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61. Every year My family stays at the same hotel in Thousand Oaks and it has FOX on it at breakfast

Wed Sep 12, 2012, 02:51 PM

Sep 2012

I got an email from the chain asking for my opinion and I wrote that I had trouble eating breakfast while Fox was on and was offended. They sent me an email back that it is the owners choice of what to play on TV in the mornings. Well I also remembered when checking in they were very rude to a Hispanic man who spoke broken English. I knew enough Spanish to help the man communicate what he needed. Needless to say when we went this year I stayed at another hotel as I realized the owner/manager was a Tea bagger and would no longer get my money at his hotel.

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So My Conversation With Hotel Management About Television [View all] rsmith6621 Sep 2012 OP

Good work! elleng Sep 2012 #1

Great! I wonder if you were talking to someone who also was annoyed with fox. mucifer Sep 2012 #2

Good job! DLnyc Sep 2012 #3

You earned your reward. dogman Sep 2012 #4

Great story! StrictlyRockers Sep 2012 #5

As the saying goes, "a closed mouth doesn't get fed". Jamaal510 Sep 2012 #21

"They had never thought about the viewing consideration before." R. Daneel Olivaw Sep 2012 #6

That is exactly my sentiment also! mazzarro Sep 2012 #53

WooooHoooo~*~*~*Way to go~*~*~*~ Astazia Sep 2012 #7

Welcome to DU! calimary Sep 2012 #22

Thank you! freshwest Sep 2012 #8

Most excellent! part man all 86 Sep 2012 #9

when one of my friends was in a coma, I walked into her room, and that crap was on the tv. I niyad Sep 2012 #10

I work at a hotel. Chipper Chat Sep 2012 #11

Good job! I always speak up too. Lifelong Protester Sep 2012 #12

That's like a miracle story! Cha Sep 2012 #13

Back when I was trucking... DAMANgoldberg Sep 2012 #14

always speak up!!! good things come to those that do. trailmonkee Sep 2012 #15

YES. ALWAYS speak up. I did that at my bank when they had Pox Noise on all the monitors. calimary Sep 2012 #24

the talking heads on CNBC are just as rightwing BUT Patiod Sep 2012 #41

Nice to hear, good job! DrewFlorida Sep 2012 #16

Very good suggestion rl6214 Sep 2012 #17

Les Schaub Tires. mick063 Sep 2012 #18

They can only say "yes" if you ask. SunSeeker Sep 2012 #19

I'm Pretty Sure baggers Are Told To Request faux On The TV When They Go Into A Business Bigredhunk Sep 2012 #20

Excellent. Thank you for speaking up. SheilaT Sep 2012 #23

Even Fox is better than what my dentist has on Freddie Sep 2012 #29

Are you sure it wasn't Faux News Paulie Sep 2012 #69

It's a little hard to read a magazine or book in the dentist's chair. Heywood J Sep 2012 #30

I know, right? Patiod Sep 2012 #42

A tape of fish in an aquarium; yeah, that's entertainment.... eShirl Sep 2012 #50

Agreed. Unplug the Viewscreens LarryNM Sep 2012 #59

a Best Western in the 4 star range? blueamy66 Sep 2012 #25

my thought also -- we used to call them "B Westerns" KurtNYC Sep 2012 #32

They have made some changes. progressoid Sep 2012 #40

Hmmm.....maybe we'll have to rethink BWs blueamy66 Sep 2012 #51

Indeed. Customer service is key. progressoid Sep 2012 #72

My guy is a 5 Star member blueamy66 Sep 2012 #75

Winning! TeamPooka Sep 2012 #26

I have always suspected that the faux numbers are inflated randr Sep 2012 #27

I tried that at the Park Vista Hilton Duppers Sep 2012 #28

I make it a point to request FAUX be turned off in every establishment I patronize. Airport bars, Vincardog Sep 2012 #64

One of these will work too ROFL Mr Dixon Sep 2012 #31

Not if they are flat screens hooked up to a central cable box. TalkingDog Sep 2012 #33

I'm Grateful For My Slingbox... KharmaTrain Sep 2012 #34

I usually just slap a "Turn off Fox News" sticker on the TV in cases like this. rgbecker Sep 2012 #35

Great! greiner3 Sep 2012 #36

Excellent. We should all speak up, politely, and MineralMan Sep 2012 #37

re:So My Conversation With Hotel Management About Television allan01 Sep 2012 #38

Great work! Jim__ Sep 2012 #39

Fantastic job! Liberalynn Sep 2012 #43

See? The Squeaky Wheel Does Get the Most Grease! Liberalman777 Sep 2012 #44

I know how to deal with FAUX ... bayareaboy Sep 2012 #45

Nice work! Congrats! Daayyummmboi Sep 2012 #46

Good for you. samsingh Sep 2012 #47

That is so fabulous. 12AngryBorneoWildmen Sep 2012 #48

You are an excellent role model. More people should be speaking up. dixiegrrrrl Sep 2012 #49

I complained to my health insurance people in a Kaiser center and thecrow Sep 2012 #52

www.turnofffox.org has a registry for FAUX public brainwashing stockholms nightscanner59 Sep 2012 #54

Post removed Post removed Sep 2012 #62

I did the same at a Flying J truck stop! imanamerican63 Sep 2012 #55

Good on you! . . . aggiesal Sep 2012 #56

Good job! nt abelenkpe Sep 2012 #57

I work at a hotel. If I'm on, MSNBC or a local channel is on for news. glowing Sep 2012 #58

Same here..I clock in and put the TV on either MSNBC or PBS and leave it there most of the night. Volaris Sep 2012 #80

K&R felix_numinous Sep 2012 #60

Every year My family stays at the same hotel in Thousand Oaks and it has FOX on it at breakfast kimbutgar Sep 2012 #61

Nice work! nt FedUpJerseyGirl Sep 2012 #63

Good on you! Chakaconcarne Sep 2012 #65

gotta love it... WCGreen Sep 2012 #66

The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Thanks for speaking up. alfredo Sep 2012 #67

I spoke to a rep at my local quite large health care facility about having fox on the TV. Dont call me Shirley Sep 2012 #68

It makes no sense to have all 4 stations on the same channel unless.... LynneSin Sep 2012 #70

Huzzuh! sakabatou Sep 2012 #71

YAY! Rider3 Sep 2012 #73

Way to go! City Lights Sep 2012 #74

Now that's a post every DUer can rec. TransitJohn Sep 2012 #76

I had the same experience at a Best Western in Florida harun Sep 2012 #77

Nice job! Snarkoleptic Sep 2012 #78

Quite often speaking with management is all it takes xmas74 Sep 2012 #79