When we wrote about GCN being an ABC affiliate (June 3, 2005) and how GCN President Ted Anderson said that his primary goal was to make GCN a mainstream network , people screamed that it couldn’t be so. But if you log onto GCN’s homepage right now, the first promo you see declares:

          Coming August 20: College Football Conference Call with           Gary Danielson of ABC NEWS!

In addition, some of GCN’s hosts are actually apologizing for the type of ads that are currently being run on their station. What types would that be? Well, for starters, how about commercials for Sam’s Club and Tucker Carlson. Yes, you heard that right. What could be more mainstream than Sam’s Club – a tentacle of Wal-Mart’s New World Order global shopping network? And how about Tucker Carlson, who used to be a pundit on CNN’s Crossfire, and is now employed by MSNBC and the government/corporate-funded PBS. GCN is actually publicizing shills for the opposition!!! How much phoniness are we supposed to tolerate? Now can you see why hosts like Jack Blood are apologizing for their sell-out? WING TV would never in a million years run ads for Wal-Mart or the mainstream pundits. Why is GCN? Even their newsbreaks originate from the USA Radio Network, another mainstream source.

With this information in mind, we’re starting to wonder what’s next. Will GCN start running ads for World News Tonight with Peter Jennings, 20/20, and Primetime Live? Worse, maybe they’ll just start giving shows to people like George Will, Rush Limbaugh, and Michael Moore. After all, it seems like they’re moving further away from “real news” on a daily basis and instead turning to cars shows, gardening shows, animal shows, sports shows, home improvement shows, and computer shows. If you want a network to become mainstream, this is exactly how to do it – hook-up with ABC, and then fill your schedule with fluff (least-common-denominator) programming. We wouldn’t even be surprised if they booked a psychic hotline show.

Doesn’t this all seem a bit curious, especially when you view this situation from Ted Anderson’s perspective? Y’see, every person I’ve ever spoken to about Anderson has said the exact same thing – he’s a businessman who doesn’t give a damn about the patriot or truth movements. It’s simply a vehicle --- a means to an end. So, as he becomes more and more mainstream, Anderson will realize that ads for his “conspiracy shows” (which seem to dwell on body odor, toenail fungus, energized wacky water products, and over-priced food supplements) don’t bring in as much revenue as do shows for “brainwashed America.” So, the hard-hitting programs will be pushed-out in favor of those carried on ABC. Hell, GCN even runs commercials from the same companies that are included on the ABC radio network. Can’t you see the writing on the wall? What’s next in line – Martha Stewart Living and jingles for McDonalds? What do they think their audience consists of: fools?

I wouldn’t even be worrying, but when I see GCN’s attitude toward Alex Jones’ censorship, it becomes very troublesome. When bringing this issue to Ted Anderson’s attention, he told Lisa Guliani that if censorship wasn’t a problem for Alex Jones, it wasn’t a problem for him either. How can such an attitude make anyone feel comfortable, especially when we know how much information the networks censor and suppress? Furthermore, what’ll happen if one of these big-money high-rollers approaches Anderson and says, “We’d like to work with you more in the future, but those Illuminati shows make us nervous”? What do you think Anderson would do - maybe nudge his hosts to soften their stance, or even eliminate that type of programming altogether? Before we know it, GCN could become Clear Channel-lite, with massive sell-outs like Art Bell and George Noory at the helm.

It’s certainly something to consider; and you have to admit, weirder things have happened.