Has anyone else made a pact with themselves to ignore the news channels for the next few days?

belladonna

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Dec-29-06 04:12 PM
Original message

Has anyone else made a pact with themselves to ignore the news channels for the next few days?

I just cannot stomach all the giddiness over the upcoming hanging of Saddam. Yeah, he deserves punishment for the bad things he did and he was certainly not a good person and perhaps not deserving of anyone's sympathy. But jeebus, these assholes are creaming themselves in anticipation :puke:

I just wonder if any of them will bother to connect the dots when things get even worse in Iraq than they already are.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Replies to this thread

- the news channels are why i gave up cable	MrCoffee	Dec-29-06 04:13 PM	#1
- They're one of the main reasons I turned in my cable box n/t	sarge43	Dec-29-06 06:02 PM	#10
- Yes. It's a rollover arrangement I renew every few days	Strawman	Dec-29-06 04:16 PM	#2
- Unless the office or BBC comedy is on, I ignore tv. Except for Spike.	mainegreen	Dec-29-06 04:17 PM	#3
- Right you are, Ken.	MrCoffee	Dec-29-06 04:19 PM	#4
- Yep. I am thinking of gorging myself on "Fairly Oddparents"	arnheim	Dec-29-06 04:19 PM	#5
- I last broke that rule in the middle of the night as Katrina was making landfall	LeftyMom	Dec-29-06 04:20 PM	#6
- Um, there are news channels? They'd better not interfere with my Meerkat Manor n/t	qnr	Dec-29-06 04:21 PM	#7
- Heh, I've had Animal Planet on all day here	belladonna	Dec-29-06 04:28 PM	#8
- Really, though I sometimes find Matt Gallant as annoying as certain talking heads - but	qnr	Dec-29-06 05:42 PM	#9
- Me. I can't stand it. At least in the discussion forum one is removed	applegrove	Dec-29-06 07:28 PM	#11
- I never watch the major news channels anyways...	EOO	Dec-29-06 08:57 PM	#12
- What news channels?	BarenakedLady	Dec-29-06 08:58 PM	#13

MrCoffee

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Dec-29-06 04:13 PM
Response to Original message

1. the news channels are why i gave up cable

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

sarge43

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Dec-29-06 06:02 PM
Response to Reply #1

10. They're one of the main reasons I turned in my cable box n/t

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Strawman

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Dec-29-06 04:16 PM
Response to Original message

2. Yes. It's a rollover arrangement I renew every few days

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

mainegreen

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Dec-29-06 04:17 PM
Response to Original message

3. Unless the office or BBC comedy is on, I ignore tv. Except for Spike.

I need my mindless man-tv drivel.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

MrCoffee

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Dec-29-06 04:19 PM
Response to Reply #3

4. Right you are, Ken.

Edited on Fri Dec-29-06 04:19 PM by MrCoffee

i do miss my MXC

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Jo March

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Dec-29-06 04:19 PM
Response to Original message

5. Yep. I am thinking of gorging myself on "Fairly Oddparents"

If I had "The Simpsons" DVD collection, I would watch that.

I'll avoid TV most of the weekend, anyway, but I'm disgusted at all of these folks getting a hard on for his hanging. It's vile. Vile and disgusting. :puke:

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

LeftyMom

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Dec-29-06 04:20 PM
Response to Original message

6. I last broke that rule in the middle of the night as Katrina was making landfall

That mess of speculation, outdated information and outright falsehood reminded me why I don't watch TV news. So I won't watch any over the next few days, because I never do. That stuff will rot your brain.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

qnr

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Dec-29-06 04:21 PM
Response to Original message

7. Um, there are news channels? They'd better not interfere with my Meerkat Manor n/t

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

belladonna

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Dec-29-06 04:28 PM
Response to Reply #7

8. Heh, I've had Animal Planet on all day here

Much better than watching the media whores salivate over Saddam getting hung.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

qnr

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Dec-29-06 05:42 PM
Response to Reply #8

9. Really, though I sometimes find Matt Gallant as annoying as certain talking heads - but

the funny animal videos make it worth whatching him heheh.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

applegrove

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Dec-29-06 07:28 PM
Response to Original message

11. Me. I can't stand it. At least in the discussion forum one is removed

from the immediacy of the whole hanging. I hope.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

Initech

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Dec-29-06 08:57 PM
Response to Original message

12. I never watch the major news channels anyways...

This death lust over Saddam is making me sick.

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

BarenakedLady

(1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore

Fri Dec-29-06 08:58 PM
Response to Original message

13. What news channels?

Printer Friendly | Permalink | | Top

DU AdBot (1000+ posts)

Wed Jun 19th 2013, 07:24 PM
Response to Original message

Advertisements [?]

Top

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.