Why? Because they broadcast news that you disagree with?
On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 11:05 AM, plainolamerican <[email protected] > wrote: > > > > *she could not watch the Fox News Channel---they should change their name > to Zionist News Channel* > On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 10:17:06 AM UTC-5, Travis wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.teaparty.org/white-house-nixes-fox-news-51994/ >> >> >> >> August 18, 2014 9:58 am >> >> - Media <http://www.teaparty.org/category/media/> >> >> *A Mississippi woman says she was told by workers at a Veterans >> Administration facility that she could not watch the Fox News Channel in >> its waiting room because of a directive from the White House.* >> >> (One News Now) – Tammy Williams, a resident of Gulfport, Mississippi, >> spent eight years in the United States Air Force. She and her mother >> recently visited the Veterans Benefits Office in Jackson to take care of >> some business involving her father, who had passed away in June, and being >> the only people in the lobby, they requested that the television be changed >> from CNN to the Fox News Channel. But the answer was no. >> >> “When I called and spoke with the facility manager, he said that that was >> a direct order from the White House — that they’re not allowed to turn the >> channels,” Williams reports. >> >> She goes on to tell OneNewsNow that she decided to make the request >> because of what a Navy Reserve officer friend told her. >> >> “He was telling me that on ships whenever they deploy, they’re only >> allowed to listen to CNN … and even if they request for a channel change, >> they tell them that they can’t change the channel because it’s a directive >> straight from the White House,” the veteran relays. “And he told me that is >> the way it is for all government agencies.” >> >> OneNewsNow has received an e-mail response from a public affairs officer >> at the Jackson facility that reads, “Neither the Jackson Regional Office >> nor the Department of Veterans Affairs has a policy or directive regarding >> which television stations are broadcast in our facilities. Fox News is one >> of the many stations we have available at our facilities. We have clarified >> the situation with the facility and regret any confusion that may have been >> caused.” >> >> But Williams stands by her account of the ordeal. >> >> http://www.onenewsnow.com/media/2014/08/18/white-house- >> nixes-fox-news#.U_IwXvldV8F >> >> >> >> >> __._,_.___ >> ------------------------------ >> Posted by: "Beowulf" <[email protected]> >> ------------------------------ >> >> >> Visit Your Group >> <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/grendelreport/info;_ylc=X3oDMTJmM2liczhjBF9TAzk3MzU5NzE0BGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDdnRsBHNsawN2Z2hwBHN0aW1lAzE0MDg0ODc4MDY-> >> >> >> [image: Yahoo! Groups] >> <https://groups.yahoo.com/neo;_ylc=X3oDMTJlZDV2bnU0BF9TAzk3NDc2NTkwBGdycElkAzIwMTk0ODA2BGdycHNwSWQDMTcwNTMyMzY2NwRzZWMDZnRyBHNsawNnZnAEc3RpbWUDMTQwODQ4NzgwNg--> >> • Privacy <https://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/groups/details.html> >> • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use >> <https://info.yahoo.com/legal/us/yahoo/utos/terms/> >> >> __,_._,___ >> >> >> -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "PoliticalForum" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
