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SHRED

(28,136 posts) Sat Jan 5, 2019, 03:13 PM Jan 2019

So many Republicans

And "former" Republicans hosting shows and being guests on television shows.

Not even MSNBC is immune.

TV is pretty much a wasteland.
But you know this.

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So many Republicans (Original Post) SHRED Jan 2019 OP

In the last 45 min there were at least 3 extraordinarily annoying ones. badhair77 Jan 2019 #1

My pop used to call the television the 'idiot box' pecosbob Jan 2019 #2

In the old days it was called "the idiots lantern" seems appropriate. sunonmars Jan 2019 #3

Same here. The 'idiot box' or the 'boob tube' TheBlackAdder Jan 2019 #4

badhair77

(4,218 posts)

1. In the last 45 min there were at least 3 extraordinarily annoying ones.

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2019, 03:25 PM

Jan 2019

I kept watching to see if Alex Witt would stop Kaleigh McEnany and Jen Kerns from filibustering on separate panels but it didn’t happen. Disgusting. I should have changed the channel after Joy Reid.

pecosbob

(7,541 posts)

2. My pop used to call the television the 'idiot box'

Reply to SHRED (Original post)

Sat Jan 5, 2019, 03:26 PM

Jan 2019

some wisdom in there somewhere...

There's a great video in the Video and Multimedia Forum today...https://www.democraticunderground.com/1017526731
The Five Filters of the Mass Media Machine by Noam Chomsky...read it and cut the cable...

sunonmars

(8,656 posts)

3. In the old days it was called "the idiots lantern" seems appropriate.

Reply to pecosbob (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 5, 2019, 03:29 PM

Jan 2019

TheBlackAdder

(28,209 posts)

4. Same here. The 'idiot box' or the 'boob tube'

Reply to pecosbob (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 5, 2019, 03:45 PM

Jan 2019

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