Just cancelled my Newsweek subscription. Reason given: Why should I pay

LittleApple81

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Mon Nov-15-04 10:55 AM
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Just cancelled my Newsweek subscription. Reason given: Why should I pay

to read government propaganda?
I already canceled my cable TV (still have cable network connection). If we don't do something that hurts them where it counts, it won't even register. I think all the "blues" (even those of us who must live in a "red" State) HAVE TO MAKE A STATEMENT and take a stand. Besides, it is such a relief... Bush's picture in the last issue of Newsweek was the straw that broke the camel's back for me.

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ispeculate

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Mon Nov-15-04 10:57 AM
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1. Congratulations on cancelling your cable

I havent had cable for 5 years. I get all my news on the internet. What are you going to do with all of your free time now?

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LittleApple81

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Mon Nov-15-04 11:14 AM
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6. Read books I select. Be on the Internet. Work on my house. Write letters

I don't have enough hours in the day any more...

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mhr

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Mon Nov-15-04 11:18 AM
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8. I've Been TV Free For Years Now - Definitely Keeps The BP Lower

eom

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Longhorn

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Mon Nov-15-04 10:58 AM
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2. Will you get a refund?

I plan to cancel my subscription, too, but I did notice that it is somehow paid till 2006, I think. I'll cancel anyway but I was just wondering.

I also cancelled my subscription to the Austin American-Statesman due to their Idiot Boy endorsement and they know why. They're still delivering it -- I think they think I'll change my mind. I need to call them today and tell them to quit littering my driveway!

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LittleApple81

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Mon Nov-15-04 11:01 AM
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3. I don't know about a refund. But I don't really care. I almost threw up

with that cover... Puke!

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Pirate Smile

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Mon Nov-15-04 11:26 AM
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11. I had to immediately rip it off. There was a thread a week or two ago

about that. A lot of us riped the cover off. It was sickening to see.

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goddess40

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Mon Nov-15-04 11:52 AM
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12. Yes, to refund

This is Goddess40's mom. I canceled both Time and Newsweek and I have been a subscriber for over 10 years. Told them I wouldn't support corporate and White House dictated news any longer. Also said they have no true journalists, only shills for *. Said I would resubscribe when they mend their ways. They told me I would get a refund.

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Kitka

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Mon Nov-15-04 11:07 AM
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4. I got Newsweek free....

with my donation to NPR 3 years ago. They just kept sending it. I�ve cancelled mine recently as well, and mine was free!

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Harlan James

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Mon Nov-15-04 11:11 AM
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5. I let my Newsweek subscription run out

Since I get most of my news from the internet I find myself reading traditional media less and less.

I've decided to keep the NY Times, tho. Not so much for the politics but the science articles, op-ed, and movie reviews.

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flobee1kenobi

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Mon Nov-15-04 11:21 AM
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9. for all those that canned the cable tv

http://www.gosatellite.net/

free-to-air dish tv

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Glenda

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Mon Nov-15-04 11:16 AM
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7. I turned the chimp cover around at the dentist...

last week. I couldn't bear to have the smirker gazing at me while I was sitting in the waiting room.

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hollywood926

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Mon Nov-15-04 11:25 AM
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10. I am on hold right now cancelling my cable...

What am I going to do without the Food Network? I don't know! But I shall suck it up and survive.

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