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Jesus Malverde

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25. Keep in mind the hosts are in the business of collecting eyeballs for advertisers

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Mon May 30, 2016, 12:17 AM

May 2016

Why would they alienate a car wreck people like to gawk at? Trump is bringing in millions of advertising revenue for the dinosaur media. Millions of lovers or haters, they don't care. it's the attention and wallet of the media consumers they are after.

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I'm waiting for one brave host [View all] malaise May 2016 OP

Probably have to find a host who knows what he is talking about. Downwinder May 2016 #1

Hehehehhee malaise May 2016 #2

The fear that Trump will cut of access keeps the media in line. Agnosticsherbet May 2016 #3

Chris Cuomo on CNN gets into it with Trump! yallerdawg May 2016 #4

He twists everything to suit his agenda malaise May 2016 #5

Well, keep an eye on the "Clinton Network" CNN! yallerdawg May 2016 #8

He sure is a fringy huckster crackpot malaise May 2016 #9

He is allowed to dominate the conversation when he phones it in. Glimmer of Hope May 2016 #19

they're NOT $tupid. It's all dollars and $en$e. Gabi Hayes May 2016 #23

Sorry, my disgust got ahead of me passiveporcupine May 2016 #21

Don't hold your breath Hayduke Bomgarte May 2016 #6

And therein lies the problem malaise May 2016 #7

On air personalities always took their news from producers... Jeffersons Ghost May 2016 #12

Good producers are hard to find malaise May 2016 #15

sort of.....the good ones that stay good end up like mary mapes. and... Gabi Hayes May 2016 #24

You can't say "fuck" on the air... Jeffersons Ghost May 2016 #10

you sure as fuck can say fuck here on the telly (Sweden) AntiBank May 2016 #22

You can tell he's picking up his stuff from drunks Warpy May 2016 #11

It's time to let comedians like Stewart, Samantha Bee, Maher, Colbert rurallib May 2016 #13

He wouldn't buy in to an interview with any of them malaise May 2016 #14

they could wear Brett Baer(?) masks rurallib May 2016 #17

Love it malaise May 2016 #18

Caucasian Boomer here, posting a well-known quote from the '60s: LiberalElite May 2016 #16

Yes, but pls don't call him teflon. Don't try to make it a self-fulfilling prophecy. nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2016 #20

Keep in mind the hosts are in the business of collecting eyeballs for advertisers Jesus Malverde May 2016 #25

I think they're afraid he will not come back on their show. Which should not matter. Nt Logical May 2016 #26

It shouldn't, but yeah, you know it does. TDale313 May 2016 #27

This entire thread had me... imari362 May 2016 #28