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Sherman A1

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6. Precisely

Reply to SoCalDem (Reply #5)

Mon Feb 25, 2019, 05:08 PM

Feb 2019

I remember when CNN started on cable
And it was actually informative, now they brush up against journalism once in awhile. Like you I too came to the realization that they are just Infotainment when Obama ran the first time. Campaigns are just horse races to them.

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Cable TV news: A mere shadow of what it could and should be [View all] Sherman A1 Feb 2019 OP

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In the beginning.... SoCalDem Feb 2019 #5

Precisely Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #6

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