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Who Really Owns Al Jazeera? And What’s to Become of Current TV’s Hosts?

Jan. 5, 2013 10:25am Mike Opelka

Since the news broke earlier this week about the sale of Al Gore’s ultra-liberal Current TV, much has been said about who bought the channel (Al Jazeera) and who tried — but was rejected (Glenn Beck). Beyond that story, the media deal brings many questions to light.

Who owns Al Jazeera?

That’s a fairly simple question. The network is owned by the Qatari government, which is run by the Al Thani family. The U.S. State Department describes Qatar this way:

Qatar is an hereditary constitutional monarchy governed by the ruling Al Thani family in consultation with a council of ministers, an appointed advisory council and an elected municipal council.

It’s a kingdom — complete with a royal family that controls massive wealth from their substantial oil and gas reserves.

Will “Al Jazeera America” (one reported new name of the channel) keep any of the programs from the Current TV lineup?

Perhaps a better phrasing of that question would be: Why would Al Jazeera keep any of the programs from the Current TV lineup?

Who Really Owns Al Jazeera? And Whats to Become of Current TVs Hosts?

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Most reports about the sale have mentioned that the Qatar-owned outlet was buying Current TV not for its programming but for the access to an estimated 42 million cable TV households that carried it. If cable operators allow Al Jazeera to simply slide into Current’s channel position, that increases its potential audience nearly tenfold. However, that plan was also hit with a significant body shot this week: Almost immediately after the sales was announced, cable giant Time Warner — the fourth-largest provider in the country — announced that it was dropping Current TV from its systems.

Joy Behar, Stephanie Miller, Elliot Spitzer and others at Current have undoubtedly been aware of the difficulty network has had in establishing an audience. Despite being in almost half of the country’s cable TV households, Current and its programming is virtually unknown to an overwhelming majority of Americans. Most of the awareness came from the hosts promoting their shows on other outlets. Joy Behar could plug her “Say Anything!” show on ABC’s “The View” and radio talkers like Bill Press and Stephanie Miller were able to flog their television efforts on radio, but none of these translated to ratings significant enough to argue for the channel’s survival.

It also seems unlikely that Al Jazeera would openly accept some of the shows on Current. After all, the channel is owned by the Qatari government and the country has some very strict rules when it comes to lifestyles and behaviors. The State Department again offers offers some vital information about the network’s new owners:

Islamic beliefs and tribal traditions provide an important foundation of the country’s customs, laws and practices.

Translation: Shariah law is the standard in Qatar.

Current’s new bosses are also not as tolerant of the broad spectrum of “lifestyles” we see here in America. Some of the openly gay hosts, like Stephanie Miller, might have to ask themselves if they could work for a company that would consider them criminals who deserved to be whipped and locked away in prison? Again, we’re quoting the State Department’s public information on Qatar:

Homosexual activity is considered to be a criminal offense, and those convicted may be sentenced to lashings, a prison sentence, and/or deportation.

Gay lifestyles are not the only problem that Al Jazeera’s owners might have with some of their new employees. People with HIV/AIDS are advised against visiting the country:

Qatar does not allow individuals with HIV/AIDS to live in the country. Medical exams are required for all long-term visitors and residents. Individuals who have HIV/AIDS may be subject to deportation

The country is also very strict on what women can wear in public. Qatar does not require all women to wear the burqa in public, but it does take issue with many wardrobe choices considered acceptable in America:

Foreign visitors are expected to remain sensitive to Islamic beliefs and practices and not dress in a revealing or provocative manner, including the wearing of sleeveless shirts and blouses, halter tops and shorts.

In addition to Qatar’s constraints on fashion, free speech is also something that the new owners have issues with. Again, from the guidance of the State Department:

Incidents involving insults or obscene language/gestures often result in arrest, overnight imprisonment and/or fines whether the incident occurs between private parties or involves officers of the law. Insulting someone in public is considered a punishable offense.

Based on that information, one could safely assume that most of the Current TV lineup, if the channel were carried in Qatar, would be subject to arrest on a daily basis, if they ever set foot in the country.

And what if Al Jazeera were to offer to keep any of the Current TV hosts? Would any of the very liberal on-camera talent agree to stay if offered a position with a company run by a gay-hating, free speech squelching, theocratic monarchy that makes its billions selling oil and gas?

One high profile host on Current TV has already announced that she is leaving the network: Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, host of “The War Room.”

Image: Current TV

While media outlets seemed to draw a line connecting the end of Granholm’s TV show with the Al Jazeera purchase, Granholm’s Facebook announcement sought to debunk that:

“My agreement with Current was for the duration of the election (and the sale). It has been a very fun adventure; we are blessed with a wonderful team. We’ll continue to broadcast ‘The War Room’ for the next few weeks through the transition, but after that I’ll be going back to teaching, speaking and other things.”

It will certainly be interesting to see if Al Jazeera retains any of the present staff from Current TV. To date, they have only stated some rather vague intentions.

Al Jazeera spokesman Stan Collender told USA Today that the new channel “will offer straightforward, in-depth journalism,” but many in the news media are dubious of that statement. Al Jazeera does not exactly have a spotless record for “straightforward” reporting:

In 2008, former ABC-TV Nightline reporter Dave Marash, brought on to anchor Al Jazeera English for American audiences, quit after two years and said the anti-American bias at the station was “reflexive.”

Media watchdog groups have also stepped up to voice their concerns about this deal. Andrea Levin, president and director of the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America, told USA TODAY:

“The agreement by Al Jazeera cable television network to buy Current TV is not necessarily a plus for U.S. cable operators or their audiences. It (Al Jazeera Arabic) is not the Middle East equivalent of CNN, as it is often but mistakenly described.”

Qaradawi – Host of “Sharia and Life”

Ms. Levin cites a specific example when speaking of one of the channel’s most popular programs called “Sharia and Life.”

…hosted by Sheik Yusuf al-Qaradawi, a former “spiritual guide” of the Muslim Brotherhood. Al-Qaradawi has called for conversion of Europe and North America to Islam and a Muslim-led genocide of Israel and the Jews.

Earlier this week, TheBlaze covered Al-Qaradawi and his ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Jazeera.

With that, many questions still remain:

How many of Current TV’s 40million plus cable households will remain after cable companies consider the new owners and what might be seen on the channel?

Will there be straight-forward reporting on Al-Jazeera America?

If offered jobs on the new network, will any of the Current TV talent agree to work for a company with ownership that considers gays to be criminals who deserve to be whipped and jailed?

We’ll be watching.

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SamIamTwo
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:57am
Paid attention to al jazeera back in 2003 and determined they provide a perspective from the enemies side. AND it ain’t kind, let alone balanced but they do show you exactly what many in the USA have been saying about Sharia Law and they show how the wild donkey of a people live.

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- banjarmon
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 12:27pm
  YeeHaaw….bahar will be wearing a berka!!!! Justice is served!!!
  
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- db321
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 1:02pm
  Their Cable overnight ratings should be great. Conservatives have been propping up CNN, MSNBC and the rest of the Liberal media every time they tune in to watch the Liberals cast a new lie.
  
  The problem is that all Channels measures viewers by Cable overnight ratings, and conservative viewers that subscribe to cable are paying the bills for these Liberal Socialist Station. Keep watching you uninformed Conservative voters, you can keep these stations around for a few more years.
  
  I have cable and I NEVER – tune in to any Liberal program or news station. I am not going to allow these station to make one penny off of my viewing habits. Did I say Never watch them, well I mean it – I never Watch nor should you – not even for a second.
  
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- dublinthewagons
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 1:16pm
  Behar may be used as a sex slave. Picture that
  Moral if this “camels need lovin’ too”
  
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- E.Souchak
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 1:21pm
  The Valerie Plame case: The man who was appointed to appoint Patrick Fitzgerald “Special Counsel”
  
  http://illinoispaytoplay.com/2013/01/04/the-valerie-plame-case-the-man-who-was-appointed-to-appoint-patrick-fitzgerald-special-counsel/
  
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- decendentof56
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 2:28pm
  I can only hope that Behar is offered a spot.
  As a Jew, will she decide to accept…. under the premise that she wants to present another viewpoint (sharia law,discrimination of women, and hatred of Israel), or will she decline. What a choice for her, huh?
  Another thing I find quite amusing is that a former VPOTUS sold his portion to an entity which believes in the very things R Limbaugh was falsely criticied for when he wanted to buy an NFL franchise.
  If you remember, Rush was deamonized for simply wondering if a marginal (my word) quarterback (Donovan McNabb) was being pushed to succeed simply because he was Black.
  Rush never did buy the team , (the Vikings, if I remember correctly) due to the leftist uproar over his McNabb comments. McNabb went on to prove Rush correct with regards to his competency.
  
  Has anyone heard any leftist outrage that Gore & co. sold to an entity opposed to human rights.
  
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- ofass
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 2:39pm
  DECENDENTOF56 – why do you think Behar is Jewish? she is Catholic.
  
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- decendentof56
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 3:24pm
  OFASS…..
  You are right, Joy was born of Catholic parents.
  She was married to a Jew (Behar), and certainly espouses the angry, unyielding, unapologetic leftist attitude that many Jews from (especially, and in my opinion) NY are associated with. Those like Behar do, largely, support leftist ideology. That was an easy mistake to make with her last name and arrogance. Her vicious attacks on anything not linked to leftist ideology are a matter of record.
  
  Another example of that arrogance is Congresswoman D Wasserman-Schultz. Allen Grayson would be the male example of that same arrogance.
  
  Look at how many Jews are in Congress, and all but E Cantor are on the left side of things.
  
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- The_Jerk
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 4:49pm
  We need al Jazeera for balance, if for nothing else. Americans have been kept in the Sharona Schwartz type media for far too long.
  
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- rose-ellen
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 8:05pm
  They don’t have a reputation for doing straight reporting? and fox does? or cnn for that matter?What the heck is straight reporting? Looks like finally there is a break in the right wing zionist controlled american media. And you gulls are freaking out. There’s a crack of light penetrating the american media. No wonder you so called believers in free speech and a free press are scrambling to find a legal way to disalow aljazeea. and if you can’t do it legally -you’ll simply cut them off-like time warner. Shows how scared the zionist controlled time warner is of some truth getting out to the gulled sheep.The good news is the cat is out of the bag and the counter narrative of the zionist press is getting out .And will continue to do so in this 21stc -of the people-all people.
  
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- lillymckim
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 9:47pm
  I emailed DTV to find out if they will air Al Jazeera TV and I’m still waiting for a response.
  
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- Beck_Art_Of_Obama_In_PeePee
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:13pm
  “Will any of the Current TV talent agree to work for a company with ownership that considers gays to be criminals who deserve to be whipped and jailed?”
  
  What? Outrageous! Everyone KNOWS that hômosexuals (“sex perverts” for those of you how have something against the English language) are to be STONED TO DEATH! None of this slacking off with whipping, or jailing, or even doing nothing, for Justice!
  
  Yes, Islam shows up America by knowing SOMETHING must be done to “criminals”. How far has America slid into her abyss …
  
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- Taquoshi
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:48pm
  decendentof56 -
  
  Joy Behar divorced her husband, Joe Behar, who was a college professor, in 1981. Since 1982, she has lived with Steve Janowitz who she finally married in 2011. However, according to Wikipedia, she describes herself as an agnostic. Surprise, surprise, surprise….
  
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- petersenonmain
  Posted on January 6, 2013 at 3:14pm
  I see no problem with Aly boys, after all we should be use to it, with the Marxist 5 already on the air in the USA. I just wonder when they are going to buy a news paper like the NYT and we wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between them and the current owners.
  
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- Xyskalla
  Posted on January 6, 2013 at 3:32pm
  “How far has America slid into her abyss …”
  
  America didn’t slide. America dove into the abyss. I’m baffled by the mass-delusion that’s making people think that the shark tank we’re diving into is an oasis. An ultra-liberal woman preferring Shariah law over ownership by Beck? I don’t care if it is Behar, that is stupidity beyond reason. True, she’s never been known for her common sense, but this seems more like delusion than ordinary stupidity.
  
  It reminds me of a 1960 movie The Hypnotic Eye, where women had been hypnotized into washing their face with acid or setting their **** on fire, deluded into thinking they were doing something else. The only difference is that it’s the country as a whole that is deluded into destroying ourselves, rather than an individual.
  
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- donotdrinkthekoolade
  Posted on January 6, 2013 at 7:15pm
  DB321, Amen! Amen! Amen! Couldn’t have said it better myself!
  
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- shorelineliz
  Posted on January 6, 2013 at 7:45pm
  Show MIller being lashed and Behar in a burqa and I will tune in. for a bit. justice is served!
  
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ROB RAGE
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:49am
Just when you think Al~~Jazerra~~~Gore can’t can’t any lower~~~~He does…This Benedict Arnold Sal Alinsky sycophant Takes a $100 million in “Dirty Oil Money ” and gives the Muslim Fanatic aiding and abetting Media a foot in the door for their Propaganda Machine in America~~~Big Al extorts $$$$ with his Global Warming Jihad from Taxpayers and businesses…with the Cap and Trade scam and now this…What a hypocrite…Then he trys to avoid the higher rate with Capital Gains taxes….Democrats Love higher Taxes when they can exempt themselves..!

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- OBFSU
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 12:52pm
  Home run, Rob!! On point
  
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- Keatonc33
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:04pm
  Glenn beck pretty much said exactly that on his radio show a couple days ago. just a few small tweeks I’d make though. One thing. Al Jazeera doesn’t aid terrorism in any way! never has, they are actually a fair and extremely credible news organization. I get that most of glenn’s audience hears the name al jazeera, thinks it sounds too middle eastern and assumes its evil. but thats normally not the case! 99.9% of the arab world have nothing to do with extremism or terrorism. and that 99.9% is their target audience. by the way 99.9% is an actual statistic. secondly the great majority of their money comes from advertisements, cable sales, etc etc. Not oil.
  
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- The_Jerk
  Posted on January 6, 2013 at 1:01am
  Short term memories. Gore was taking Chinese money for the Clinton administration years ago.
  
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- The_Cabrito_Goat
  Posted on January 7, 2013 at 3:02pm
  Keaton333, do you work for that creepy Media Matters company? Do they pay you to “spy” on the enemy, by listening in on their shows, or do you really have all this time in your day to listen and ridicule and stalk conservative figures?
  
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forthepeople
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:47am
Current ‘ looser ‘ TV , by the looks of there line-up of talking heads ?

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- Walkabout
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 12:43pm
  I hope Al Jazeera gets rid of the women. It is much easier to debate liberal men than liberal women. use the same logical arguments in a debate with a liberal woman as you would with a liberal man and the liberals will say you are picking on a woman.
  
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- subic
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 3:03pm
  Maybe Jen Granholm will have to go back to whoring around Hollywood.
  
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tradcatholicgirl
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:45am
Just shot an email to DISH Network with a request to drop the channel from all it’s packages.

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- bava
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 12:10pm
  I actually just did the same thing concerning all the Catholic/Christian crap DISH has. Why should I pay for that garbage!!! We closed minded people need to stick together!!!! Thanks for the e-mail you sent!!!!!
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 12:30pm
  I don’t bother with complaints since i bought a black-market converter and spliced off my neighbor’s dish in the middle of the night. Now you’re both paying for my free channels. Share the wealth, right?
  
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- tradcatholicgirl
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 12:45pm
  Bava,
  
  I’m close-minded? You don’t even know me.
  
  Oh, I get it. It’s my sign-in name, isn’t it? That one thing tells you all you need to know about me, doesn’t it?
  
  Because I am a traditional Catholic I somehow am bigoted, right?
  
  I think we could debate on who is more close-minded here.
  
  There is a world of difference between Christian broadcasters and an extremist organization that spreads hate and calls for the death of all Americans who don’t conform to Sharia. Death to all people who are gay, death to women who won’t dress appropriately….I could go on. But you know this already, don’t you?
  
  Why don’t you brush up on your weak critical thinking skills and get back when you can debate with the big people.
  
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- tradcatholicgirl
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 12:47pm
  East,
  
  Enjoy!
  
  Reading your comments is more than enough compensation for any DISH dollars I inadvertently send your way!
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 12:47pm
  Cable giant Time Warner — the fourth-largest provider in the country — announced that it was dropping Current TV from its systems.
  ***
  Current V has lower ratings than OVTV. OVTV was dropped, so why should CurrentTV be dropped except for political concerns?
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 12:48pm
  bava
  
  Lets go to an a la carte business model. See how long the liberal content lasts.
  
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- sta
  Posted on January 6, 2013 at 9:32am
  There already is al a carte. Pick up a Roku, drop your cable, get an antenna for local. For an investment of about 100.00, you’ll have the best tv for around 18.00 a month. When Directv wanted to charge us 60.00 a month, we did just that. Three years ago. First we just had Netflix. Then GBTV came on. It took a bit of getting used to (having to wait for your favorite shows to hit Hulu or Netflix) but soon, the shows we used to be addicted to, became secondary to the new shows we watch on demand. We love Doctor Who, Sherlock and Merlin. AND we don’t pay to support crappy networks that we wouldn’t watch if someone paid us to.
  Just remember, al a carte cable is going to end up costing you more because of channel bundling. If you want just TV Land, it supports MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, Nick and Spike because they are all Viacom. Pick one and Viacom isn’t going to charge you less than the entire package They would lose ad revenue. Right now if you channel surf and pause on a station, that is recorded. So they have a chance that something on a station that you don’t watch, getting a hit. They are not going to lose that.
  Cut the cable, get a Roku. And no, I don’t own stock in Roku but I sure could work in their marketing department! I love mine!
  
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- wahotsdad
  Posted on January 6, 2013 at 11:27am
  I did the same thing and got a jerkweed reply saying that they had a broad veiwership, so it sounds like i’ll either drop them or end up supporting terrorists. Maybe DirectTV will drop them and i’ll go there!
  
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TIMEBOMB
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:36am
My loyal subjects and those that didn’t vote for me your generous ruler has decided to give you a blast from the past. It’s a clip of ole Jennifer in her younger days,she wasn’t my type even then,I like the young strapping muscular man who is protective of me like one of my SS men and one in particular stands out his name is Jack Hammer and whenever my beard isn’t lurking about me and Jack have some bonding time,they say it’s good to bond with your SS men and I agree.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4FJIP-eZCA

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mattmo79
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:25am
So instead of spouting radical progressive ideology, the channel will be spouting radical Muslim ideology!! Is there really that much difference between the two ideologies?

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- civilwarcometh
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:34am
  So there is no difference between their media and our’s all government run? WOW who’da thunk..
  
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- barber2
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:35am
  Excellent observation since both hate ” traditional ” America….
  
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- UNALIEN
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:47am
  yup, instead of pushing modern liberal Fascist propaganda, they will now be pushing Islamo Fascist propaganda…
  
  same thing, Tyranny through Statism for the elites and their cronies to extort wealth and power from their people,,
  
  It is like we are stuck in a bad reality show and can’t leave…
  
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stopprintn
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:23am
I think I’ll wright my local cable provider, just to let them know all services at my home, will end if they choose to air Islamo-facist BS.

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- stopprintn
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:31am
  Write…..ups
  
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TRILO
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:18am
This should make many in the Washington happy. The likes of Hillary and her cronies are always praising Al Jazeera as a better news source than the MSM. I think the MSM should be worried as Al Jazeera may come looking to buy their failing networks too.

As our government is in bed with Qatar and are actively funding and arming the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Qaeda rebels in Syria maybe this is their indirect way of overtaking the US airwaves, through proxy.

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- shorelineliz
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:35am
  This is the best news to happen since sliced bread. Al-Jazeera won’t be able to keep their #### mouth shut and they will spew a bunch of hate and junk about Israel and the West and then everyone can see exactly what is up.
  
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- claude9
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 4:29pm
  “maybe?”
  
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LukeAppling
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:09am
Jennifer Granhohlm is apparently prejudiced, a liberal how odd. Al Gore stood tall and gave up his very small principles to make the deal…what a man! A Nobel Peace Prize, a failed marriage, a motel groping, a best selling book scam based on 35 lies[An Inconvenient Truth"] and he fell of his Weight Watcher diet it appears, his life is going well on his way to hell.

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- joey g
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:24am
  these commie libs are gettig a taste ofwhat they want for us….jew jo behr working fora muslin tv sation…i don’ think soooooooooooooooooo
  
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- toto
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 7:46pm
  Joey G, Want the media to be sure and quiz Behar as to whether they let her go or she quits. IF she quits, will be interesting to hear the reasons and whether she will be called a bigot for doing so. Love the squeeze she is in, but only if it is all completely filleted for public viewing.
  
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FlagWavingPatriot
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:07am
The article says Time Warner has dropped Al’s Jizzera. I wrote DirecTV to see if the are, too. No answer yet (been about 24 hours).

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- woodyee
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:16am
  Good morning, Patriot!
  
  Yesterday, one of our members posted that they wrote DirectTV about getting the GlennBeck Show, and that he received a response leading him to believe they were seriously considering it.
  
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THORS_BIG_HAMMER
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:02am
Al Gore never stood for anything other than his own wallet,,, Biden has been more an effective VP than Gore,,, that’s shameful, Tipper needs some wood and gore cant close the deal however Cap and Trade will make gore Billions ,,, yes Billions.

This is for you Tipper

F, is for fighting,
R is for red Ancestors’ blood in battles they’ve shed
E, we elect them,
E, we eject them In the land of the free and the home of the brave
D, for your dying,
O, your overture
M, will cover your grave with manure

This spells out FREEDOM, it means nothing to me
As long as there’s P.M.R.C
lyrics by Dave Mustaine.

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- Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:10am
  Well said.
  
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sophmorr
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:01am
don’t really care what happens to the hosts but i would love to have seen joy behar try to do her show in a burka.

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:16am
  Or Granholm. LOL, this bit still makes me laugh.
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4FJIP-eZCA
  
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- mrunner
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:17am
  And Grandmole too! I just pray she stay in CA. We are working hard to turn Michigan around. Don’t want her liberal backside in this state ever again. She caused so much liberal decay in her 8 years as governor.
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:59am
  lol… Behar in a Burka? OMG! Her ratings would definitely go up if people didn’t have to look at her.
  
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- WildschweinJager
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 2:57pm
  @Sophmor
  
  She would have to be mute as well. Not sure how to do that. Maybe send her to Afghanistan to live with “her” peoples.
  
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barber2
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:59am
Guess the these Obama voters will have a real taste of life under the radical Democrats who will sell you down the river for their pieces of gold minus any ethics ( radicals have none -read Rules For Radicals ) and then you will be forced to live under a ” new/ changed” set of rules which are totally foreign to anything you have ever know and which negate all of the freedoms you have taken for granted all of your life ! Welcome to the Chicago radicals’ world ! Welcome to ObamaLand ! Welcome to Goreland. The ” new” America : home of the frightened and land of the screwed.

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woodyee
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:55am
What possible problems could Jennifer Pig Granholm and the other Libs on that show have with Sharia?

To the contrary, Libs have more in common with Islamists than they do with Americanism.

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- barber2
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:01am
  Agree. They share the same anger, hatred, and intolerance.
  
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- woodyee
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:04am
  Good morning, Barber! ;-)
  
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- barber2
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:12am
  Greetings , Woodyee….and Timebomb , our Obama Channeler !
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 12:54pm
  Maybe Al Jazeera can hire Kathy Griffin & Anderson Cooper to co-host a show.
  
  We would have a 3 ring circus!
  
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paulwbrown
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:54am
We can expect to see more of their TV personnel in burkas and with beards which will actually be an improvement.

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UNALIEN
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:53am
Al Jazeera and Qatar: The Muslim Brothers’ Dark Empire?

http://jcpa.org/article/al-jazeera-and-qatar-the-muslim-brothers’-dark-empire/

There has been a significant presence of the Muslim Brothers (also known as the Muslim Brotherhood) in Qatar since the second half of the twentieth century. The first wave came from Egypt in 1954 after Nasser had smashed their organization. The next wave came from Syria in 1982 after Hafez el-Assad bombed their stronghold in Hama. The last group arrived after September 11, 2001 – from Saudi Arabia.

In 1995, the present Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, deposed his father in a bloodless palace coup. One of his first steps was to establish the Al Jazeera satellite channel in 1996, which is the most viewed station in the Arab world with an estimated audience of some 60 million.

The Egyptian Maamun Fendi wrote in Asharq Alawsat that some 50 percent of the network’s personnel belong to the Muslim Brothers. He believes that Qatar, by embracing the Brothers while hosting American bases, has found the perfect formula against retaliation by Arab leaders and attacks by Islamic extremists. Al Jazeera has become a weapon in the hands of an ambitious emir who may be driven by the Muslim Brothers and who is threatening the stability of the Middle East.
With the Muslim Brothers increasingly aligned in recent years with Iran, by repeatedly attacking the Sunni Arab regimes and inciting against them, Al Jazeera is serving as

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- TRILO
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:10am
  Which is why Qatar is assisting the US in supporting the Muslim Brotherhood and Al Qaeda rebels in Syria.
  
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mrunner
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:52am
Hoping this will make the overwhelming rejection of Sharia Law and far left “progressivism” clear. The only true downside of this is that the obese hypocrit Al Gore is making millions on this failed venture. Only the conservative radio talk shows will make this an issue. Thankfully some of then have also brought to light that Fox News has a major stockholder from the Saudis. Do we still believe that they can truly be “Fair, Balanced and Unfraid” when one of their major shareholders is an unseen censor? Thank God for Beck and those like him in the media that are not bought and paid for….

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Dano.50
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:47am
This shows how utterly insane people like Gore are.

To accuse us of wrecking the environment via fossil fuels then selling to a company and country that does nothing but?

A company which also promotes hatred and the absolute destruction of any with dissimilar views INCLUDING your own?

That’s the quintessential definition of selling your soul.

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- gyro
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:55am
  your forgeting he tryed real hard to sneek the sale in under the tax deadline to save 9 milion
  
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- UNALIEN
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:01am
  Al Jazeera made Al Gorelioni an offer he couldn’t refuse…
  
  The Globalists are nothing but two bit parasitic mobsters… working together to screw the masses
  
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matt_c
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:47am
This is somehow both horrifying and hilarious. Algore is betraying everything he purports to believe in with this sale and sending his fellow liberal mouthpieces packing which is hilarious. I’m sure he’s going to buy tons of carbon credits with the proceeds. The horrifying part is the power this gives to our Islamic enemies. It’s another foothold for their propaganda and perhaps worse. I’m no longer a cable or satellite subscriber, but I urge any who still are to request their providers follow Time-Warner’s lead and drop this channel now.

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sinner-saint
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:46am
Are we going to get to watch some good beheadings and stonings? They could bring a whole new meaning to bloodsports you know. The chopper vs. the chopee…….just a thought lol.

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TIMEBOMB
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:43am
My brothers own Al Jizzera and they’ll continue to spray my propaganda all over the American idiots that voted for me twice! Al Jizzera is a fine addition to the rest of my propagandist lineup. Praise be to me BHO.

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- gyro
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:56am
  clap clap clap !!
  
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- barber2
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 11:01am
  Ding..ding..ding…
  
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- Eastinfection
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 12:32pm
  lol… I’m beginning to think TIMEBOMB really is POTUS and is using Blaze as his “Confessional”.
  
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Pat_in_NC
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:41am
I don’t see why they wouldn’t stay.
Both the Left and the Islamists want to destroy the west and the US constitutional government.
They just disagree about who will be in charge at the end.

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- hillybeans
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 2:56pm
  ah ha!
  
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gyro
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:32am
please please please dont fire Joy Behar
she belongs there (burqa added)
So can any of you fellows photoshop a burqa on to a picture of joy

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- decendentof56
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 2:52pm
  The only difference will be that the burqa will have a idiot inside.
  
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IndyGuy
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:30am
“What’s to Become of Current TV’s Hosts?”….WHO cares???

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ResistSocialism
Posted on January 5, 2013 at 10:27am
I really don’t give a rats ****

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- bava
  Posted on January 5, 2013 at 12:12pm
  You just did when you read and posted. IRONY ALERT!!!!!!!!!
  
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