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Fox News to Shut Down for Routine Maintenance Monday Morning at 11:30
NEW YORK Fox News Channel announced today that it would shut down for what it called routine maintenance Monday morning at 11:30 E.T.
Fox News president Roger Ailes explained the timing of the shutdown, which will be the first in the history of the network: We wanted to pick a time when we were positive nothing would be happening that our viewers would want to see.
Mr. Ailes said that Fox had considered shutting down only once before, exactly four years earlier on January 20, 2009, and later regretted the decision to continue broadcasting that day: It turned out that no Fox viewers wanted to watch TV that day. And I mean none.
According to Mr. Ailes, for the twelve hours Fox News is off the air on Monday the network will broadcast a continuous photomontage of white people.
Regular viewers of Fox probably wont notice anything unusual, he said.
After the routine maintenance is completed, Mr. Ailes said, Fox News will return to the air Tuesday morning with its regular broadcast schedule: For Fox viewers, it will be like Monday never happened.
http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/borowitzreport/2013/01/fox-news-to-shut-down-for-routine-maintenance-monday-morning-at-1130.html
proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)grantcart
(53,061 posts)proud2BlibKansan
(96,793 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)Plucketeer
(12,882 posts)Cirque du So-What
(25,973 posts)Surely they have some filler for that time slot...guns being grabbed or somesuch? No missing white girls? Anything at all?
demmiblue
(36,885 posts)tblue
(16,350 posts)Haha! You got me!
babylonsister
(171,090 posts)I try.
PatrynXX
(5,668 posts)Fox News will buy it and shut off for 12 hours. lets see if any dopes at Fox News don't show up for work.
tavernier
(12,400 posts)They are presently decorating the set with black crepe banners, loading the funereal music and covering the mirrors. The weeping and wailing and gnashing of teeth will be awesome.
It's the only time in four years that I can't wait to tune in to Pox.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)With Fake News shut down,were going to extra busy with all the sheeple looking for something to entertain them selves. Hey this is good,we have been looking for some extra dollars in the till. Oh,forgot,probably a Gun and Ammo show taking place some where in town. What a life style!!!! Duh!!!
littlemissmartypants
(22,797 posts)Regular viewers of Fox probably wont notice anything unusual, he said.
This one not so much:
NYtoBush-Drop Dead
(490 posts)maybe someone will pull the plug so they can't come back on the air...
Whovian
(2,866 posts)Cha
(297,651 posts)as usual.
Yes, I know it's Andy Borowitz.. lightening the mood and showing how dumb fox is simultaneously.
Thanks babylonsistah.. Happy National Service Saturday
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