Good going, Fox!

[Guest]

I was just reading that Fox probably will not be renewing Glenn Beck's :cryin2:contract which expires in December. The reason for this is the declining numbers of viewers for Beck's program.

See, Fox does some things right (no pun intended) - every now and then!

[Guest]

I was just reading that Fox probably will not be renewing Glenn Beck's :cryin2:contract which expires in December. The reason for this is the declining numbers of viewers for Beck's program.

See, Fox does some things right (no pun intended) - every now and then!

If true, then Fox is making an intelligent decision. If the audience for the Glen Beck program cannot pay for it, via advertisements or other ways, then the program should be cancelled. It should not be kept on the air using taxpayer money no matter who thinks that this would be worthwhile.

When we seek to apply these same standards to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, liberals scream that we are seeking to eliminate vital news and opinion. Can you explain why taxpayers should support one set of opinions but not another?

[Guest]

Public radio and television is a far, far cry from Lonesome Roads Beck.

[Guest]

Public radio and television is a far, far cry from Lonesome Roads Beck.

Somehow I find it equally offensive to be required to support either Glenn Beck or Garrison Keillor. Can you explain why I support either one of them with my tax dollars? I have no desire to control any radio or television station - I simply do not want money taken from me to support them. If you choose to support the Corporation for Public Broadcasting with your own money, go and do it with my blessing. It's your money to spend as you choose. Just don't take my money to support NPR and I won't try to take yours to support FOX.

[Guest]

BarbequeMan certainly has the right views on this matter. I agree with him - and that does not happen too often, does it?

[Guest]

I was just reading that Fox probably will not be renewing Glenn Beck's :cryin2:contract which expires in December. The reason for this is the declining numbers of viewers for Beck's program.

See, Fox does some things right (no pun intended) - every now and then!

Can you ID your source for this news?

Let's see Beck left CNN, now Fox. Where next, please don't say MSNBC.

Maybe he can get a spot on NPR or PBS?

[Guest]

Maybe start his own network...a la' Oprah Winfrey?

[Guest]

??????????? Where is this taxpayer money thing coming from??????????
Fox News does not run on taxpayer dollars. Who comes up with this stuff???

Beck still has higher ratings than his three competitors on CNN, MSNBC and HLN combined.
I don't know if Fox will replace Beck, but those are the ratings facts.

[Guest]

I was just reading that Fox probably will not be renewing Glenn Beck's :cryin2:contract which expires in December. The reason for this is the declining numbers of viewers for Beck's program.

See, Fox does some things right (no pun intended) - every now and then!

Would you please please post a link or something for what you are reporting as fact ? Thank you...I can find no such report.

I did find that the ratings dropped HOWEVER...you gotta keep it in perspective..

Beck’s Ratings Bounce Back

Fox News host Glenn Beck whose ratings slide created widespread speculation in the mainstream media that he would leave the network and start his own channel has seen a ratings revival this week.

On Tuesday Beck attracted 656,000 viewers in the key A25-54 demo coming within 1,000 viewers of Sean Hannity and 558,000 on Wednesday which beat Hannity by 24,000 viewers and put him in second place in prime time behind only The O’Reilly Factor.

The liberal media would love to see Beck leave Fox and his very visible cable news presence but as he has proven so far this week he still attracts a significant number of viewers and handily beats MSNBC and CNN and wouldn’t be easy to replace.

The liberal media would love to see Beck leave Fox and his very visible cable news presence but as he has proven so far this week he still attracts a significant number of viewers and handily beats MSNBC and CNN and wouldn’t be easy to replace.

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/34833

And an in depth look at the ratings themselve have him beating all others by a wide margin...A WIDE MARGIN !!


The only information actually comes from Media Matters and we all know what they are all about.

I am not a big Beck fan but I am a fan of telling the truth and being honest and keeping things in perspective.....

I will look forward to the link that validates what you post as fact ! Thank you

[Guest]

Liberals love free speech as long as it's only theirs. Differing opinions must go and they are happy to see them go.

[Guest]

Bucco -

You can look it up on the Internet as well as I can. Have fun and draw your own conclusions. You always do.

[Guest]

Bucco -

You can look it up on the Internet as well as I can. Have fun and draw your own conclusions. You always do.

In other words, as I suspected, you made it up !!!

[Guest]

I believe kicking Beck to the curb would give a boost to the ratings of all the more serious names on FOX.

Really? There are serious names on FOX????

[Guest]

Bucco,

You know you have looked up all the sources for all posts on the Internet. Don't give me the garbage of "Just as I thought, you made it up." The offer of getting together over a cold beer at Cody's is off the table.

[Guest]

I myself have looked for stories about this thread Tbugs, and so far, every story if from a left wing nutjob site, who have been attacking and calling for boycotts against Beck for years. Even the much read liberal site with some redeeming qualities, The Huffington Post, only is reporting that Beck's contract is up in December and theorizing what might happen.

Until this is at least a major news outlet story, how can you give it any credence?

[Guest]

Richie,

Come on, be fair, have I ever called any of your posting sources "right wing nut jobs"? Okay, maybe that is not a good example.

Anyhow, it is or was only a rumor that was in The New York TImes. Put whatever credence you want in that. Obvioulsly, Glenn Beck is not going to end up on food stamps. He could probably buy the entire Villages and still have some money leftover.

Say what you want about the man but he found his niche and parlayed it into a mega-fortune. American dream come true for him.

[Guest]

I dug this info about ratings, can't understand why they would get rid of Beck because of his ratings, he still beats all the others except the top ones on Fox ie O'Reilly, Hannity and neck and neck with Brett Baier

Cable News Ratings for Thursday, March 31, 2011
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/04/01/cable-news-ratings-for-thursday-march-31-2011/87923
P2+ (000s)
FNC 2,401
CNN 620
MSNBC 894
CNBC 208
FBN 85
HLN 344
GLENN BECK 2,101
SITUATION ROOM 608
IN THE ARENA 504
HARDBALL C. MATTHEWS 549
FAST MONEY 205
MSNBC LIVE 514
LAST WORD W/ L. ODONNELL 816
ED SHOW 821
ANDERSON COOPER 578
HANNITY 2,158
RACHEL MADDOW SHOW 1,044
THE OREILLY FACTOR 3,328

I admire Glen Beck, many of his shows are doing what the schools today are not......teaching the history of the US..Hopefully they are not getting rid of him....maybe he is moving on to bigger and better things.

[Guest]

Richie,

Come on, be fair, have I ever called any of your posting sources "right wing nut jobs"? Okay, maybe that is not a good example.

Anyhow, it is or was only a rumor that was in The New York TImes. Put whatever credence you want in that. Obvioulsly, Glenn Beck is not going to end up on food stamps. He could probably buy the entire Villages and still have some money leftover.

Say what you want about the man but he found his niche and parlayed it into a mega-fortune. American dream come true for him.

When you post on a political forum, here or anywhere, and you allude to something as a FACT, you sort of have an inherent obligation to validate that with a link so others can read it and put it into perspective. That is just plain common sense.

This is what you posted...

"I was just reading that Fox probably will not be renewing Glenn Beck's contract which expires in December."


You posted that as a FACT and it is not and you never ever read that in the NY Times or elsewhere. The closest to that is an EDITORIAL that mentions the rumor of him beginning his own network and that old "unamed" person said they are looking as to what it would be like with him on the air. THATS IT.

It was NEVER a fact as you reported it. It was simply a lie fostered by you to have some opportunity to throw stones at the network and Mr Beck.

In order to have political discussion of any kind, you have to rely on people to be honest and forthright. You just cannot make things up and report them as facts. You can have an axe to grind with networks or whomever you want, but posting things that are just made up by YOU is not something that should be allowed or tolerated.

PS: There have been problems with Fox and Beck for sure, reported in the news but also great joy in his ratings. I just would love to see HONEST discussion on here....and not made up news stories. Even the far left sites have not said what you reported as fact.

[Guest]

I see your point.

[Guest]

Richie,

Come on, be fair, have I ever called any of your posting sources "right wing nut jobs"? Okay, maybe that is not a good example.

Anyhow, it is or was only a rumor that was in The New York TImes. Put whatever credence you want in that. Obvioulsly, Glenn Beck is not going to end up on food stamps. He could probably buy the entire Villages and still have some money leftover.

Say what you want about the man but he found his niche and parlayed it into a mega-fortune. American dream come true for him.

I'm loving that we can disagree and still find some humor.

You're right that Beck has attained a profitable celebrity position. He definitely found his niche to acquire the success most only dream of finding.

I read some rumors of Beck may be starting his own media network. I don't know if they're speculating a cable venture like Oprah or a strictly internet enterprise.
(He's already garnered some internet buzz with the Drudge-like site "The Blaze")

But is this for real or just a ploy to enhance his position in the contract negotiations he's having with Fox News? Time will tell.

P.S. Your attempt at humor with Bucco in your previous post is going to come off as condescending and won't be received well. Is that your intention? I'm just saying.

[Guest]

Yeah, Richie, it very well might be part of a plan for even more money in a Fox contract. Beck has a very large following and can probably get whatever money he demands. Sure must be nice, huh?

I did a little editing on my previous post to Bucco. You are right about my humor at times. I like to think I have vast wit when writing when, in reality, it is only half-vast.

On another subject, I just read your post about your electric golf carts. I have a Polaris electric cart which is very nice. You stated you wait for 20 minutes for the batteries to cool down before plugging in for recharging. I have not heard this before. Was that recommended by your golf cart salesperson and what is it supposed to do?

[Guest]

Yeah, Richie, it very well might be part of a plan for even more money in a Fox contract. Beck has a very large following and can probably get whatever money he demands. Sure must be nice, huh?

I did a little editing on my previous post to Bucco. You are right about my humor at times. I like to think I have vast wit when writing when, in reality, it is only half-vast.

On another subject, I just read your post about your electric golf carts. I have a Polaris electric cart which is very nice. You stated you wait for 20 minutes for the batteries to cool down before plugging in for recharging. I have not heard this before. Was that recommended by your golf cart salesperson and what is it supposed to do?


Half-vast?; LOL; I love it and am definitely stealing that one when the time is right.

About the recharging; the guy I bought my 2nd cart from is a retired golf cart mechanic and he's the one who told me that when you return from a ride that your batteries are literally boiling. He said it's not a good idea to charge the batteries until they cool down a bit and stabilize, and that 20 minutes was a good time to wait before plugging it in. He sets a timer in the house because he says he'll forget to go back in the garage and plug in the cable. I've done that a couple of times.

P.S. That was quite an edit.

[Guest]

Well, it seems as though I was 100% right on this issue. Fox did not renew Beck's contract and he is going off the "news".

'Nuff said.

[Guest]

Well, it seems as though I was 100% right on this issue. Fox did not renew Beck's contract and he is going off the "news".

'Nuff said.

Not quite true. Beck is stepping down from his show a day commitment but has signed a new contract with Fox that should keep him in the public eye for a long time to come.

His plate is already full with his daily radio show on the airwaves and satellite radio, and his internet sites such as The Blaze, and his best selling book after best selling book. I imagine you're still going to be faced with dealing with his public presence, and his exposés of the socialist's and the islamist's agendas.