What credibility?Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14201860227400017841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-3369739911003750242011-07-17T18:24:07.277-04:002011-07-17T18:24:07.277-04:00Great post, well said - I hope lots of people read...Great post, well said - I hope lots of people read this!<br /><br />Bring on the investigation, the tabloid media and papparazzi culture has become vicious and nont about truth or service, all about scandal. <br /><br />I say bring it on!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11883394577835241921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-74903175318123599352011-07-17T16:48:01.688-04:002011-07-17T16:48:01.688-04:00Lisle: Yes, digital is better with respect to vie...Lisle: Yes, digital is better with respect to viewing. Analog was better for those who did not want to pay for tv. the "public airwaves" of radio and television and possibly soon the internet, are becoming privatized and no longer free. This is not how it began and I think we're going to pay for it, individually, on every level. Our land line phone went from $30 per mo to $50 so we dropped it. Our family plan cell phone bill, with no smart phone plan because I won't pay for it, is still $161 per month. Good God Almighty!California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-76298666131708566642011-07-17T16:30:06.891-04:002011-07-17T16:30:06.891-04:00Berlusconi - I hope not - He is one wild loose can...Berlusconi - I hope not - He is one wild loose cannon from the little I've heard. Bill Clinton's White House activities look very tame compared to the Italian stallion.<br /><br />Your are right about the concentration of media. Reason to keep PBS going.<br /><br />However I believe the switch to digital TV broadcasting was a good idea to free up bandwidth. Technically the digital system is much better.Bill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-47258389759736975502011-07-15T18:18:15.191-04:002011-07-15T18:18:15.191-04:00Alan: I'm not sure what an "Arab Spring&...Alan: I'm not sure what an "Arab Spring" is (water in the desert? a mirage?) but I'm hearing a sense of empowerment on the part of the Brits against this formidable media adversary. Hope it lasts.<br /><br />Judy: I didn't see Jon Stewart this week. We've been away. If it was last night, I'll try to catch the rerun. Thanks for the heads up.<br /><br />Baino: Did your computer go crazy? Your post came through 5x! I was excited because I thought five people felt the need to comment. You are always welcome to comment. I still think of him as an Aussie. In fact, I didn't realize he'd taken U.S. citizenship. Probably due to his business or a tax break. I seriously doubt it's bnecause he embraces our country in any particular way.California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-33012337356175174232011-07-15T17:35:36.708-04:002011-07-15T17:35:36.708-04:00Being an Aussie I probably shouldn't comment b...Being an Aussie I probably shouldn't comment but he was once one too you know. He still has fingers in pies here. Frankly, I think it will blow over, the man is teflon. Whether it leads to better programming for you guys remains to be seen. On the other hand, we have regulated broadcasting, quite a lot of free to air channels since the arrival of digital TV and I'm pretty pleased with the quality. Although current affairs and news are still best represented on SBS and ABC our public Government owned broadcasters, surprisingly they're the least biased. Journalistic practices have always been spurious, it seems the only crime these days is being caught.Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-63139093041849885522011-07-15T13:20:12.740-04:002011-07-15T13:20:12.740-04:00Cal Gal, I just saw the latest Jon Steward show an...Cal Gal, I just saw the latest Jon Steward show and about pee'ed my pants. Wondering if you saw the episode about Michele Bachmann's husband?Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10983782694330464508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-49762636155112631042011-07-15T03:40:14.173-04:002011-07-15T03:40:14.173-04:00Couldn't agree with you more. There is almost ...Couldn't agree with you more. There is almost an "Arab Spring" like feel over here at the moment - a feeling of both surprise an joy that we are managing to overturn such a source of reactionary power.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-59267362217110653412011-07-14T11:43:27.545-04:002011-07-14T11:43:27.545-04:00Abe: I sell ads but I see them as necessary for t...Abe: I sell ads but I see them as necessary for the continuation of the ability to run the broadcast entity. That being said, I get very tired of ads myself. But they serve a purpose.California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-22036456561257702722011-07-14T05:31:22.896-04:002011-07-14T05:31:22.896-04:00I know we don't watch the TV news except on th...I know we don't watch the TV news except on the brink of a bad storm. We watch it then for weather. News has always been focused by a "team" of editors/producers - people with special interests. Sometimes they wonder why people, like us, who had been subscribers for over 47 years just opted out of their spam laced newspapers. Who needs millions of ads in a newspaper? Not me. To me, ads are spam. Something I didn't want and didn't want to pay for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-26609723376297534082011-07-13T22:52:33.049-04:002011-07-13T22:52:33.049-04:00Bliss: I now listen to NPR and one or two radio ch...Bliss: I now listen to NPR and one or two radio channels (one is a sports news/talk the other is oldies music) and that is it. I read newspapers online & other political blogs. Radio, once a staple, is pretty much dead for me.<br /><br />Deborah: Nice to hear from you! I am surprised and delighted by the furor over this. I hope the outrage continues as it will drive the investigations.<br /><br />Djan: present rumors are he's thinking of selling out.<br /><br />Star: nice to hear your British perspective. Murdoch's News Corp is loved by U.S. right wing and loathed by the left wing. As a liberal, I would be thrilled to see it all fall down.California Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12582691517303132274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-28655738583329755552011-07-13T16:53:14.249-04:002011-07-13T16:53:14.249-04:00I think it's a shame that these people stoop s...I think it's a shame that these people stoop so low. It seems there are no depths too low to sink to, do there? It doesn't really surprise me to discover what has been happening over here in England, but it makes me feel ashamed. I think the 'man at the top' should go to prison because he obviously knew what was going on. He rushed back to England to close down the paper, 'The News of the World', but I'm pretty sure that if that sort of thing was going on there, it was going on in the other papers too. I suppose he thinks that by shutting the paper down, no other disgraces will come to light but I think otherwise. No doubt the scandal will spread to your country as well. I expect they're all at it.Stella Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06699491230987143490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-86305719038965703352011-07-13T16:25:19.654-04:002011-07-13T16:25:19.654-04:00For someone who has what seems like unlimited reso...For someone who has what seems like unlimited resources, I can hardly believe that Murdoch won't find some way out of this mess. He deserves to pay, IMHO.DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-1993346104087378202011-07-13T14:49:47.380-04:002011-07-13T14:49:47.380-04:00It's all unravelling at astonishing speed now,...It's all unravelling at astonishing speed now, and it'll be very interesting to see the effect in North America of the investigation into the Murdoch empire's tactics. I appreciated your insider's take on this - excellent post.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10892637441668897411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7929216211968531577.post-70986652737855393132011-07-13T13:00:23.631-04:002011-07-13T13:00:23.631-04:00Amen to all of this. They called Princess Diana &q...Amen to all of this. They called Princess Diana "paranoid" when she said the media were tapping her phone. I think they were just getting started. And public radio, which does a great job here of covering local and state news, is coming under fire and may lose federal funding. Sadly, we wouldn't need them so much if other media were serving the need.Nancy/BLissed-Out Grandmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17223278142557533175noreply@blogger.com