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After all, their tenacious dedication to abusing customers is a special talent, and it has helped Antennas Direct to double our sales.<\/p>\n<p>Out of gratitude, we traveled to Philadelphia to both congratulate and thank Brian Roberts, CEO of Comcast, on his company\u2019s impressive victory.<\/p>\n<p>Here is what happened:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4DSRIpex28A?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>To Comcast, stay the course.<\/p>\n<p>XOXO &#8211; Antennas Direct<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent contest from Consumerist, Comcast beat out Monsanto (a company with whom the word \u201cevil\u201d is often associated) as the Worst Company in America. And we are simply giddy with excitement at the results. We were truly pulling for them. 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