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Scootaloo

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6. Jerry Springer was the #1 daytime talk show, too

Reply to Grassy Knoll (Reply #3)

Wed Jun 13, 2012, 09:11 PM

Jun 2012

And the Romans loved their gladiatorial games.

it's the meanness, the savagery, and the incivility that attracts people.

Hell, people still watch Reality TV, which is nothing but a genre dedicated to tearing people down in front of millions of viewers.

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Fox Is Considered Most Uncivil Network: Study [View all] kpete Jun 2012 OP

They had to do a study to tell us that. hrmjustin Jun 2012 #1

"How Bob Beckel puts up with that guy Eric Bolling I do not know." Might have something to do with cstanleytech Jun 2012 #2

I guess your correct on that. when you sell your soul to the devil... n/t hrmjustin Jun 2012 #10

Poll after Poll Show Fox News Is Bad.......... Grassy Knoll Jun 2012 #3

Jerry Springer was the #1 daytime talk show, too Scootaloo Jun 2012 #6

I love Jerry Springer. RebelOne Jun 2012 #7

There shoud be a news show meanit Jun 2012 #4

Hmmm. So constant lying to undermine a nation's economy, its world relations and FiveGoodMen Jun 2012 #5

Civility is the least of their problems. Wall to wall lies and shit content for a start... NRaleighLiberal Jun 2012 #8

Wall to wall lies and shit content are not problems for Fox. OnyxCollie Jun 2012 #9

If you think TV news is bad... boppers Jun 2012 #11

Screw "civility" JustABozoOnThisBus Jun 2012 #12

I'm shocked I tell ya lunatica Jun 2012 #13

You can also say people find MSNBC the least civil since only 49% find them civil while Bonduel Jun 2012 #14

Thats what I was getting out of the poll Puzzledtraveller Jun 2012 #18

what? SemperEadem Jun 2012 #15

R#10 & K for, seems like the negative percentage for Faux should be much higher n/t UTUSN Jun 2012 #16

Ooooooooh, civility. woo me with science Jun 2012 #17