Cable News Ratings for Wednesday, August 15, 2012

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1. godfrey

   Posted August 16, 2012 at 2:16 PM

   Fox Rocks!!!!
   How I wish most left wing cable providers here in Canada could allow us the opportunity to have Fox as one of our cable news shows. Here, we only get boring, good for nothing CNN.
   Thank God for the internet, my only means of watching Fox news.

2. Former CNN Fan

   Posted August 16, 2012 at 2:18 PM

   Those are decent numbers for CNN at 7 and 8 ET. Oh, yeah, Ashleigh Banfield was on OutFront and Soledad filling infor Anderson. Hmmmm…

3. Laurence Glavin

   Posted August 16, 2012 at 2:18 PM

   Shep’s total among the 35 to 64 crowd (in thousands): 666. Gotta love it. Knowing Shep, he’s crowing about on Sixth Ave.

4. Suikostinger

   Posted August 16, 2012 at 2:24 PM

   How I wish most left wing cable providers here in Canada could allow us the opportunity to have Fox as one of our cable news shows. Here, we only get boring, good for nothing CNN.

   Must be nice for the news not to straight up lie to you like they do here in the U.S. Thank god for the Canada’s Radio Act.

5. Pete S.

   Posted August 16, 2012 at 2:29 PM

   thats funny. awhile back, i remember when ed’s total #s was 666 once.

6. lbsles

   Posted August 16, 2012 at 2:43 PM

   Chicago Erects Monument to Commemorate Barack & Michelle’s Fist Kiss at Baskin-Robbins…

   A Company Saved by Romney & Bain Capital

   North Korea would be proud of the dedicate Chicagoans who worship their own dear leader: Obama!

   Though the Baskin-Robbins the Obamas visited has been replaced with a Subway sandwich shop, there is a different Baskin-Robbins a few doors down in the same shopping center. Some suggested that the site could become a popular spot for first dates and even marriage proposals.

   But things are a lot different today than they were back in 1989.

   Fifteen-year-old Justen Jackson, a ninth-grader at Hyde Park Academy, said it would be hard to find a girl who would be impressed with a first date at an ice cream shop.

   “It’s nice, but I wouldn’t bring anyone here on a first date,” Justen said. “They’re going to want to go somewhere better than Subway or Baskin-Robbins.”

   http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-talk-obama-kiss-marker-20120816,0,766924.story

7. lbsles

   Posted August 16, 2012 at 2:46 PM

   11 Chicago Police Officers Sue After Being Replaced by African-American Officers Who Worked for Rahm Emanuel’s Campaign

   More Chicago ‘pay-to-play’ from Obama’s 9 1/2 fingered pal, Rahm Emanuel.

   Eleven Chicago police officers who were removed from Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s security detail when he took office have filed a federal lawsuit alleging they were replaced by officers who had volunteered on the mayor’s campaign.

   The officers, who are white or Hispanic, also alleged discrimination, saying African-American officers on the detail with less seniority were not demoted at the time.

   Thanks to liberal feel-good policies this often happens. More qualified individuals are denied jobs and promotions to fill hiring quotas.

   The lawsuit contended that police Cmdr. Brian Thompson, in charge of the security detail, and the city violated Chicago’s decades-old Shakman decree, which prohibits political considerations in most city hiring decisions.

   Six of the 11 officers also filed a complaint last year with the city’s inspector general’s office regarding the alleged Shakman violations. That investigation is still pending, according to an attorney for the officers.

   The lawsuit, filed Monday, said the transfers from the mayor’s security detail lowered the officers’ ranks and significantly reduced their pay and benefits. They are seeking unspecified monetary damages as well as a return to their previous jobs.

   May 2011, as Emanuel was transitioning into office, the officers were transferred out and replaced by officers who had not followed the same formal application process, in violation of city hiring practices at the time, the lawsuit alleges.

   Ksiazek said the officers tapped for the security detail got preferential treatment because they had either volunteered to work security on Emanuel’s campaign or had political connections to the campaign.

   http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-shakman-violation-lawsuit-20120816,0,4857883.story?roi=echo3-12866859779-9439527-0a8b9785efa2cfed6a665497cb131a5d&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Morning%2BBell

8. MathMan

   Posted August 16, 2012 at 2:50 PM

   @Godfrey
   Too bad Canada wants to control your information sources. Directv is great in the U.S.ofA., but if the liberals keep getting their way I think they will try taxing conservative stations. Claiming they are part of the 1% and need to have their taxes increased by a factor of 10 or more to drive them out of business.

9. Mark

   Posted August 16, 2012 at 2:55 PM

   Does lbsles even talk? seems all he/she does it come here post a bunch of pro republican articles then we never hear a peep. If you going to post something at least talk about it, otherwise it comes off like spam

10. Laurence Glavin

    Posted August 16, 2012 at 2:57 PM

    It’s easy to see why you use the moniker “MathMan”. I’m sure that’s because calling yourself “Writescoherentlogicalsentenceswithpunctuationand othergrammaticalstuffMan” is out of the question.

11. Coffee Steve

    Posted August 16, 2012 at 3:00 PM

    If this is the new norm for Fox, ad prices will rise

    @Hillbilly
    WE DID IT!!!!!

    *CO2 emissions drop to 20-year low… Can we lower gas prices now please?

    *DEATH PANEL DENIED: Conservative author steps in to pay hospital bill for Obama’s brother…

    How I became George Obama’s ‘brother’

    A few days ago I received a call from a man I recently met named George. He was a bit flustered, and soon informed me that his young son was sick with a chest condition. He pleaded with me to send him $1,000 to cover the medical bills. Since George was at the hospital I asked him to let me speak to a nurse, and she confirmed that George’s son was indeed ill. So I agreed to send George the money through Western Union. He was profusely grateful. But before I hung up I asked George, “Why are you coming to me?” He said, “I have no one else to ask.” Then he said something that astounded me, “Dinesh, you are like a brother to me.”

    Actually, George has a real life brother who just happens to be the president of the United States. (George Obama is the youngest of eight children sired by Barack Obama Sr.) George’s brother is a multimillionaire and the most powerful man in the world. Moreover, George’s brother has framed his re-election campaign around the “fair share” theme that we owe obligations to those who are less fortunate.

    One of Obama’s favorite phrases comes right out of the Bible: “We are our brother’s keeper.” Yet he has not contributed a penny to help his own brother. And evidently George does not believe, even in times of emergency, that he can turn to his brother in the White House for help.

12. Larry

    Posted August 16, 2012 at 3:11 PM

    Godfrey
    I’m not sure what part of Canada you’re hailing from, I’m in Alberta and I have fox on right now, through shaw cable.

13. James

    Posted August 16, 2012 at 3:15 PM

    MSNBC is still puttin up big numbers .Lawrence ED and Rachel still pullin in over a million total viewers each ..CNN is a non issue

14. betty

    Posted August 16, 2012 at 3:30 PM

    Old Joe “PLUGs” Biden may be needing to spend “more time with the family”
    and “pursue a hobby” while Hilery is waiting in the wings….

15. betty

    Posted August 16, 2012 at 3:38 PM

    Rakhell Rhoades Kill…Mr Edd…Lowrence…only 2 Million Plus short of
    O’Reilly and only One Million Plus short of Hannity and Greta and The Five
    and Fox & Friends…..hey-y-y-y-y, Not too bad.

16. 1nancy2

    Posted August 16, 2012 at 3:39 PM

    James, is that you? I’m happy you are back and hope you stay longer. Yes, MSNBC is doing well. Too bad they are not offered in the basic cable, rather than people having to pay more for them. Fox is all over the place, so their viewers are more predominant. They are everywhere, sometimes for free. I think Shep needs a job at MSNBC. Maybe they can ax CE Cupp and put him in her place. She’s just awful…bringing the 3 p.m. show down. Later.

17. lbsles

    Posted August 16, 2012 at 3:50 PM

    Fla. Seniors More Scared by Obama’s Health Plan Than Ryan’s

    President Barack Obama’s plans for healthcare are far more scary for seniors than those proposed by Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan, a new poll in Florida shows.

    More than half — 54 percent — of those over 65 say Obamacare scares them more than Ryan’s plan, the poll from Rasmussen Reports shows. Only one in three believe the Ryan plan is more scary.

    The figures show the older a person is the more likely they are to be worried by the Obama plan. For likely voters under 39, both plans scare them equally, for those between 40 and 64, Obama’s is the worse by a 47 to 41 percent margin.

    The figures also show that Hispanics are far more worried than whites who are, in turn, more worried than blacks about Obamacare.

    But the Rasmussen Reports poll is not all good news for the Mitt Romney campaign on the heels of Saturday’s announcement that he had selected Ryan as his running mate.

    While 43 percent say Ryan is the right choice — as against 32 percent who thought Romney should have picked someone else — 37 percent say they are less likely to vote for Romney with Ryan on the ticket while only 33 percent say the choice made them more likely to vote for the Republicans.

    Read more on Newsmax.com: Fla. Seniors More Scared by Obama’s Health Plan Than Ryan’s

18. Coffee Steve

    Posted August 16, 2012 at 4:26 PM

    Oh Oh!

    *Go To Your Room!
    Biden sent home to Delaware
    *Vice President Joe Biden is going home to Delaware.

    The updated White House calendar for Aug. 27 reports that “in the morning, the Vice President will meet with senior advisers. Later, the Vice President will be in Wilmington, Delaware.”

    “There are no public events scheduled,” said the 5:36 p.m. White House announcement, titled “Daily Guidance for the Vice President.”

    Biden’s retreat home during the increasingly frenetic 2012 race comes amid increased criticism for his campaign-trail performance.

19. Hoppy

    Posted August 16, 2012 at 4:29 PM

    @Suiko

    “Must be nice for the news not to straight up lie to you like they do here in the U.S. Thank god for the Canada’s Radio Act.”

    Yep, it’s always good to have the government dictate what can be said and broadcasted.

20. Letmethink

    Posted August 16, 2012 at 4:30 PM

    Early Start/Starting Point still below 200. Ho low can they go? How much longer will they be on Air. Solidad O’Brien gets no ratings at anytime. Why do they keep re-cycling her?

    Very sad Coffee about obama’s brother.