Televangelism and A La Carte Cable TV

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I think many like the a la carte idea because it would prevent having objectionable material in the home by virtue of just ordering cable.

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Yeah, like FOX News, the Family Channel, and Lifetime.These are all highly objectionable in my household.This message has been edited by schrafinator, 01-09-2006 09:06 AM

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Then, do you favor more choice or not?

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Of course.I have always been Pro-Choice.What about you?This message has been edited by schrafinator, 01-11-2006 07:51 AM

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Ahhh, my 80% rule. 80% bad, 20% good, no matter the profession, what do you think?

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80% of all medical doctors are bad at what they do?80% of all police officers?Soldiers in the US armed forces?

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try to find a good car mechanic, a good dentist, a good plumber, a good restaurant, you will see just how close that 80% rule is.
Your smart, you should realize this.

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I don't know if I do great research, or have smart friends that give me really good recommendations, but I have never had anywhere close to an 80% "failure rate" for people being bad at what they do.It depends upon the job, though, and also where you are. I would say that 80% of the waitstaff in my town is pretty bad. But you couldn't say that in the theater district in any large city; the restaurants in those places are going to attract the most skilled servers.The thing is, rat, you only gave examples from your own experience (with is very narrow and very biased) and have made no attempt to look at the wider overall picture.My mother has this thing against landscapers, because she thinks that most of them are incompetent, or lazy, or otherwise bad at what they do.The thing is, she is so cheap that the hires these unlicensed "handyman"-type people who have no clue how to do what she's asking, instead of paying more for a real professional landscaper with knowledge, experience, and training, and who is a real businessperson.So sure, in her limited, biased experince, all landscapers are incompetent shysters.