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KurtNYC

(14,549 posts) Mon Oct 8, 2012, 07:37 AM Oct 2012

If Joe Scarborough is just propaganda for the GOP then why do so many here watch and repeat [View all]

his lies?

One thread after another with RW talking points right in the titles:

"Obama voters depressed"
"Obama voters flock to Mitt"

We reject these messages but we are accepting the frame (?)

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If Joe Scarborough is just propaganda for the GOP then why do so many here watch and repeat [View all] KurtNYC Oct 2012 OP

Exactly... FarPoint Oct 2012 #1

I'm totally with you on that - Dean is my favorite We People Oct 2012 #39

Morning MSNBC is a different channel from evening programming. leveymg Oct 2012 #2

No its' NOT! LovingA2andMI Oct 2012 #26

I miss Imus. Except for that little snot Bernard anyway. Imus was way more entertaining in brewens Oct 2012 #3

Imus is a racist asshole. Scarborough is not---even if he spouts Republican meme's. vaberella Oct 2012 #5

By his estimation Obama supporters are weak. Why do I watch his show? vaberella Oct 2012 #4

Joe Scar's meltdowns... tosh Oct 2012 #27

Limbaugh, Fox, Beck, Scarborough, Coulter, Hannity, O'Reilly....all the same: Republicans. AlinPA Oct 2012 #6

entertainment value Enrique Oct 2012 #7

that part I get -- getting pissed off is like a cup of coffee KurtNYC Oct 2012 #11

Yep. It's the same thing day after day after day... GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #8

Because people like to start their day pissed off. TheCowsCameHome Oct 2012 #9

More of a burning sensation... SEMOVoter Oct 2012 #24

Masochism? Guy Whitey Corngood Oct 2012 #10

I agree wholeheartedly. Chiyo-chichi Oct 2012 #12

To be clear, people can watch what they like and post what they like KurtNYC Oct 2012 #32

Because many here are also just propaganda for the GOP, so they watch and repeat. 1-Old-Man Oct 2012 #13

Nope, not me. Pure and simple: Joe was "trash talking" us Dems. I'm not buyin' what CTyankee Oct 2012 #14

If Joe Scarborough is just propaganda for the GOP then why do so many here watch Tom_x Oct 2012 #15

I haven't watched Morning Beady-Eyed since March of 2008. City Lights Oct 2012 #16

You must always keep abreast of what the opposition is doing and mfcorey1 Oct 2012 #17

Because ignorance is NOT bliss? earthside Oct 2012 #18

The worst answer to a lie or something not true is silience cleduc Oct 2012 #19

but on the internet, a lie repeated finds a thousand more minds and a higher page rank KurtNYC Oct 2012 #34

Lots of cable "news" and Hate Radio addicts at DU Doctor_J Oct 2012 #20

It can be a very different show every day depending on the guests. Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2012 #21

Maybe people watch Morning Joe for the same reason that some people Grammy23 Oct 2012 #22

The volume was off on my CNN channel this am Catherine Vincent Oct 2012 #23

The name of the show should be changed to simmonsj811 Oct 2012 #25

The Morning Joke is GOP Fellatio ... especially on days like today with Dan Senor. TahitiNut Oct 2012 #28

The Art of War AverageJoe Oct 2012 #29

it's heaven05 Oct 2012 #37

Oops! AverageJoe Nov 2012 #40

Know your enemies!!!!!!!!!!!! Great Caesars Ghost Oct 2012 #30

Fuck Joe Scarborough. nt raouldukelives Oct 2012 #31

Possibly... kentuck Oct 2012 #33

"If you get in a fight with a pig you're going to get dirty... and the pig KurtNYC Oct 2012 #35

I couldn't watch five minutes of Scar this morning. Bake Oct 2012 #36

I agree with you completely. randome Oct 2012 #38