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IrishAyes

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21. At one time I was addicted to the Sunday tv political wars.

Sat Jun 28, 2014, 10:13 PM

Jun 2014

Back then there was actually some intelligent, real debate going on and the hosts weren't total idiots. Now they make me puke and I avoid them like the plague they are.

Still listen to the evening news for one hour only while I rest or do other things, but that's it. Since I am a bona fide news junkie, I keep up with an online news feed from 6-7 different sources. And I do watch presidential candidate debates after first taking some Pepto Bismol.

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I don't think I'll be leaving, but I occasionally take breaks from DU. Here's why: [View all] Scuba Jun 2014 OP

Well even the information seems to be taking a break. n/t Cleita Jun 2014 #1

Word. cui bono Jun 2014 #18

I hear you. Be safe & healthy. n/t Laelth Jun 2014 #2

love this nt cwydro Jun 2014 #3

Hey stranger !! Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #10

Hey back atcha! cwydro Jun 2014 #56

I sure understand that! n/t RKP5637 Jun 2014 #4

Wise words. herding cats Jun 2014 #5

That's why we don't watch network news or Sunday talk shows. rickford66 Jun 2014 #6

At one time I was addicted to the Sunday tv political wars. IrishAyes Jun 2014 #21

Same here. We watch (listen) to the local news for local news, weather and sports and mountain grammy Jun 2014 #45

heh heh so true lovemydog Jun 2014 #7

Well we will miss you. zeemike Jun 2014 #8

“San-ity and hap-pi-ness are an im-pos-si-ble com-bi-na-tion.” ~Mark Twain | K&R n/t DeSwiss Jun 2014 #9

I've done that from time to time RainDog Jun 2014 #11

^^^Yes!^^^ Gormy Cuss Jun 2014 #12

That's been happening to me... TeeYiYi Jun 2014 #50

I had to take a break for a while, a few days lasted into a few months. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #13

i would miss you barbtries Jun 2014 #14

Hey! I do that all the time - and I feel fine. Amonester Jun 2014 #15

Will the last one out please turn off the lights? MannyGoldstein Jun 2014 #16

I don't watch the news anymore. If something is huge, I'll hear about it NightWatcher Jun 2014 #17

Sanity ain't all it's cracked up to be rurallib Jun 2014 #19

I think it's intentional SleeplessinSoCal Jun 2014 #20

You're one of the ONLY people that I truly love to be following...... a kennedy Jun 2014 #22

Only a misogynist would say this mindwalker_i Jun 2014 #23

Really? Scuba Jun 2014 #26

Your sarcasm detector isn't malfunctioning... mindwalker_i Jun 2014 #32

Then how about an explanation? How does saying that constitute misygyny? Scuba Jun 2014 #33

i would LOVE to hear this explanation... n/t ProdigalJunkMail Jun 2014 #35

It's more of a comment on how the word mindwalker_i Jun 2014 #36

Um, OK. Scuba Jun 2014 #37

Yeah, jokes aren't funny when they have to be explained mindwalker_i Jun 2014 #38

That was great. Android3.14 Jun 2014 #57

Can you explain this in a little more detail? mindwalker_i Jun 2014 #59

That's me chirping Android3.14 Jun 2014 #62

Cool, I'll take your post straight-up mindwalker_i Jun 2014 #64

We are on the same page Android3.14 Jun 2014 #67

Waaay off & not funny in the least. hue Jun 2014 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author hue Jun 2014 #53

Sometimes mindwalker_i Jun 2014 #58

Who's outraged?? I just wrote waay off. hue Jun 2014 #61

Damn, I'm having a really hard time explaining this mindwalker_i Jun 2014 #65

Been thinking the same thing ...I might take a long break. L0oniX Jun 2014 #24

I am similarly frustrated. When soccer threads get more responses than threads... EEO Jun 2014 #25

:) Solly Mack Jun 2014 #27

I take days off for that reason. ZombieHorde Jun 2014 #28

I'm with you ladym55 Jun 2014 #29

Info overload damnedifIknow Jun 2014 #30

Wow, what is all the whining about the DU? n-t Logical Jun 2014 #31

Not me, that would make a lot of the usual suspects happy and I love watching them Rex Jun 2014 #34

I'll remain insane. Duppers Jun 2014 #39

you want I should kick your desiring, at-odds ass, Scuba? Skittles Jun 2014 #40

That's no shit. JohnnyRingo Jun 2014 #41

I wanted to know what the crazies were hearing, so I watched fox-nonsense.... Hulk Jun 2014 #42

I haven't been able to be a regular for a while now. Too punishing. nolabear Jun 2014 #43

That's how I feel, too deutsey Jun 2014 #44

Kind of heartbreaking because I love a good discussion, even a contentious one. nolabear Jun 2014 #66

I may have to join you, Scuba. Paladin Jun 2014 #46

My husband keeps trying to get me to do the same thing.. mountain grammy Jun 2014 #47

ah, dear Scuba! I do the same and for the same reason. librechik Jun 2014 #48

K&R ReRe Jun 2014 #49

That is why I just jump in here 2 or 3 times a day for short periods. Half-Century Man Jun 2014 #51

I know what You mean, but sometimes I come here for sanity. hue Jun 2014 #54

Getting into politics is like stepping into dogshit. - From the motorcycle diaries. Tierra_y_Libertad Jun 2014 #55

A dive trip into the deep blue is the best escape to a different world. Divernan Jun 2014 #60

Excellent suggestion. I did my "open water cert" in the Bahamas (Stuart Cove's) and dove ... Scuba Jun 2014 #69

Well, OK. Cheviteau Jun 2014 #63

Here's another good one that explains why we need breaks once in awhile LiberalLovinLug Jun 2014 #68

Perfect! Scuba Jun 2014 #70

I have been to Discussionist and that really hits home. nm rhett o rick Jul 2014 #73

break heaven05 Jun 2014 #71

I just like to get out in the daylight... countryjake Jun 2014 #72