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TreasonousBastard

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23. Of course we have no idea, but there are dozens of places to...

Reply to NurseJackie (Original post)

Mon Nov 1, 2021, 12:23 PM

Nov 2021

download the thousands of pages if anyone has time to read them. Most if them have condensed versions with just the meat. It's there that you get all bullshit amendments.

I wish I could remember the station, but years ago in the midwest somewhere a tv station decided to ignore the missing blondes and concentrate on deep matters of state. No fun chatter at all.

Their ratings tanked, advertisers fled, and it took them no time at all to get back to happy news.

As usual, we insist on blaming someone, but the real problem is us.

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I love all the reporting about how the general public has no idea what's in the infrastructure bills [View all] NurseJackie Nov 2021 OP

I guess it's sans serif now... MiHale Nov 2021 #1

Their corporate masters is dictating what to over in the news . .. Lovie777 Nov 2021 #2

it's easy because democrats always ignore 1500 coordinated republican radio stations. at $1000/hr certainot Nov 2021 #20

Yeah, it's hard to know when the media rarely reports... Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2021 #3

Of course it's all up to the Democrats. Write the bill, the votes, and do the journalist's job Walleye Nov 2021 #4

Many people's attention must have been caught by something important Hortensis Nov 2021 #5

What's at the heart of the "government doesn't work" game? The biggest lie. jaxexpat Nov 2021 #12

Du is my main source of news and I can't say what's in the infrastructure bills. Kaleva Nov 2021 #6

About 25% of the adult population watches the news Kaleva Nov 2021 #7

Yes but MSM headlines Elessar Zappa Nov 2021 #16

Exactly. Those who care and want to know... reACTIONary Nov 2021 #17

That's the narrative, gab13by13 Nov 2021 #8

Right but they could tell you every detail on the Rust shooting Tribetime Nov 2021 #9

Exactly! Or the Gabby Pedito case. The media is great at reporting details of LymphocyteLover Nov 2021 #11

So true. Domestic spending takes away from focus on the sacred military, so they try to ignore. Alexander Of Assyria Nov 2021 #10

Democrats have done a very poor job of selling the bill. I have known little about it doc03 Nov 2021 #13

I get tired of saying it, but once again it's messaging. CaptainTruth Nov 2021 #18

The lack of powerful, pointed, memorable messaging remains a mystery to me; our greatest weakness. JudyM Nov 2021 #21

hear, hear Grasswire2 Nov 2021 #24

Donny Deutch on MJ said this 2 months ago. doc03 Nov 2021 #25

Reporters don't want to keep up with the ever-changing content IronLionZion Nov 2021 #14

This makes me so angry mcar Nov 2021 #15

Anyone asks you, ask them if they know what's in the Pentagon appropriations bill for 2022. Aristus Nov 2021 #19

I doubt that the general public and the Congress members knew then and now what was in the Trump.... usaf-vet Nov 2021 #22

Of course we have no idea, but there are dozens of places to... TreasonousBastard Nov 2021 #23

+1 betsuni Nov 2021 #27

Touch! Dark n Stormy Knight Nov 2021 #26