The perfect anniversary gift for my wife - The Fox Blocker

[MrScorpio]

We need a bunch of these puppies in our house

>>Fox News 'Blocker' For Sale--A 'NY Times' Filter Next?



By The Associated Press

Published: March 25, 2005 6:00 PM ET


It's not that Sam Kimery objects to the views expressed on Fox News. The creator of the "Fox Blocker" contends the channel is not news at all.

Kimery figures he's sold about 100 of the little silver bits of metal that screw into the back of most televisions, allowing people to filter Fox News from their sets, since its August debut.

The Tulsa, Okla., resident also has received thousands of e-mails, both angry and complimentary — as well as a few death threats.

"Apparently the making of terroristic threats against those who don't share your views is a high art form among a certain core audience," said Kimery, 45.

Formerly a registered Republican, even a precinct captain, Kimery became an independent in the 1990s when he said the state party stopped taking input from its everyday members.

Kimery now contends Fox News' top-level management dictates a conservative journalistic bias, that inaccuracies are never retracted, and what winds up on the air is more opinion than news. "I might as well be reading tabloids out of the grocery store," he says. "Anything to get a rise out of the viewer and to reinforce certain retrograde notions.<<

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000855753

[saltpoint]

1. Now she can never say you don't really love her.

Excellent gift.

[madeline_con]

2. very nice...

I can't even imagine how this thing works, so long as it does!

Death threats because you don't want to watch Fox, now that is an interesting concept...


>>>>> what winds up on the air is more opinion than news<<<<

Kimery's absolutely right. That lame "Fox and Friends" is a talk show, not morning news, and an abysmally BAD one at that.

I don't care what two bimboids with their ribs sticking out between thier boobs think about the war!

[TrustingDog]

3. you have to Pay for this?

whatsamatta with your thumbs on the remote?

huh???? I don't get it.

[ProgressiveConn]

4. Allows for parents to censor what their children see I guess...

Though it would be better to sit and watch the nonsense with them and tell them why questioning an extremist's policies doesn't make you unpatriotic.

[TrustingDog]

6. hey, different strokes, I guess.

When my dot was young and some 'surprising' moments came up on tv, (we really didn't roam much, if you know what I mean) I just made comments about what was delivered and told her it was bullshit when it was, whether it was 'nekedness' or male domination or politics. whatever.

I know it's not as simple as I make it sound, but it works for me. OKAY!!!!? heh.

(and it's worked for her too, I think....)

[liveoaktx]

7. Or, if you have Dish Satellite, you can block channels FOR FREE

I don't know about DirecTV but I assume they have the same thing.

On DISH, you can go to the menu options and lock out channels so they don't show up on the channel listing.

[unhappycamper]

5. and then there's the mobile faux blocker

a tv-b-gone remote off button. I saw it in the online Herrington catalog, so it's mainstream. Here' the tv-b-gone home page:

http://www.tvbgone.com/home.php