Sat Oct 8, 2022, 10:36 AM

I keep having to turn off my television.

I live in Texas and it's like every other commercial is an ad that starts out with, " Joe Biden's inflation is crushing...". They then try to tie Beto to it.

Then there's another with some good ol' boy sheriff trying to make fentanyl seem like the most awful thing that's ever happened to the human race, and that it's gonna gitcha! Stupid thing is, it goes on to say that millions of pounds or dollars worth has BEEN SEIZED AT THE BORDER! Well good! Sounds like we're doing a damn good job stopping it. But, of course, they go on to say Beto wants open borders, blah blah blah.

First off, inflation is global right now. And President Biden has worked his ass off trying to curb it. Second, fentanyl ain't coming for you, grandma. Calm TF down.

It's fucking depressing knowing that these types of ads work. Lots of poorly educated automatons in this country.

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I keep having to turn off my television. (Original post)	rownesheck	Oct 2022	OP
It's TX, They Don't Really Even Need The Ads	SoCalDavidS	Oct 2022	#1
SAME SHIT here in GA. Walker... blah blah Biden. Kemp...blah blah Biden. Even the GD goober	CurtEastPoint	Oct 2022	#2
Well, You Can't Expect Them To Talk About Their Own Candidates' Good Qualities	SoCalDavidS	Oct 2022	#3
EXACTLY! Oh, and I forgot Stacey A... 'liberal elite' blah blah BIDEN/PELOSI.	CurtEastPoint	Oct 2022	#4
Yup. The ad that says Warnock votes with Biden. No shit!	tulipsandroses	Oct 2022	#8
Not surprised republicans are going to try everything at dems. Fight back Dems.	FloridaBlues	Oct 2022	#5
I am not the least bit afraid of fentanyl. I am terrified of fascism	Walleye	Oct 2022	#6
im in wash state and i still turn off the ads..watching a lot of Ozzie and Harriet lately!	samnsara	Oct 2022	#7
My mother in law who lives in Arizona now doesn't watch live tv she records and fast	kimbutgar	Oct 2022	#9
Done with TV, it's a large PC monitor now.	Brainfodder	Oct 2022	#10
Try Cartoon Network	Throck	Oct 2022	#11
It's easy to remove television commercials from your personal universe.	hunter	Oct 2022	#12
we turned off our television 35 years ago...	mike_c	Oct 2022	#13

Response to rownesheck (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2022, 10:44 AM

SoCalDavidS (9,461 posts)

1. It's TX, They Don't Really Even Need The Ads

I hate seeing our good candidates like Beto, having to run their campaign in a state like TX. There are many other states where he would stand a decent chance of winning.

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Response to rownesheck (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2022, 10:50 AM

CurtEastPoint (17,362 posts)

2. SAME SHIT here in GA. Walker... blah blah Biden. Kemp...blah blah Biden. Even the GD goober

running for AG Commissioner... GA Values...blah blah Biden. GDMFSOBs

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Response to CurtEastPoint (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 8, 2022, 10:52 AM

SoCalDavidS (9,461 posts)

3. Well, You Can't Expect Them To Talk About Their Own Candidates' Good Qualities

Hint: There are none.

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Response to SoCalDavidS (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 8, 2022, 10:53 AM

CurtEastPoint (17,362 posts)

4. EXACTLY! Oh, and I forgot Stacey A... 'liberal elite' blah blah BIDEN/PELOSI.

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Response to CurtEastPoint (Reply #2)

Sat Oct 8, 2022, 11:23 AM

tulipsandroses (4,439 posts)

8. Yup. The ad that says Warnock votes with Biden. No shit!

He’s a democrat! Their usual scare tactics. The folks that buy into it are a lost cause. It’s what they want to hear.

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Response to rownesheck (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2022, 10:56 AM

FloridaBlues (3,559 posts)

5. Not surprised republicans are going to try everything at dems. Fight back Dems.

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Sat Oct 8, 2022, 11:07 AM

Walleye (21,381 posts)

6. I am not the least bit afraid of fentanyl. I am terrified of fascism

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Sat Oct 8, 2022, 11:11 AM

samnsara (16,799 posts)

7. im in wash state and i still turn off the ads..watching a lot of Ozzie and Harriet lately!

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Response to rownesheck (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2022, 11:26 AM

kimbutgar (18,143 posts)

9. My mother in law who lives in Arizona now doesn't watch live tv she records and fast

Forwards the commercials. She says the political ads are ghastly to watch.

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Sat Oct 8, 2022, 11:29 AM

Brainfodder (5,456 posts)

10. Done with TV, it's a large PC monitor now.

Blu-rays, DVDs, and internet fare and rabbit ears as needed only, Newsmax and OAN are right next to each other there.

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Response to rownesheck (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2022, 11:36 AM

Throck (2,420 posts)

11. Try Cartoon Network

Wait a minute that's 24/7 Republican programming.

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Sat Oct 8, 2022, 12:04 PM

hunter (36,395 posts)

12. It's easy to remove television commercials from your personal universe.

The only television my wife and I watch are DVDs and commercial-free streaming services.

We quit traditional television a long time ago -- no cable, no satellite, no broadcast.

We budget about $35 a month for television and haven't run out of stuff to watch yet.

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Response to rownesheck (Original post)

Sat Oct 8, 2022, 06:29 PM

mike_c (35,306 posts)

13. we turned off our television 35 years ago...

...just before we gave it away. One of the best decisions we've ever made. The noise box is one of the worst distractions on Earth. I spent the better part of a week last month in a hotel, on a professional trip, where TV is hard to escape in the public rooms. Gawd it's appalling! Quitting television is like quitting smoking-- after getting through the initial craving, you cannot imagine ever wanting to do it again.

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