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NRaleighLiberal

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1. I can't, that's for sure -

Reply to HughBeaumont (Original post)

Wed Jul 11, 2012, 07:56 AM

Jul 2012

one of the best decisions of our lives was getting rid of extraneous cable when I lost my job back in 2007....and since basic cable is so bad, we just don't turn on the TV very often.

It is utterly predictable what all of the news shows will cover the vast majority of the time - but I do appreciate the gallant, courageous DUers who will dive in and report back the lowlights!

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Krugman on CNBC . . . ughhhhhh [View all] HughBeaumont Jul 2012 OP

I can't, that's for sure - NRaleighLiberal Jul 2012 #1

Sort of a Moot Point Iggy Jul 2012 #2

It's the right thing to do ... Trajan Jul 2012 #4

The POTUS Doesn't Pass Iggy Jul 2012 #7

Joe Kernan used to be ok, but then he jumped on the teabag band-wagon and became... truebrit71 Jul 2012 #3

The joke is on CNBC. The percentage of people who take them (and the rest of MSM news) seriously qb Jul 2012 #5

Even the conservatives I work with cannot stand the serial interrupting on CNBC. HughBeaumont Jul 2012 #6

It isn't about viewership, its about manufactring a narrative. Huey P. Long Jul 2012 #8