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Yes, while taking a bit of time out of a beautiful Saturday morning to check what Fox has to say today, I find they are promoting an upcoming interview with public enemy #1 – ACORN, and investigations into torture put our country at risk for future terror attacks, and Obama refuses to be on Fox. Who is sponsoring this… Congressman Capuano!

To be open, I’m leaning towards Martha Coakley though I also love Michael Capuano. He is the 1st out with TV advertising and as such just the 1st to be financially supporting the garbage on Fox. Let’s all of us, whoever we are supporting, ask all of the Democratic candidates to follow Obama’s example and do not sponsor the Fox agenda.

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  1. If he does well representing the interests of Democratic voters and liberal causes on Fox, and does not allow the Fox interviewer to cast him in a bad light, will you look for the same ability in Coakley’s skill set and allow that factor into your calculus of favored candidate?

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    p>Neutralizing opponents’ caustic attacks and refocusing the question on the substantive issues seems to me to be a most important skill in this climate of debate. We saw Robert Gibbs take Sean Hannity on, on Sean’s terms and win.  We’ve seen Barney Frank do the same consistently. In my opinion, Capuano’s and Coakley’s skills in the area are of significant importance.  

    • It sounds like we’re talking about a paid ad, not an interview segment.  Also, is this really Fox News Channel or the local affiliate?  Even if it’s airing on FNC since this is not a national ad it’s probably the cable provider such as Comcast that’s benefiting rather than the station.

    • not a segment.

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      p>I support all the boycotts of Fox News, Glenn Beck etc. These are the folks organizing the Tea Parties and whipping up opposition to the values we hold dear.

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      p>This is the national Fox News and I don’t know the financial arrangement between Fox and Comcast, but it is disappointing to see any money being raised by Democrats going to sponsor news segments that disseminate false information about Democrats and progressive issues.

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      p>While some advertisers are immune from Democratic boycotts, surely we can sway our own candidates.

      • He must know something about the FOX audience that I don’t. He is standing up for ACORN on the floor of Congress (which is more than you can say for Kerry) and even handled a question at his announcement presser about that vote in his typical no BS way, as reported by the Herald.

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        Capuano addressed his vote to support funding for ACORN, a controversial community organization that allegedly tried to doctor tax documents for a couple posing as a pimp and a hooker.

        “What happened was horrendous and they should face a serious and deep investigation. But that doesn’t necessarily on its face indict the entire organization,” Capuano said.

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        p>I didn’t know about an organized boycott of Fox, and I’m not sure what I think about it’s effectiveness. I do watch once in a while to test my self control ( I lasted 10 minutes once, which is more than I can watch Lou Dobbs), but I’m going to follow through and ask Michael what his rationale is for placing that ad.

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        p>ITIOFD I am supporting Mike Capuano for US Senate, and to nobody’s surprise I am a long time supporter, a former staff of ACORN.

        • Dear FOX News Advertiser,

          I am writing to inform you that I will not purchase your products as long as you advertise on FOX News.

          FOX News does not broadcast news, it broadcasts Republican propaganda, lies, hatred, and incitement to violence – including violence against American citizens, Democratic leaders, and President Obama.

          The worst offenders are Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity, whose shows are broadcast in prime time to large audiences.

          Your advertising dollars are helping FOX News poison the minds of Americans and destroy our democracy.

          I urge you to immediately stop advertising on FOX News.

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          p>For more information on the FOX boycott visit:  http://foxnewsboycott.com/

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          p>Even easier has to be to convince Democrats not to send their advertising dollars to FOX.

          • Quoting from an email from Bertha Lewis the President of ACORN

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            The behavior of some ACORN employees has been completely indefensible, but make no mistake — the resulting sideshow is being fueled by the Right to distract all of us from the truth. And the truth is this: ACORN’s work is invaluable. We make sure the have-nots and have-lesses get some say and some political power in this country — and the people protecting the status quo have never been a big fan of that………………..

            Despite recent news, and despite what talking heads are so thrilled to repeat — there’s a great deal more to ACORN than what the Becks, Limbaughs, and Bachmanns of the world would have you believe. While it may be politically expedient to grab a seat on the bandwagon with the pundits and politicians wagging their fingers at the misdeeds of a handful of ACORN employees, the facts remain the same.

            The vast majority of ACORN employees roll up their sleeves day-in and day-out, working long hours on behalf of the low- and moderate- income people in this country. They do good work — most of it work that the government can’t, or simply won’t, do.

            And that’s why we need you to contact your members of Congress and ask that they stand with ACORN now.

            There are a lot of good reasons to continue to stand firm with ACORN. Here are just a few:

            * ACORN has helped nearly 50,000 homeowners access foreclosure prevention services since the start of our nation’s foreclosure crisis;

            * ACORN played an integral role in the passage of 6 statewide minimum wage increases in Florida, Ohio, Missouri, Colorado, Arizona, and California and the City of San Francisco — increases that set the stage for the national increase in 2007; all told over $2 billion put directly in the pocket of low-wage workers.

            * ACORN fought hard against predatory lending for a decade, winning legislation in Massachusetts, New Mexico, California, New York and New Jersey, and changes in the behavior of some corporations that led to over $6 billion of equity staying in the hands of working families.

            You and I know this isn’t work that Big Business, Big Media, or Big Politics are particularly fond of. But that’s not why ACORN exists. ACORN exists to make a difference in the lives of millions of Americans — often poor, often black or brown, often immigrants — and to make sure that all of us have a seat at the table and a voice in the voting booth.

            And you can bet that’s what this is REALLY about.

            ACORN is the nation’s largest community organization of low- and moderate-income families, with over 500,000 member families organized into neighborhood chapters in 75 cities across the country. Since 1970 ACORN has taken action and won victories on issues of concern to our members. Our priorities include: better housing for first time homebuyers and tenants, living wages for low-wage workers, more investment in our communities from banks and governments, and better public schools. ACORN is an acronym, and each letter should be capitalized. ACORN stands for the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.

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            • But even if the corruption is localized it sounds like this group considering its open support for

              better housing for first time homebuyers and tenants, living wages for low-wage workers, more investment in our communities from banks and governments

              it is a political action group that is actively taking liberal stances on labor and housing issues. Now I am all in favor of agitating for the minimum wage and fair housing, etc. but I am completely against my tax dollars funding this, just as I would oppose my tax dollars funding any overtly political activity from any political perspective.  

              • Opposition from the right-wing does not mean that an activity should be ineligible for public funding.

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                p>The right-wing advocates:

                • Slums, shacks, shelters, and trailers for first time homebuyers and tenants.
                • Perpetuating sub-poverty level wages for low-wage workers.
                • Shifting bank and government investments from communities to private stockholders.

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                p>The right wing politicizes the public service provided by ACORN by opposing it — just as the right wing politicizes the global warming research of NASA by denying it.

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                p>The line is properly drawn at overt support for political candidates, as opposed to issues. Here are some activities that should disqualify groups from receiving public funding:

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                • Distributing campaign literature for a specific candidate.
                • Recruiting voter registrations for a specific party.
                • Sponsoring advertising for or against a specific candidate or party.

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                p>ACORN has done none of the latter.

    • He is probably buying a package of news channels on your local cable system.  His ad probably didn’t air beyond your town, and the money went to the cable system – not Fox.

  3. First off, everything you have written here over the past three weeks indicates you are a strong Martha Coakley supporter…

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    p>Secondly, as others here have suggested…the local Cable TV ads (or Broadcast TV ads for that matter) aired on national networks are placed on the local affiliated and the revenue is retained by the local affiliated–in this case either Comcast, RCN or Verizon/FIOS.  Sure there is a .01% chance that Capuano’s people purchased a national spot so that people in Calf. and the rest of the country can see the ad, but that is foolish and just isn’t happening.

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    p>It appears you have no concern about stopping the “Fox agenda” but really want to create a false perception about Capuano and his loyalties.

    • In defense of Sue K….she may sincerely not know how this ad buying stuff works.  Fox News has the highest ratings and EVERY candidate will buy Fox during peak reach times to get their message out…even if they despise Fox POV and bias…you must go where the voters are…

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      p>I support Martha Coakley and would encourage her to buy all the stations she can…there’s an old expression by Dag Hammershold: “If the mad man hollers in the marketplace and no one responds, it makes his theory appear incontrovertible.”

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      p>We should get the other side of the story on Fox, even if we have to pay to do so.

    • I did in fact include my support of Coakley and respect for the Congressman in my post. I also noted that he is likely to be just the 1st to advertise on FOX as he is the 1st to advertise.

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      p>It is a learning experience as to how the spots are contracted, but still believe that it can and should be done. The boycott of FOX advertisers is an important as Fox News has engaged in the intentional deception and manipulation of information in order to influence the actions and behaviors of their viewers.

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      p>I have also previously posted comments here at BMG on this topic including August 15: http://vps28478.inmotionhosting.com/~bluema24/s…

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      p>Boycotting Democrats is a bad idea, but hopefully we can all ask our candidates not to advertise on FOX.

  4. Capuano is buying spots on Fox 25 because it has the fastest growing audience in the Boston media market.

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    p>From the Boston TV News media analysis site:

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    p>http://hinghamweather.com/bost…

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    p>WBZ won again at 11 PM; WCVB remains the dominant station in town by winning part of the morning and all of the daytime shows; WFXT continues to do better and better in the morning, and owns late night news at 10 PM.

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    p>The above refers to the July ratings; as such it’s just a snapshot in time. The trend, however is working in Channel 25’s favor.

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