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To: Bob Lao-Tse who wrote (102)	5/29/1999 9:43:00 AM
From: Catfish	Respond to of 165

Bob, I think the idea of a boycott of the sponsors of the network news programs has potential to produce results. Although I mentioned the idea, I was hoping someone else would find this and spearhead the effort due to my limited time to participate. (I am an ERP Consultant currently between assignments.) Perhaps I should have mentioned this on the Free Republic boards as well. I expect the Freepers would be willing participants in any media sponsor boycott. Properly advertised, they might even take this further than we could dream possible due to the large following of people that utilize the Free Republic boards. Darrell

To: Bob Lao-Tse who wrote (102)	5/29/1999 2:27:00 PM
From: Tom Clarke	Respond to of 165

Bob, I don't watch network news either. Having a dish in a city cuts me out of the networks, for which I am grateful. Only drawback is dragging out the 13" portable to watch basketball and football. I'm trying to think, has there ever been a successful boycott? I can't think of one, but perhaps I'm missing something. Something I'd love to see is the networks' total irrelevance. Their influence may wane if they would stop being used as a frame of reference. Every time Rush Limbaugh reacts to something that was said on a nightly newscast it just perpetuates their position. By ignoring them, referring to other news outlets, would they not weaken over time?