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xchrom

(108,903 posts) Sat Dec 29, 2012, 09:30 AM Dec 2012

Why the “Fiscal Cliff” Bores the Snot Out of Me

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/12/28-9

Enough already!

I can’t take it anymore.

I can barely write the words “fiscal cliff” without dosing off. And I’m not alone here. Utter the term to insomniacs and out they’ll go.

The hackneyed metaphor, the breathless reporting on cable TV, the jockeying for position—it all bores the snot out of me. This story is not of the same magnitude as the November elections or the Sandy Hook massacre, yet the cable talk shows play it at the same high-pitched volume.

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Why the “Fiscal Cliff” Bores the Snot Out of Me (Original Post) xchrom Dec 2012 OP

the cable talk shows play it at the same high-pitched volume. Flashmann Dec 2012 #1

It's the new "The election is too close to call!" Frantic BS to make us pay attention TwilightGardener Dec 2012 #2

Flashmann

(2,140 posts)

1. the cable talk shows play it at the same high-pitched volume.

Reply to xchrom (Original post)

Sat Dec 29, 2012, 09:49 AM

Dec 2012

Yep....It's the current shiney object to dangle.....

TwilightGardener

(46,416 posts)

2. It's the new "The election is too close to call!" Frantic BS to make us pay attention