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calimary

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42. Indeed. They all thought he was SOOOO funny and SOOOO ridiculous.

Fri Aug 3, 2018, 03:03 PM

Aug 2018

Great for ratings, though! Everybody tunes in to say what he'll say next. But this is NOT reality TV, everybody!!!!!

I just thought of something - I wonder if there's any way to tell how much the deplorables constitute audiences for reality TV. Is this basically the same bunch that gobbled up cable shit like "Duck Dynasty," "Jersey Shore," "Keeping Up With the Kardashians," and all those "Real Housewives" shows, not to mention anything from "The Bachelor" to "The Apprentice" on the conventional networks. That would be interesting to see. I bet those audience numbers match up.

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This too! Bradshaw3 Aug 2018 #32

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We're discussing exactly this on another thread FakeNoose Aug 2018 #30

Great thread - thanks! erronis Aug 2018 #38

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Mika (or Joe) is not a reliable source ... GeorgeGist Aug 2018 #8

Just a reminder LividModerate Aug 2018 #9

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Welcome to DU, LividModerate! calimary Aug 2018 #35

After watching a psychiatrist talk about him duforsure Aug 2018 #11

Uh, Mika? AwakeAtLast Aug 2018 #12

True but Nasruddin Aug 2018 #14

Welcome to DU, NAsruddin! calimary Aug 2018 #36

Being unhinged got him elected and was the reason Media loved him elmac Aug 2018 #16

Indeed. They all thought he was SOOOO funny and SOOOO ridiculous. calimary Aug 2018 #42

He does it on purpose because that is what his base enjoys and understands Perseus Aug 2018 #18

Call BS!! NO insanity, mental facilities benld74 Aug 2018 #21

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Maybe worse, shows the mental decline of his 'followers.' elleng Aug 2018 #23

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On TV he sounds unhinged, and has since the start of the campaign marylandblue Aug 2018 #28

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