Be forewarned, this is a rant. In no uncertain terms I am PISSED OFF that yet again my hockey team is being shit upon by executives in big bidness because some dickless wonder decided they gotta have more cash for their channels.
I don't give a damn who is responsible for it really, but this time it is Rupert Murdoch and Fox and that gets me to salivating at the opportunity to pester them mercilessly.
In case you weren't aware of it, Fox and Dish are in a pissing match over Fox wanting to hike its rates by 50%. Now, I don't watch much on FX, though some do. I think NatGeo is a fraud compared to the actual magazine, but Fox Sports Net is important to me the sports fanatic.
Look, if I had a choice in the matter I would wish failure on every Fox venture in existence. I don't. The contracts are signed and my Dallas Stars are playing as I bang away on this keyboard. The fact that NJ has them in a 2 goal hole notwithstanding, I WANT TO SEE IT.
Well, I can hit up Google as well as the next idiot. I didn't pay a whole lot of attention to the secretary on the other end of the line when she said I should be calling Fox Sports. I know better. I know who owns all of Fox and News Corp. Name is Rupert Murdoch, he calls the shots on this and the WSJ now charging for content and he can kiss my ass. I am not going to call some other BS number he generated to try to force Dish to accept his demands. Nosireebob, I am going to call up News Corp and pester whoever I can get on the line. They own all of it. If I can make them dread the next call from another sports fan with a phone and an opinion that would be just peachy.
You want another 50% from me Rupert, you damn pirate, you are gonna have to fight me over it and I don't give up easily.
If you are wondering, this is where I went when I hit that little search button on Google .