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Nazgul35 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 04:32 PM
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A Two-term Pres. dies and you cut to golf?
Say what you will about Reagan...but damn!

Was watching CBS coverage (which was very balanced as opposed to the ABC lovefest) when they cut back to their golf coverage...

This is more of an indication of the Heathers and how they do their jobs....but to not spend some time on a Two-term President who had such an impact on this country to get back to your golf coverage is just bad!!

Before the flames begin....consider the fact that the station that was being evenhanded went off the air and the lovefest continues on the other stations...
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AntiCoup2K4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 04:34 PM
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1. Maybe there's hope for CBS after all.
They've actually acted like journalists a few times recently.
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in_cog_ni_to Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 04:35 PM
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2. Give them time.
After the golf is over you will see nothing but Reagan shit....for weeks!
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Don_G Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 04:35 PM
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3. I Like Golf
I Hated Reagan.
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Wabbajack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 04:37 PM
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4. What's a Heather ?
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rumguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 04:48 PM
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11. It's a play off the film 'Heathers'
It describes the back-stabbing, soulless, greedy, power-hungry members of our media.

It's a just another way of saying mediawhore.
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mountainvue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 04:39 PM
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5. Frigging golf.
Sorry, I hate GOLF.
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Kokonoe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 04:40 PM
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6. Very important tournament with Nicklaus
, Tiger , Els . It is good taste.
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mountainvue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 04:47 PM
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10. I'm surprised
that bunch of elitists doesn't break down and cry at Reagan's passing. If ever there were a group of people that signify what his presidency was about, then that's them.
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SheilaT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 04:40 PM
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7. A two-term president, yeah,
but he's been out of office for sixteen years. Not to mention he probably already had Alzheimer's in his second term. THAT'S the real cover up of his administration.

His passing is hardly something that affects the country. Returning to golf coverage is much more sensible than treating Reagan's death like something that needs wall to wall coverage. I haven't turned on my TV yet. Do you suppose the Belmont Stakes will get cancelled?
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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 04:40 PM
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8. GREAT!!
i'm now watching golf! :bounce:
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Forkboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 04:45 PM
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9. LMAO
:thumbsup:
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jdsmith Donating Member (612 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 04:49 PM
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12. NBC cut to Arena Football
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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 04:50 PM
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13. GREAT!!
i'm now watching Arena Football! :bounce:
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bicentennial_baby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 04:51 PM
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14. My local NBC affiliate switched back to a telethon
and now on to horsey racing.
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Tuttle Donating Member (919 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 05:02 PM
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18. Where's the Belmont??
Can't find amidst the dewey eyed...

Tut-tut
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pstokely Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 04:54 PM
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15. will the Freepers launch an NBC & CBS boycott?
?
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Upfront Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 04:58 PM
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16. Good
I would hope so. He was a joke unless you were rich.
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Nazgul35 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 04:59 PM
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17. Put aside your feelings for a sec...
You know that the right wing shills will be screaming about the traitorous liberal media...

Also, CBS was doing a good job of reminding everyone of the "bad things" from Reagan's Presidency...something that's going to get lost in all the hype over the next three days....

As far as his being Pres. 16 years ago....you may not like it, but many Americans thought of him as a successful Pres., and a significant portion of the population remembers him....of the ex-Pres. alive, he was probably the largest in American minds...

Not to also consider the impact on the right movement and how much they worship him.....

I remember when Nixon died....the "event" surrounding Reagan is going to greatly eclipse that....I want the media to remind us of everything....for me, burrying you head in the sand is never an option, but one that Democrats have seemed to have written on the DNA...

:shrug:
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SammyWinstonJack Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 05:20 PM
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22. Who cares!
"You know that the right wing shills will be screaming about the traitorous liberal media..........." When don't they? :shrug: Damned if we do and damned if we don't. BTW, which "liberal media" are we speaking of here? Just because CBS has actually sorta kinda been doing their job lately, doesn't exactly qualify them as "liberal" IMO.
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stickdog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 05:04 PM
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19. "Now watch this drive." (nt)
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Berserker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 05:10 PM
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20. It pissed me off they pre-empted Golf
for that bullshit. We will hear so much about him in the next few days we will all want to :puke:
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BringEmOn Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jun-05-04 05:18 PM
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21. Fox cut away from the Mariners/White Sox game
for a few minutes...far too long for me. Fuck that piece of shit! I remember some very hard times during the Reagan years. Already economically depressed areas of the country were devastated. Two term president, my ass! Fuck him!
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