Where were the teabaggers of the 70s? Let me thank them from 40 years in the future for saving me from paying for fatties to watch their 'free' TV. RON PAUL! READ RAND!
It doesn't matter what you think of cable TV, there's nothing you can do about the protoceratops on top of your television. It's an endangered species, and moving it off of your TV by force is illegal.
This is almost akin to the healthcare 'debate' right now. This was 30 years ago and people then were afraid that you couldn't get your free channels anymore. It's 2009 and if you have an antenna you can still get the same basic local channels for free.
New options don't always equal forced alternatives.
I think that the "sign the petition in the lobby of your theater" may be the key to this...perhaps movie theaters trying to keep TV from getting better / having more channels. I dunno, if not at least I started a rumor.