If I were ever part of a panel of a nationally televised TV show...

[MrScorpio]

You know, perhaps like one that could possibly rhyme with the phase "Mourning Blow," I think that it behoove myself to get acquainted with an issue that I was supposed to comment on, way-way-way before I open my big fat pie hole on it.

You know, like understanding that Indiana's so-called Religious Freedom bullshit law is nothing like either the national law that it took its name from, or any of the other similarly named state laws around the country.

You know, like understanding that is why the kinds of protests that have erupted in Indiana against their law have not erupted in any other states, because Indiana is different.

You know, like understanding that anything that comes after "I don't know what the difference is" makes you look like an idiot on TV who's only there because you're in love with the sound of your own voice.

If I were part of that show, I would think that keeping my pie hole shut would be much better than exhibiting my own willful ignorance. I say "willful" because folks like that are paid to know things that are easy to look up. At least that's what they're supposed to be paid to do. However, if they're willfully ignorant and are still paid, it would seem that they're perhaps they're paid to spread their own ignorance.

Knowing that, they shouldn't be surprised that, once this becomes apparent, a person watching this crap like myself would turn OFF their TV and not want to hear anything else after that.

[liberal N proud]

1. These people are not in the business of information, rather they prefer misinformation

They are in the business of propaganda and facts are not important in propaganda.

[MrScorpio]

2. Bingo! nt

[rurallib]

6. Plus they expect their audience to be really dumb and not be able to tell the difference

with little knowledge of the issue themselves.
Thus they can spew lies, diversions etc. without worrying about any challenge.

[Fumesucker]

3. Which is why you will never be on such a show...

[Gothmog]

4. You expect someone on Morning Joe to be knowledgeable.

That is unrealistic

[KittyWampus]

5. Dear Mr. Scorpio, Republicans aren't interested in being versed w/facts on issues.

They receive their talking points from Grover Norquist (and whomever else dictates policy) and simply repeat them over and over.

Yelling these same talking points over the host or Democrat opponent is their retort when confronted with contrary facts and is their chosen strategy.

And this method works on television. Listeners come away remembering the repeated talking points no matter how fact free or ludicious because that's how our minds work.