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Drunken Irishman

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3. I think most Americans still trust it.

Reply to pansypoo53219 (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 18, 2014, 04:32 AM

Sep 2014

Maybe not at the levels they did when Walter Cronkite was doing the news - but at a high enough level to warrant watching. Maybe it's habit - they've been getting their news from the nightly programs for their entire lives, so, they just keep going back?

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Frankly, I'm surprised Obama's popularity hasn't cratered. [View all] Drunken Irishman Sep 2014 OP

indeed. why do the sheep still listen at all to the teevee gnewz? pansypoo53219 Sep 2014 #1

Good point, I shut the blow dried babblers off in 2004 Warpy Sep 2014 #2

I think most Americans still trust it. Drunken Irishman Sep 2014 #3

Don't trust the ... media. blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #4

This election is going to be spectacular SleeplessinSoCal Sep 2014 #5

Obama's approval numbers are about the same as Bush's at the same point MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #6

Gallup was dead last in poll accuracy according to Nate Silver's 538. Reliance on them does not msanthrope Sep 2014 #8

Ok, pick another polling outfit MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #10

No, Manny--you pick another polling outfit. Like you did for Benghazi, eh? msanthrope Sep 2014 #11

Benghazi!!11 Cali_Democrat Sep 2014 #12

Hey--did you know I work for Tucker Carlson now? msanthrope Sep 2014 #14

While I screw something up once every few thousand posts, MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #13

How is quoting your actual posts a "personal attack?" How is questioning your source a "personal msanthrope Sep 2014 #15

Because I admitted my mistake moments after I made it MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #16

Oh, I didn't call your post "mega-stupid." Anyone can see that by clicking the link. Why msanthrope Sep 2014 #18

What part of your hidden post am I misunderstanding: MannyGoldstein Sep 2014 #19

Post removed Post removed Sep 2014 #20

People should shut it off... Harriety Sep 2014 #7

If we don't get the media out of the corporations and big moneyed pockets we're Fucked madokie Sep 2014 #9

our for profit media is worthless. absolutely worthless. spanone Sep 2014 #17