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just1voice

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9. If you're watching MSNBC and expecting anything rational then you'll be disappointed

Reply to ailsagirl (Original post)

Fri Apr 13, 2012, 03:44 PM

Apr 2012

They sell their own emotionally charged ideas to get people riled up, like a cheesy sitcom creates tension to try to grab a viewer's attention. Nothing on mainstream media is designed to promote rational thinking, it's designed to direct your attention elsewhere.

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DAMMIT MSNBC!!!!!!! [View all] ailsagirl Apr 2012 OP

Good prep for their weekend prisonfest. . . madamesilverspurs Apr 2012 #1

Oh hell on don't watch those shows anymore they are stacked against democrats. Sometimes southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #8

MSNBC ailsagirl Apr 2012 #17

Yes I'll watch it sometimes. I just need to give it a rest sometimes. I need to recharge from the southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #18

To use against him the remainder of the afternoon. bluedigger Apr 2012 #2

Never mind, Bashir is on :d ailsagirl Apr 2012 #4

And they just showed the Monty Python killer rabbit clip! bluedigger Apr 2012 #5

It's going to be a l-o-o-o-ong summer... Graybeard Apr 2012 #3

Because it s what tey do...politics. nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #6

They have to. I just muted it til it was over and got Bashir take on it. I just don't want to hear southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #7

I hear you! And why is his wife at an NRA meeting???? ailsagirl Apr 2012 #10

I really like him to. I wish he comes on later also. Your right about the wrong venue for Mrs southernyankeebelle Apr 2012 #11

The charm IS hidden ailsagirl Apr 2012 #13

Because she is a fan of Sarah Pallin???? Left Coast2020 Apr 2012 #15

If you're watching MSNBC and expecting anything rational then you'll be disappointed just1voice Apr 2012 #9

I didn't realize ailsagirl Apr 2012 #14

You mean Big Eddie is not rational? Left Coast2020 Apr 2012 #16

Guns sell. DCBob Apr 2012 #12