I've said it before, and here again: TURN OFF YOUR TELEVISION

[WilliamPitt]

You'll drive yourselves to distraction watching that mess. I watched it for a few minutes and developed brain bubbles.

There's a lot of outside beyond your door. At worst, the Simpsons are on somewhere.

*click*

Ahhhhhhh...

[scarletwoman]

1. You're right. Time to make a beer run.

:D

sw

[madinmaryland]

27. TV is on, but muted.

Oh, I lost track of time, the Orioles are on tonite! Got an excuse to change the channel. Even the wife is excited about watching sports tonight!!

[Nlighten1]

67. Have you ever hear that song called "Beer Run"?

http://www.bobandtom.com/gen3/featured_audio_pages/snider_audio.htm

It is hilarious.

[Nlighten1]

2. The distraction is what they are counting on...

Why do you think they spend so much money developing TV?

Listen to what he has to say about it.

:)

http://gnn.tv/countdown


It is working now.

[frank frankly]

3. tv is gone from my life

don't miss it, except for star trek, comedy, and sports...

one of the best things i ever did!

[No2W2004]

4. CSPAN is OK....

NO commentary, just the sounds of people lineing the route on their cell phones....

[hiphopnation]

10. may I please know

what that little puppet is and where I may aquire one?

Thanks a mil

[No2W2004]

22. here's a link....It's a Cheney puppet holding a W puppet.

http://www.greatlakesscienceandnovelty.com/

[hiphopnation]

30. Oh my....

that is just priceless and I thank you ever-so-much. Sending one to my republican Uncle right now...:bounce:

:thumbsup:

[matcom]

5. NNNNNOOOOMMMMAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

NESN :D

[Kathy in Cambridge]

8. EXACTLY!

GO SAWX!!!

:D :D :D

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[Kathy in Cambridge]

12. Buh-BYE!

:hi:

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[Kathy in Cambridge]

20. Oh please

:cry:

[FreedomReload]

15. Attacking a DU favorite already?

Welcome to DU.

[gumby]

7. simply amazing

I can't help wondering what country I'm in. This is the military/ceremonial/propaganda that I've always associated with places that I've been conditioned to fear -- like Commie Russia and Commie China.

Egads!

[shraby]

11. I've still got the weather channel

on. They have hurricane week and no Reagan!

[Sterling]

19. Yes this is embarassing. Its not Chairman Moa for christs sake.

CNN is acts as if the whole country is a cult for the RW. I never thought I would see such a shameless propaganda fest lasting all week long like I have seen this week.

[VelmaD]

9. The Simpsons is NOT on here...

been pre-empted by REAGANREAGANREAGAN. ARGH!!!!!!!

[childslibrarian]

16. I'm watching Jon Stewart

On the comedy channel. Wonderful.

[JitterbugPerfume]

18. I turned off my TV

as soon as I heard the old FKR bought the farm

[susu369]

56. Me too, JitterburgPerfume

Maybe by next Monday I'll be able to turn it back on.

[Cleita]

13. I'm watching re-runs of "Stargate, SG 1".

It's amazing how much the Go'auld or the aliens who pretended to be the gods to us mere humans resemble the neo-cons in our WH today.

[Jane Austin]

34. Oh, I LOVE Stargate, SG 1!

Richard Dean Anderson is dreamy!

[Q]

17. Haven't watched any cable or network news...

...for over two years now...so it's not a problem avoiding the Reagan Retrospective.

[David Zephyr]

21. We Had the TV Off All Weekend.

And only turned it on to watch the Lakers.

I agree with William. Turn it off, folks.

Do some reading.

I'm currently reading "Rebel" by Tom Hayden. Great book, by the way.

[Eric J in MN]

23. I cacelled all tv service three weeks ago (nt)

nt

[in_cog_ni_to]

24. Food Channel? TLC?

"While you were out." Trading Spaces" Oh Yeah!


Food Channel

1002 ways to cook ribs on the grill? Meals in 30 minutes. Grillin' and Chillin'......I've never watched the food channel before. It's been a lifesaver for me. ;) I'm hungry for some reason.

[Amaya]

25. I haven't seen any of the Reagan (milk it for all it's worth) lovefest

Been watching the food network and learned how to make barbecue pizza :9

edit:

[spanone]

26. I'd like to but it's like watching a wreck or something, can't turn away.

damn, I hate that.

[Generic Other]

28. Brain bubbles! That's exactly what happened to me!

I thought it was PMS, but if you had it too...

[elfin]

29. Watching Betty Grable and Dan Dailey

sing and dance now in an old movie. Then "Unfaithfully Yours" with Dudley Moore. Then the new Reno 911 and then Jon Stewart to get me through this day. Only two more days to go until he is finally planted.

Don't remember nearly this much coverage for LBJ.

[greatauntoftriplets]

31. I did, was trying to get the damn local weather....

...and find out about the damn storms heading this way.

[madrchsod]

36. you read my post? i-88 is now

ronnie highway thanks to our governor-if you have to venture out this way there`s- rt 38,64,and 78..

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

42. When did Blago re-name I-88?

Turned the TV on about 90 minutes ago to catch the weather, but of course, no local news on

[greatauntoftriplets]

43. Read it in the Tribune this morning.

:puke:

Fortunately, I rarely have to use it, live closer to I-94 and I-90.

[Jane Austin]

32. Amen, Brother Pitt!

I'm happy as a clam, streaming Air America with my weather radio by my side just in case.

It's a real frog strangler here, but I'm safe inside, so all's well.

The radio is MUCH nicer these days than television.

[madrchsod]

33. well i would----but the break room

where i work has fuck`n cnn on all the time-(to hot to go outside) so who do i see fuck`n dumb ass pickles shitting all over nancy reagan..soo after i find out the fuck`n governor blago renamed i-88 to reagan highway..then i get to town and going done the street i spied-TWO FOX SAT TRUCKS AND TWO SAT FEED TRUCKS broadcasting from the dear departed ronnies house..then of course the paper and tv reporters are searching every nursing home looking for any one alive and coherent to talk about ronnie .well they found at least three so far....thank god i`ve got du and world link is playing really bitch`n world music videos..

[mzmolly]

35. Done long time ago. Though I hear a Friends re-run coming on!

Not generally quite the exciting moment for me, as it is right now. But?

"I'll be there for you.....blah blah blah blah blah" Ahhhhhhhhhh

[sendero]

37. How about...

... just watching Comedy Central or a movie?

I can proudly and truthfully say I haven't seen one second of the Reagan brouhaha because I don't watch TV news anyway. Why would I, even in the best of times it is 90% propaganda.

[Dover]

38. I for one am savoring the moment. Now pass the fava beans and the chianti.

This is delicious!

Now for the piece d'resistance, or perhaps peace d'resitance......

Dessert ala Bush/Cheney - heads on a platter with a glass of Rummy.


burp*

[htuttle]

39. Hell no!

I'm watching Democracy Now on the public access channel right now. Maybe after it's over.

[No2W2004]

40. This is the first I've watched

and only because I wanted to see them drag his corpse to the capitol. That was the only thing worth watching.

Been watching the "Monster" shows on Discovery and stuff on History and Food channels.

[buddhamama]

41. i think this a rather fitting eulogy for Reagan

too bad it won't be read

FATHER MIGUEL D'ESCOTO: First of all, let me start out by saying that, of course, Reagan is now dead. And I, for one, would like to say only nice things about him. I'm not insensitive to the feelings of many U.S. people mourning president Reagan, but as I pray that god in his infinite mercy and goodness forgive him for having been the butcher of my people, for having been responsible for the deaths of some 50,000 Nicaraguans, we cannot, we should not ever forget the crimes he committed in the name of what he falsely labeled freedom and democracy.

More: http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=04/06/08/1453219

[scarletwoman]

45. Thanks for posting that.

I swear, the cognitive dissonance between the whorefest apotheosis all this week, and the actual TRUTH of the great evil that was done in our country and in the world during Reagan's presidency, is going to make my head explode!

AAAARRRRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!

sw

[northofdenali]

44. We've had ours off pretty much all week.

Except for my father-in-law's occasional old Westerns (at 84, he's entitled).

My own TV hasn't been on in nearly a month.

[Taverner]

46. Put in some Sid and Marty Krofft DVD's

Light a bong hit, and then watch some HR Pufnstuf.

Trust me, the world becomes a much better place.

[skippysmom]

47. West Wing rerun, baby

I love Bravo.

When that's over I think I'll pop in a DVD.

[terrya]

48. I was reduced to turning it over to "Everybody Loves Raymond".

Oh, dear God.

[Norquist Nemesis]

49. Four TVs but NO MORE

of this insane, over the top, continuous coverage for us. Enough already!

We've got Nickelodeon on one TV and Cops on another. The other two are off!

There! I feel much better now. :)

[underpants]

50. Did he just say "this guy is as stale as a bag of Fritos on a roadtrip"?

I coulda sworn he did.

[CityZen-X]

51. Television The Drug Of A Nation

breeding ignorance!

[proud patriot]

52. You are so correct

I haven't watched T.V. cable News for a few months.
I'm a much happier person listening to Air America
All Day .

[0007]

53. Except for the ballgames it has been off!!

[eleny]

54. Escape From New York is starting on AMC

I stomached about 2 minutes of the Reaganfest - until I saw where his son, Michael, was standing. In the back, btw. Now - to watch my movie!

[neuvocat]

55. How many sunrises and sunsets have been missed?

What about the nice days you'll never get back? What will become of those rare chances to enjoy a beer and a game of pool with friends? What aboutthe chance to spend time enjoying the things that are not so generously given in daily life?

[devinsgram]

57. It's Law and Order reruns for me

I just can't get enough of them, then there's TLC, The Discovery Channel and on and on. Haven't seen any of the crap on regular tv.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

58. Blazing Saddles on ABCFamily!

That's what I'm watching tonight. :-)

[Triana]

59. I never turn mine on!

Don't even have cable anymore. Haven't since 2000...

Well, I do watch a DVD or vid once in a while...but I will NOT patronize bu$hit's prop 'O Ganda machine. To hell with 'em all.

:D

[librechik]

60. what's a television?

Isn't this 1865?

[hellbound-liberal]

61. My mother always referred to it as the "idiot box" and this week has

certainly proved her point. Thank God for DU!!!

[eridani]

62. And don't turn it back on.

Pick certain programs you want to follow and tape them. It's been 20 years since I've watched TV in real time--anything that's worth watching has been taped some time or another by friends or family.

[RobinA]

63. Pick Up a Book

Doesn't anybody here READ???

[Crewleader]

64. Good Advice William

it's too much...NO TV for the rest of the week for me friend! :loveya:

I see how wise my other friends are posting on this thread too...
hello to all...:hi:

[LWolf]

65. Great idea!

Oh yeah; I already did. I've watched zero coverage of Reagan's death. I turned off NPR on my way home, and didn't get any further than the headlines in my paper. I read a news article on the net announcing his death when it first was reported, and I felt like I knew everything I needed, or wanted to, about it.

Of course, that's what I do anyway. I read latest breaking news from several sources, and then move on. I haven't had news or any kind of a talk program on my tv since February of 2001, when I became single and stopped sharing my space. (Except for the primary debates!)

I'm happy with getting whatever I need to be informed, and then moving on.

[GumboYaYa]

66. Exactly...

I'm on the way out to get ice cream with the kids. When we get back we may watch SpongeBob for the rest of the evening.