Bernie Sanders thinks Sunday shows are failing us

[Iwillnevergiveup]

http://crooksandliars.com/2014/01/bernie-sanders-thinks-sunday-shows-are

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Bernie Sanders has noticed something very interesting: the Sunday shows seem to be ignoring one of the biggest--if not the biggest--problem we face: global climate change:


"A group of senators on Thursday sent a letter to network television executives asking why there has been “shockingly little discussion” about global warming on Sunday morning broadcast network news and interview programs. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Brian Schatz cited a new Media Matters for America study which found that only 27 minutes of air time was devoted to discussions about climate change during all of last year on Meet the Press, This Week, Face the Nation and Fox News Sunday – combined.[..] "

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There is a link to the letter in the article.

[flamingdem]

1. Too true, no one likes that topic

because we know what's on the horizon due to climate change.

Lots of suffering, lots of pain. Now that doesn't sell ads!

[Fumesucker]

2. The Sabbath Gasbags are uniformly full of crap

Back in the pre-internet days I used to watch that swill and think I was informed.

[monmouth3]

3. They are also very quiet regarding unemployment and poverty. n/t

[L0oniX]

4. McDonalds Happy Meal news for the morans.

or how about Whopper news?

[SharonAnn]

5. They have failed in many ways and continue failing us. I don't watch them anymore.

I've gotten tired of listening to R-W talking points over and over and over again.

There's no meaningful discussion taking place.

[old guy]

6. Bernie is right, however

does he really think if there were discussions on these shows they would be honest. The deniers would out number and out shout anyone else in the discussion so little or nothing would be accomplished IMO.

[BlueMTexpat]

7. And how! eom

[Cha]

8. Ya think!

[reformist2]

9. I lost interest in the Sunday shows a long time ago - it's all posturing & preening now.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

10. Bernie's very good at follow-up

If he hears back from any of these executives, he'll report it. Of course, it's not in the shows' advertisers interests to get down with global climate change, so it will prolly be a bunch of pap in response. We shall see.