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Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)
Thu Apr 5, 2012, 02:33 PM Apr 2012

"The singer had a hole in her nose which is common in long-term drug abusers..."

Tamron Hall, just now on MSNBC.

"She also had burns on her body ffrom the scalding hot water she drowned in."

The media spares us no details on "the final hours of Whitney Houston."

Any surprises?

Hardly.

Do they need to report every little detail?

Hardly.

She's in the ground now. Let her rest in peace.

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teddy51

(3,491 posts)
1. I agree, leave her alone already! Entertainment tonight just keeps going on and on about Whitney
Thu Apr 5, 2012, 02:36 PM
Apr 2012

and just can't leave her alone. She had a problem, she is now dead from that problem, leave her in peace!

Myrina

(12,296 posts)
5. .... ooh, i always look forward to New Year's Day when they do that!
Thu Apr 5, 2012, 02:42 PM
Apr 2012

Best way to spend a holiday!!

Arkansas Granny

(31,515 posts)
4. The media will keep reporting any little shred of information they can dig up until the next
Thu Apr 5, 2012, 02:42 PM
Apr 2012

big story breaks to divert their attention. They sensationalize any story they can to get viewers which translates to advertising dollars. It's all about the money.

 

otohara

(24,135 posts)
8. You Knew This Was Coming Right?
Thu Apr 5, 2012, 02:57 PM
Apr 2012

I think people should know what cocaine does to them. It's a highly addictive, destructive drug and ruins your health, including putting a hole the sinuses. Bet not too many people knew that!

Archae

(46,327 posts)
9. Meanwhile nothing on Breitbart.
Thu Apr 5, 2012, 02:59 PM
Apr 2012

And if he had any dope in HIS system.

(Well, Billy Mays had cocaine in his when he died of a heart attack.)

blue neen

(12,319 posts)
13. Yes, it is quite interesting that we never hear about Breitbart.
Thu Apr 5, 2012, 04:59 PM
Apr 2012

Very, very strange...the media never even mentions it.

dembotoz

(16,802 posts)
10. she had a history of drug abuse and her body showed that she had a history of drug abuse
Thu Apr 5, 2012, 03:15 PM
Apr 2012

i have a history of eating too much
my autopsy would show that --as soon as they put my corpse on a scale....
that i had a history of eating too much

JDPriestly

(57,936 posts)
11. TV is a dying medium in my opinion.
Thu Apr 5, 2012, 03:25 PM
Apr 2012

Between "news" that is really just blood and gore and hate and "reality" shows that focus on the monstrous, cruel, crude and downright stupid all around us, TV has run out of ideas and lost the right to demand our time and money.

Why does anyone watch TV anymore? What do you need that is not available on the internet, in print, or on some sort of video?

nenagh

(1,925 posts)
12. Months ago, some kind DUer shared theRtv.eu website to get MSNBC online seemingly for free.
Thu Apr 5, 2012, 04:28 PM
Apr 2012

Also I paid 40.00 or so for a Justin.tv sign in and password, again for MSNBC...

So thanks to the kind DUers, watching MSNBC in real time is such a treat.... And no cable bill.

I'm glad to have the back up website if one channel goes down...

ibegurpard

(16,685 posts)
15. I cancelled my cable a few months ago
Thu Apr 5, 2012, 05:09 PM
Apr 2012

the only reason I regret it is for some of the shows on HBO and Showtime.

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