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41. I agree it's good to know what they're up to; but

Mon Jun 11, 2012, 06:23 PM

Jun 2012

the best defense is an offense -- and by that I don't mean that I want to be aggressive, but rather that we need to spend more time raising OUR agenda, and less responding to theirs.

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Why do people bother? [View all] MadHound Jun 2012 OP

Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer. n/t Hepburn Jun 2012 #1

Yeah, but I already know they're my enemies. MadHound Jun 2012 #2

I still like to know what the daily lie is or even better... Hepburn Jun 2012 #4

Since I gave up cable, I only worry about the traffic in the morning DainBramaged Jun 2012 #3

Good point, we will never have control over these programs until RKP5637 Jun 2012 #10

Hmmm. Which reply of agreement to use... Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #5

That was a throwback! raouldukelives Jun 2012 #24

Yeah, I loved those guys. Seemed like everyone was just sampling everything when they came along. Egalitarian Thug Jun 2012 #35

3 hours of Limbaugh and then 3 hours of Hannity sorefeet Jun 2012 #6

A co-worker awoke_in_2003 Jun 2012 #23

I think it's like keep your friends close and your enemies closer. Life Long Dem Jun 2012 #7

Great Question! LittleGirl Jun 2012 #8

We did the same here, dropped the cable and just use the airwaves. About RKP5637 Jun 2012 #11

Moving in with an old friend chervilant Jun 2012 #48

I can't, I try but just can't turtlerescue1 Jun 2012 #9

Wow. 3 minutes. You've got a stronger stomach than me. SunSeeker Jun 2012 #12

Me too. kag Jun 2012 #19

I agree 99%. There is one exception. You never know which way Tweety is going to go. n/t A Simple Game Jun 2012 #13

Actually, you do. He can go two inches in either direction. EFerrari Jun 2012 #15

You really think his positions are that narrow and always blue? A Simple Game Jun 2012 #20

You're right, he doesn't always support the Democrats. EFerrari Jun 2012 #28

Yes I see your point of view. n/t A Simple Game Jun 2012 #29

Ignore the enemy at your own peril. SpankMe Jun 2012 #14

Puhleeze, MadHound Jun 2012 #16

You don't treat cancer by watching it. EFerrari Jun 2012 #17

I don't watch much TV News SoutherDem Jun 2012 #18

NPR is very establishment Mosaic Jun 2012 #50

Here is why I say NPR is fair SoutherDem Jun 2012 #54

There are also some good segments of Morning Joe that I like. So here's what I do: CTyankee Jun 2012 #21

If you say so, MadHound Jun 2012 #22

not just me, but it appears that Joe feeds Jon Stewart's grist mill so Jon gets LOTS of CTyankee Jun 2012 #25

do realized that now people PAY TO RECORD SHIT FROM TV??? Skittles Jun 2012 #45

Joe Scarbozo Mosaic Jun 2012 #51

sigh, I wish we could have chris hayes and MHP on weekdays! CTyankee Jun 2012 #56

Well, if I had a life I'd tune out. Unfortunately ... TahitiNut Jun 2012 #26

Apparently, Some People Will Gravitate Towards Things On the Road Jun 2012 #27

the Right IS a media machine librechik Jun 2012 #30

If you don't think propaganda affects your life directly then lunatica Jun 2012 #31

Yeah, but you know what, MadHound Jun 2012 #32

Well I don't watch them either lunatica Jun 2012 #34

I do not watch any of those networks. RebelOne Jun 2012 #33

For me....GMA is on while I'm at the gym in the mornings, so I listen. Bettie Jun 2012 #36

Lifetime, LOGO, and Comedy Central zorahopkins Jun 2012 #37

If they are coming with a noose to hang you? kentuck Jun 2012 #38

I don't watch, but remember, we are trapped by a corrupt media for all information. freshwest Jun 2012 #39

Some of us can mix a little aggravation in with our information gathering. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2012 #40

I agree it's good to know what they're up to; but snot Jun 2012 #41

People enjoy being "de facto loudspeakers for conservative agitprop" just1voice Jun 2012 #42

1/3 is very generous Blecht Jun 2012 #52

good question. it seems to me democrats spend more time on this punch & judy show than HiPointDem Jun 2012 #43

Just ignore them and maybe they'll go away Cowpunk Jun 2012 #44

Agreed. More on this topic... Scuba Jun 2012 #46

You know what's worse? Shankapotomus Jun 2012 #47

I don't have any TV and love it! JNelson6563 Jun 2012 #49

My Democratic mother was a faithful Rush/Liddy listener for years Blue_Tires Jun 2012 #53

Completely 100% agree. K&R closeupready Jun 2012 #55