Christmas in a home without Fox News (Dish Network) [View all]

[underpants]

My mom's house. They know that we don't agree politically but there is usually something slipped into the conversation. And yes I usually respond.

This year - no Fox News. CNN is back on the Dish Network and Glenn Beck's The Blaze is being offered without subscription. They think he "has gone over the edge" me:"He's a con man".

We've watched Christmas movies, talked about sports, talked about new babies in the extended families, etc.

My mom at one point said "What do you do for news?" Me: "check out Al Jazeera" (as a joke) but my mom actual had looked into it.

I did have to research "There is a controversy about Winnie the Pooh not wearing pants" - turns out it was one town in Poland.

I love my folks obviously but it is interesting to see them basically without ammo. They simply don't have their daily briefing or have it continually reinforced.