What would happen if people realized the MSM didn't give a shit and turned them off?

[NRaleighLiberal]

In mass? Refused to watch....so they couldn't play all the pharma ads and other shit.

Something we have done, and something I would LOVE to see.

The media DOES NOT CARE about our country and its people. (this is a broad generalization, but I am sure Keith and Rachel would understand and even support this sort of thing).

I can dream, can't I?

[Arctic Dave]

1. I turned them off around to years ago. One of the best things I ever did.

[NRaleighLiberal]

3. We are much happier since pretty much cutting our TV watching to a minimum.

a few sports events, a bit of local weather. that's it.

I know it isn't for everyone....but we are a zillion times happier, I expect.

[FrenchieCat]

2. I'll dream with you! I'd love it!

A 30 day boycott, like the Montgomery Bus boycotts.

Yep, it's a fantasy. :(

[Cerridwen]

4. More barbecues, more fights, more kids.

:evilgrin:

[NRaleighLiberal]

6. and how would politics be affected, one wonders?

[Cerridwen]

10. Real townhalls, real discussions, longer attention spans?

Fewer townhalls, fewer discussions, shorter attention spans?

It would be interesting to find out; though I'd prefer we find out through choice rather than circumstances beyond our control. Circumstances beyond our control would look like an old Twilight Zone episode.

[griffi94]

5. that's why i don't have cable or satellite

[Fumesucker]

7. What would happen if gravity suddenly reversed and we all flew into the sky?

I don't even own a TV but what you asked is about as likely as my question..

The revolution won't come until the cable TV is shut off and then it will be swift and terrible to behold.

[muriel_volestrangler]

You could argue it's not the media's job to care about one country, it's to report the truth

Not that they do a good job of that very often, either.

[NYC_SKP]

8. more babies, lots more babies, a veritable baby boom. BOOM!

All that free time and so much less stress and angst would lead to massive frequent copulations and the associated boom of babies!

[Berry Cool]

14. Well, of course it would!

Because everyone in this world is heterosexual, everyone in this world has a readily available person of the opposite sex to screw with anytime they want, and birth control doesn't exist!

[lunatica]

9. I only watch Keith and Rachel

I stopped watching everything else after the MSM did the over the top cheerleading for the war in Afghanistan and Iraq. It was in 2003 sometime. Earlier than year they totally ignored the millions of marchers all over the world objecting to Bush's wars. Bush himself called the protesters a 'focus group' and said he didn't make decisions based on focus groups.

[NYC_SKP]

11. Why does my post above have no numeral next to the # symbol and it says "original post"?

What internet html hell is this?

SKINNER!!!

[Patsy Stone]

16. It happens from time to time.

I think it's when there are 2 or more posts at the exact same time. And I don't mean "5:40" exact same time, I mean in posting time, when you all hit "post", it was the exact same time down to the, like, hundredth of a second. But I hope Skinner answers, because I've always wanted to know.

[warm regards]

12. I don't worry about them too much. After all, I can read any newspaper

in the world.

[librechik]

13. same thing that happened to Glenn beck after losing all his sponsors (100+)

Nothing. They don't do "it" for the money. It's an entirely political monopoly enterprise. Plunging ratings would do nothing more than remove the less-objectionable media outlets (MSNBC? LINK?)from the channel lineup leaving a bunch of happy fat Faux n clones unaware of their own lack of popularity--or just lying about it.

[hunter]

15. I ignore the MSM and they ignore me.

Television news is utterly useless to me. I learn more about life watching my bird feeder.