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geckosfeet

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2. "discrediting the mainstream media in the eyes of many Americans"

Reply to trailmonkee (Original post)

Wed Sep 5, 2012, 07:54 AM

Sep 2012

Methinks they have done it to themselves. Fawning over the rw teahadists, and ignoring or demeaning true American grassroots and liberal thinking has turned them into caricatures of news organizations. No one takes them seriously anymore. They have become infotainment - and they like that because it's so much easier than the real thing.

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"discrediting the mainstream media in the eyes of many Americans" geckosfeet Sep 2012 #2

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