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hyphenate

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21. My philosophy on reality shows and their focus

Reply to BootinUp (Reply #18)

Mon Jan 2, 2012, 10:00 PM

Jan 2012

is that they appeal to the least intelligent people out there, because they are also part of that horrendous dempgraphic.

Seriously, the thought that some toothless "wild man" or some mental midgets get more ratings than some greatly thought out and intelligent drama makes me very, very ill.

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Reality TV's Duggars endorse Rick Santorum [View all] hyphenate Jan 2012 OP

Quiverlicious. Solly Mack Jan 2012 #1

Of course they would. GoneOffShore Jan 2012 #2

What In The Fukkk BeaufortPenguin Jan 2012 #3

Nothing hyphenate Jan 2012 #4

Kind Of Like A Flea BeaufortPenguin Jan 2012 #7

LOL! Where have you been? Politicalboi Jan 2012 #5

Silly Me BeaufortPenguin Jan 2012 #8

Afraid so hyphenate Jan 2012 #14

I heard that Michele Bachman is ashling Jan 2012 #24

Who gives a fuck about some child hoarding uneducated rednecks. nt Lucky Luciano Jan 2012 #6

With all due respect to rednecks everywhere. And one celled animals. Gregorian Jan 2012 #12

As a major defender of evolution, hyphenate Jan 2012 #15

pathetic JitterbugPerfume Jan 2012 #9

Please forgive me. I am an even-tempered person usually, but asjr Jan 2012 #10

lol! hyphenate Jan 2012 #16

PS hyphenate Jan 2012 #23

The Duggars are "Focus on the Family" acolytes which means they at least quietly support bigotry Renew Deal Jan 2012 #11

That's actually a very important endorsement whopis01 Jan 2012 #13

Oh, no, that's not going to happen hyphenate Jan 2012 #19

Ah yes, the coveted Duggar endorsement RZM Jan 2012 #17

Its interesting to me that reality tv now includes real politics apparently BootinUp Jan 2012 #18

My philosophy on reality shows and their focus hyphenate Jan 2012 #21

Good gawd guitar man Jan 2012 #20

Most unnecessary endorsement ever. Initech Jan 2012 #22

Christians in America would never get behind Santorum that way . . . HughBeaumont Jan 2012 #25