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Cleita

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15. I know too many people in America are living in and affected by our.

Reply to FUMCSDLCBDPOS (Reply #13)

Sun Sep 22, 2013, 12:28 PM

Sep 2013

prison system and I'm sure we need occasional documentaries on it like we need to see about the daily lives of the homeless and other unfortunates in our society, but these prison shows all week ends and on several channels are overkill and sensationalism to me.

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dam...a television news source actually reporting the news! [View all] madrchsod Sep 2013 OP

Was watching AJ America tonight during dinner - it was the only station that was airing news... Tx4obama Sep 2013 #1

If The World Were About To End They Would Miss The Story. TheMastersNemesis Sep 2013 #2

Is MSNBC still devoted to prison porn on the weekends, Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #5

Mostly yes. I thought when... Tx4obama Sep 2013 #6

MSNBC Prison Porn is VERY informational and instructive! FUMCSDLCBDPOS Sep 2013 #7

You make a good point and I'm wondering if it isn't part of the Uncle Joe Sep 2013 #17

Rachel talked about it last week and said the prison shows got really good ratings. Cleita Sep 2013 #9

It is actually provides a very interesting insight into our public and private prison systems FUMCSDLCBDPOS Sep 2013 #13

I know too many people in America are living in and affected by our. Cleita Sep 2013 #15

agree dhol82 Sep 2013 #3

I am going to seek it out. Laffy Kat Sep 2013 #4

Disagree Fumesucker Sep 2013 #8

The best news source in North America is Canadian TV malaise Sep 2013 #10

direct tv does`t carry canadian tv but.... madrchsod Sep 2013 #11

They cover the world and not from the corporate perspective malaise Sep 2013 #12

We used to get Canadian TV and BBC news but not anymore. Cleita Sep 2013 #16

Too Bad agent46 Sep 2013 #14