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SergeStorms

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22. Yeah, republicans killed that era.....

Mon Oct 25, 2021, 07:44 AM

Oct 2021

when the Ronnie Rayguns administration deep sixed the "Fairness Doctrine". That paved the way for Rush Limbaugh and the takeover of AM radio.

I mean....what's all this nonsense about "fairness" anyway? Fairness is a Democratic concept.

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So I turned on CNN and MSNBC, at 6:00 AM EST, and the were headlining with the Baldwin "rust" [View all] JohnSJ Oct 2021 OP

Joe S can't even bother to pronounce "ALEC" correctly--he keeps saying "Alex" though I know hlthe2b Oct 2021 #1

I see now they are talking about the insurrection, infrastructure bill, etc. but that should JohnSJ Oct 2021 #2

Joe's producer is named "Alex"... targetpractice Oct 2021 #6

NO! He did it repeatedly and it was clearly referrencing Alec Baldwin. hlthe2b Oct 2021 #29

Thanks! Stand corrected. n/t targetpractice Oct 2021 #31

I didn't mean to be strident, but this is classic Scab. He also "innocently" referenced hlthe2b Oct 2021 #32

CNN finally managed to segue into the spending bill. Buns_of_Fire Oct 2021 #3

Good. I see that, thanks. The President must have bought him breakfast yesterday JohnSJ Oct 2021 #4

It isn't just Manchin. gab13by13 Oct 2021 #8

Justice Alito probably has many reasons for mouthing that OldBaldy1701E Oct 2021 #12

The problem with Manchin is that he's basically said the bill will cause inflation. Calista241 Oct 2021 #35

Britney Spears 100% deserved all that media attention obamanut2012 Oct 2021 #5

THIS should be obvious to everyone. oldsoftie Oct 2021 #9

+1 demmiblue Oct 2021 #13

Spears got more coverage than GQP voter denial and nullification, only 64% of democrats ... uponit7771 Oct 2021 #15

Right wing billionaires own the MSM, gab13by13 Oct 2021 #7

"If it bleeds, it leads the news". . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2021 #10

there in no mainstream news media in the US, only entertainment, news isn't profitable, yaesu Oct 2021 #11

It's more than that. gab13by13 Oct 2021 #16

Back in the days of Cronkite, Huntley and Brinkley, Reasoner, argyl Oct 2021 #20

Yeah, republicans killed that era..... SergeStorms Oct 2021 #22

Yes this is all they are talking about. They are all going to stay on this like OJ and Peterson Oppaloopa Oct 2021 #14

+1, its getting way more coverage than it deserves while we have people in the government that uponit7771 Oct 2021 #18

Yes, it is tragic... it...ITS NOT THAT NEWSWORTHY...It is a second tier story ashredux Oct 2021 #17

That would explain why there was only one post about it here... brooklynite Oct 2021 #23

I'm with you demosurvivor Oct 2021 #19

One thing that really irks me about MSM KS Toronado Oct 2021 #21

For those who didn't bother to check before joining the pile-on... brooklynite Oct 2021 #24

+1 n/t ariadne0614 Oct 2021 #26

+1000!! USALiberal Oct 2021 #33

Good Johnny2X2X Oct 2021 #25

Confirmation Necessary Desert_Leslie Oct 2021 #27

Don't you worry. By election day 2022 there will be plenty of missing Karens. jaxexpat Oct 2021 #28

Be fair wryter2000 Oct 2021 #30

MSM is Mostly about the Money, The Hype, and the Attitude. Ford_Prefect Oct 2021 #34

Why aren't Rebl2 Oct 2021 #36

Let's see how long those channels cover the next mass school shooting. Paladin Oct 2021 #37

MSM The Unmitigated Gall Oct 2021 #38

Now that the Petito case is "solved," on to the next thing. AngryOldDem Oct 2021 #39

CNN has become the National Enquirer of cable "news". It started with that Petito case... George II Oct 2021 #40

An A-list actor shot 2 people and killed one of them. This story isn't going away. Dial H For Hero Oct 2021 #41