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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 08:08 PM Original message |
I'm watching "America: the story of us" on TV. What a jingoistic pile of shit this series is. |
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tblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 08:10 PM Response to Original message |
1. And you watch.....why? nt |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 08:10 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Background noise while I type for work. |
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brooklynite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 08:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. There's a miraculous technology available... |
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Dr.Phool (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 01:16 AM Response to Reply #2 |
27. I find that the Weather Channel is good for that. |
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Posteritatis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 08:11 PM Response to Original message |
3. I couldn't make it past the title. (nt) |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 08:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. Oooh an Amber alert has interrupted the shittiness. |
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90-percent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. I disagree |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 08:22 PM Response to Reply #5 |
9. I don't know if cutting to some celebrity every 5 minutes to have them gush about... |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 08:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. I saw some of it too, and found it interesting. |
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tammywammy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:21 AM Response to Reply #13 |
32. I read a great book on the Triangle fire years ago |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 03:41 AM Response to Reply #13 |
40. Me too |
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90-percent (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 05:06 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Some interesting stuff from last night |
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Dr Morbius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:34 AM Response to Reply #5 |
34. There's something about history. |
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Sebastian Doyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 08:18 PM Response to Original message |
6. What would you expect from the Hearst-story channel? |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 08:25 PM Response to Reply #6 |
11. I figured if they were taking a break from Ice Road Truckers to show something about history... |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 05:46 AM Response to Reply #11 |
18. "I figured if they were taking a break from Ice Road Truckers" |
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conscious evolution (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 07:35 AM Response to Reply #6 |
45. Hearst has been putting out propoganda/disinformation |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 08:20 PM Response to Original message |
7. There are some points where it is worth watching |
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WCGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 08:21 PM Response to Original message |
8. There were some glaring misstatements in the first few episodes |
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burnsei sensei (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 08:24 PM Response to Original message |
10. When you hear in the title, |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 09:40 AM Response to Reply #10 |
21. Well, to be fair... |
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mynameiswhat (95 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-30-10 08:30 PM Response to Original message |
12. I haven't been able to see the show. What are some of the big lies in it? |
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Caliman73 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 05:21 AM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Whenever you try to condense over 400 years of history into 10 shows |
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Quatermain (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 05:32 AM Response to Original message |
17. simple fix |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 09:25 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. what a *thoughtful* response |
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Moochy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 09:28 AM Response to Reply #19 |
20. What would the internet be without someone reminding everyone who does not like something |
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Art_from_Ark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:11 AM Response to Reply #20 |
30. Maybe Are_grits_groceries |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 06:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
48. Where would the internet be... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 05:05 AM Response to Reply #19 |
44. Deleted message |
donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 09:56 AM Response to Reply #17 |
24. And the same works for threads. n/t |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 03:09 AM Response to Reply #17 |
36. And you signed up here just to impart this poorly written sarcasm? |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 09:52 AM Response to Original message |
22. Sometimes it's necessary to weed through the "shit" |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
23. It wasn't COMPLETELY terrible. |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-31-10 10:03 AM Response to Original message |
25. This is Television's job. And yes, we should all turn it off, but that's simplistic. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 12:54 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. Deleted message |
RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 01:21 AM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Just turn it off, is an individual view. |
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Quatermain (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:16 AM Response to Reply #28 |
31. individual view |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:27 AM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Well when the tv tells your neighbor to burn your house down. |
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Quatermain (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 02:58 AM Response to Reply #33 |
35. tv shows = ephemera |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 04:57 AM Response to Reply #35 |
43. Ok let me simplify that metaphor. |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 03:09 AM Response to Reply #26 |
37. "Retarded" - how evolved. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 03:19 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Deleted message |
Quatermain (24 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 04:56 AM Response to Reply #37 |
42. call a spade a spade |
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Bluebear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 06:01 PM Response to Reply #42 |
46. Get some glasses then, your vision is cloudy |
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donco6 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 06:12 PM Response to Reply #42 |
50. Me too |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 06:08 PM Response to Reply #25 |
49. "but that's simplistic." |
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IcyPeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 01:22 AM Response to Original message |
29. Hannity |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 03:37 AM Response to Original message |
39. I liked it and I found it interesting. |
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lame54 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 04:53 AM Response to Original message |
41. Is Seth Rogen in it?... |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jun-01-10 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
47. I liked a lot of it. However, too much Rudy/ Hannity/Newt bullshit commentary |
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