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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:52 PM Original message |
This may sound crass, BUT..should ALL the "news" channels |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:53 PM Response to Original message |
1. He was one of their own. They all want this kind of treatment when they go. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
2. I said that before and I was received with the ... but... but he just died |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
3. Don't worry. FOX has not left their 24-7 Bash Obama post nt |
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Tangerine LaBamba (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. The death of one of their own |
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arcadian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
5. The news should not cover themselves. |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:55 PM Response to Original message |
6. It's a bit overboard but for one day what does it matter? |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. For the families with soldiers in Afghanistan & the people awaiting the flood |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
16. People in areas that are flooding are watching local news, not national. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
23. BUT NATIONAL NEWS helps to INFORM the rest of the nation |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:15 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. It's really nowhere close to Katrina II |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:17 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Really? Okie dokie |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:20 PM Response to Reply #29 |
33. I am in the area of SE WI affected, so... yeah. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:23 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. No I am not.... that is the sad part |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:25 PM Response to Reply #34 |
36. and once this water moves into the Mississippi |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:31 PM Response to Reply #36 |
41. It happens every time, doesn't it? |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:27 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. Yes, I am familiar. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #37 |
40. Well if you think this is not that devastating, who am I to say |
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PeaceNikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:34 PM Response to Reply #40 |
44. You miss the part where I said "It's VERY devestating"? |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Yes, you have a point. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:19 PM Response to Reply #27 |
32. The coverage has not been as good as Katrina and on purpose |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:30 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. A lot of people don't have cable either. |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:12 PM Response to Reply #6 |
22. I'm sure the for the people living in the midwest it matters |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:18 PM Response to Reply #22 |
31. If they aren't currently flooded out they are watching local news not MSNBC. |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
7. The MSM love being sheep |
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BlueManDude (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:56 PM Response to Original message |
8. Watch out - you'll be accused of being a heartless ogre. |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
10. It's Friday...there couldn't possibly be any other stories on a Friday. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. D'oh.. you are right.. news ceases to exist on Friday |
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MrCoffee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:01 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. It's gonna be ok... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:24 PM Response to Reply #18 |
35. Hey maybe I should train the cockatiel to climb up a rope |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:28 PM Response to Reply #35 |
38. and in the meantime..enjoy this energy footage |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:32 PM Response to Reply #38 |
42. WHOA... that is great |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
11. No |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #11 |
43. When Peter died they did it more or less in the old school |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:42 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. To tell you the truth, I'm doing the same thing I did then |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:46 PM Response to Reply #45 |
47. They also have done quite a bit of Tim as well |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:54 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. I'm taking the dogs for a walk |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:51 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. self-delete |
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dems_rightnow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
12. Nobody uses national news |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 05:58 PM Response to Original message |
13. The NBC stations have every right |
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undeterred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:00 PM Response to Original message |
15. People in the news media tend to overestimate their own importance. |
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ccountz (8 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
17. I think this shows |
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Indenturedebtor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:09 PM Response to Reply #17 |
20. I think that people would respect it more if these folks shed a tear for the millions of Iraqis |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:03 PM Response to Original message |
19. Wait till Cronkite passes. This is huge in their world....n/t |
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JHB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:43 PM Response to Reply #19 |
46. My bet is that when Walter leaves us... |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 07:22 PM Response to Reply #46 |
51. and Cronkite wasn't a shill for the MIC, Bushco and the corporate kleptocracy... |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
21. I can't believe it |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:16 PM Response to Reply #21 |
25. and indiana and kansas... it is five states, not only Iowa |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:18 PM Response to Reply #25 |
30. Correct |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:16 PM Response to Original message |
26. There's really no news on television anyway. n/t |
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woolldog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
28. It's not crass. You're right. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 06:58 PM Response to Original message |
50. they are using Russert's corpse to try and gather their own credibility in light of the |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 07:26 PM Response to Original message |
52. The title of your OP says it all -- |
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napi21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 07:44 PM Response to Original message |
53. Tim was THE BIG DOG in the political news business! He was |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:03 PM Response to Reply #53 |
57. Gee, thanks for that enlightened suggestion |
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Trillo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 07:45 PM Response to Original message |
54. Before I opened your post, |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 08:35 PM Response to Reply #54 |
58. KO did for about ten minutes |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 07:48 PM Response to Original message |
55. I guess he's as good a distraction as a missing white girl. |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 07:52 PM Response to Original message |
56. It's an excellent opportunity for the MSM to circle the wagons on media-criticism. |
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Lilith Velkor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jun-13-08 09:17 PM Response to Reply #56 |
59. ! |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 05:13 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. They are a self-congratulatory bunch..to be sure.. |
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Sheltiemama (892 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Jun-14-08 05:36 PM Response to Reply #60 |
61. I'm a print journalist. |
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