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6. Well said.

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 07:16 PM

Dec 2011

They love gossip because it's cheap, and it actually satisfies enough of their viewers/readers tho keep the ad dollars coming in.

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Just heard this little tid bit about how the press covers politics... [View all] WCGreen Dec 2011 OP

xactly ThomThom Dec 2011 #1

Well said. surrealAmerican Dec 2011 #6

The "news" reports on politics the same way it reports on sports. baldguy Dec 2011 #3

Yep...that's how it works...... FrenchieCat Dec 2011 #4

They are covering what their corporate masters want them to cover... CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2011 #5