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WilliamPitt
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:24 PM Original message |
How about this: FUCK TV NEWS, PERIOD. |
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w8liftinglady
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. I have already... and not in a good way |
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Kalyke
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
2. Would agree with everything there except that I don't think |
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emulatorloo
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Nobody does better reporting, Solidly fact based. Sorry she smiles too much! |
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tavalon
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Sun Jan-23-11 01:03 AM Response to Reply #4 |
52. I like her smile |
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tavalon
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:57 AM Response to Reply #2 |
48. Rachel sweet?! |
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jmondine
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:59 AM Response to Reply #2 |
49. Both Keith and Rachel take their opponents apart |
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Initech
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
3. I never watch network news to begin with. |
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Matariki
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
5. I'm with you - let them go the way of newsprint. |
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The_Commonist
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
6. I haven't had TV in the house... |
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chillspike
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Sun Jan-23-11 10:02 AM Response to Reply #6 |
61. NPR is a good alternative to the combative sort of news (nt) |
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go west young man
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Sun Jan-23-11 10:13 AM Response to Reply #6 |
63. Smart way to go. |
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TicketyBoo
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Sun Jan-23-11 11:23 AM Response to Reply #6 |
76. I don't agree. |
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Auggie
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
7. I like Olbermann and Maddow, though being reminded on a daily basis |
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emulatorloo
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
8. I agree with your premise but 1, You should watch Maddow more. 2. Most blogs are BS |
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krabigirl
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Sat Jan-22-11 02:27 PM Response to Reply #8 |
34. Who would read blogs to get fact-based news? I go to the Guardian and the BBC. |
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Jackpine Radical
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
9. I gave up network news (and the rest of TV for the most part) |
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muriel_volestrangler
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:39 PM Response to Original message |
10. "TV News", or "TV News channels"? |
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WilliamPitt
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:47 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. My answer? |
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elocs
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
11. I watch tv, but not tv news. Too much following & fawning over the talking heads |
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Ghost in the Machine
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
12. I'm way ahead of you, Mr Pitt.. |
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bemildred
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
13. K&R. nt |
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Cirque du So-What
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
14. OK by me |
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patrice
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
16. I get ALL of my news from the internet. I watch an occasional speech on TV, or a debate on CSPAN, |
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patrice
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:57 PM Response to Reply #16 |
20. On edit: TV is mostly disgusting trash. nt |
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steve2470
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:50 PM Response to Original message |
17. Nothing on TV compares to DU and other decent sites. |
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The Backlash Cometh
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
18. Confession: |
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EFerrari
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:56 PM Response to Original message |
19. Support the independent media. They answer to you, not to a multinational |
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Lorien
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Sun Jan-23-11 09:45 AM Response to Reply #19 |
59. +1. nt |
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murielm99
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Sat Jan-22-11 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
21. I don't watch, either. |
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Gregorian
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Sat Jan-22-11 01:13 PM Response to Original message |
22. Now take the next step. Go non-commercial. |
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krabigirl
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Sat Jan-22-11 02:30 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. I agree with your post, even about the gas. We are in the process of moving closer to where we work. |
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Lorien
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Sun Jan-23-11 09:52 AM Response to Reply #22 |
60. Commercial is eating meat |
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Gregorian
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:25 PM Response to Reply #60 |
80. Commercially raised animals, yes. |
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Lorien
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Sun Jan-23-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #80 |
84. No carbon footprint? Not so |
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Gregorian
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Sun Jan-23-11 05:25 PM Response to Reply #84 |
89. Right on. |
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Scurrilous
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Sat Jan-22-11 01:23 PM Response to Original message |
23. K & R |
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shanti
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Sat Jan-22-11 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
24. same here |
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fishwax
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Sat Jan-22-11 01:41 PM Response to Original message |
25. well, I watch TV news, but I don't think they have any power over me |
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IDemo
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Sat Jan-22-11 02:01 PM Response to Original message |
26. A list of sources from FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting) |
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madrchsod
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Sat Jan-22-11 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
27. i`ll watch bbc america and that`s about it, |
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Cleita
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Sat Jan-22-11 02:18 PM Response to Reply #27 |
30. I watch it too and they do a good job on bringing |
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Cleita
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Sat Jan-22-11 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
28. Back in the days before television, yes I'm that old, we |
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saras
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Sat Jan-22-11 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
29. Good plan |
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backscatter712
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Sat Jan-22-11 02:20 PM Response to Original message |
31. Lately, I've taken to watching more foreign news. |
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krabigirl
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Sat Jan-22-11 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
32. +1,000,000. I haven't watched cable news since 2003, with the fake journos cheering for dubya |
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Mosby
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Sat Jan-22-11 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
33. K and R |
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pokerfan
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Sat Jan-22-11 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
35. Internet is much more immediate |
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DearAbby
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Sat Jan-22-11 02:36 PM Response to Original message |
37. We gave up TeeVee |
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progressoid
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Sat Jan-22-11 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
38. That's just ridiculous... |
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donheld
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Sat Jan-22-11 10:50 PM Response to Original message |
39. I haven't watched TV News in years either |
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M155Y_A1CH
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Sat Jan-22-11 10:55 PM Response to Original message |
40. No thanks for me too |
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Generic Other
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Sat Jan-22-11 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
41. I joined you during the Bush years |
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AsahinaKimi
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:06 AM Response to Original message |
42. I don't have a TV |
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Rex
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:17 AM Response to Original message |
43. I gave up cable years ago, see it sometimes at friends |
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Agony
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:42 AM Response to Original message |
44. Fuck TV News, Period! It's entertainment not news anyway. |
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moondust
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
45. delete |
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RegieRocker
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
46. Gave up on TV news during the Iraq war. The propaganda |
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tavalon
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:52 AM Response to Original message |
47. I watched on the intertubz |
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devilgrrl
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Sun Jan-23-11 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
50. Say it LOUD!!! |
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jmondine
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Sun Jan-23-11 01:02 AM Response to Original message |
51. Methinks I am not the only one imbibing this evening |
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tavalon
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Sun Jan-23-11 01:05 AM Response to Reply #51 |
53. Even my husband has a crush on WRP |
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ProfessionalLeftist
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Sun Jan-23-11 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
54. Turned off my cable TV 10 years ago... |
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Major Hogwash
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Sun Jan-23-11 01:39 AM Response to Original message |
55. Older people relied on the free 'over the air' news on tv for decades. |
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Safetykitten
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Sun Jan-23-11 01:42 AM Response to Original message |
56. Luddites...fall in and report! |
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xiamiam
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Sun Jan-23-11 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
57. turn off the tv..its trash and controlling and not even entertainment or informative |
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Lorien
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Sun Jan-23-11 10:42 AM Response to Reply #57 |
69. Oh man, I notice that all the time and it's scary as Hell |
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Beam Me Up
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Sun Jan-23-11 10:57 AM Response to Reply #57 |
73. EXACTLY! +1 |
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walldude
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Sun Jan-23-11 04:25 PM Response to Reply #57 |
88. Really? You can't find anything entertaining on TV? |
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Lorien
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Sun Jan-23-11 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
58. Amen. Fuck TV in general. With all the entertainment options out there, why choose TV? |
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decidedlyso
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Sun Jan-23-11 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
62. I quit watching American tv news more than 20 years ago. The news became |
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DinahMoeHum
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Sun Jan-23-11 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
64. Chatting on DU is much more fun, anyway. |
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JDPriestly
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Sun Jan-23-11 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
65. TV News is how you reach the majority of voters. |
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janet118
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Sun Jan-23-11 04:05 PM Response to Reply #65 |
85. I agree . . . just because we don't watch it . . . |
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JohnyCanuck
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Sun Jan-23-11 10:35 AM Response to Original message |
66. And the corporate print media is no great shakes either |
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trud
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Sun Jan-23-11 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
67. f tv. |
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rhett o rick
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Sun Jan-23-11 10:41 AM Response to Original message |
68. I gave up the tv news years ago. nm |
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Lorien
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Sun Jan-23-11 10:44 AM Response to Reply #68 |
70. ,,,, |
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Chemical Bill
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Sun Jan-23-11 10:51 AM Response to Original message |
71. Hell yeah! n/t |
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Beam Me Up
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Sun Jan-23-11 10:55 AM Response to Original message |
72. YES!!! FUCK TV NEWS. FUCK TELEVISION PERIOD!!! Rent movies or, better yet... |
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roody
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Sun Jan-23-11 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
74. I've been 10 years without television. I get my news here and |
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radiclib
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Sun Jan-23-11 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
75. Easy for us to say fuck it |
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LTR
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Sun Jan-23-11 11:54 AM Response to Original message |
77. Amen, brotha! |
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pscot
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
78. Take away their audience |
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CBGLuthier
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
79. A voice of sanity |
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pam4water
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Sun Jan-23-11 12:30 PM Response to Original message |
81. Well that is nice but we need a function mass media holding the government accountable if we are |
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xiamiam
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Sun Jan-23-11 01:15 PM Response to Reply #81 |
82. we dont have a functioning mass media..we have internet or we would be double doomed |
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swilton
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Sun Jan-23-11 03:30 PM Response to Original message |
83. I'm With You |
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whatchamacallit
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Sun Jan-23-11 04:07 PM Response to Original message |
86. I simply don't watch it, ever. |
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Codeine
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Sun Jan-23-11 04:24 PM Response to Original message |
87. The entire combined audience for primetime cable news |
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xiamiam
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Sun Jan-23-11 10:29 PM Response to Reply #87 |
90. amazing..didnt realize so few viewers..that is quite a fact..nt |
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