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To: a fool in paradise

I meant for the “news” casters and driving/walking down the street.

I’m gettin’ old but not blind/brain dead yet

odd how I remember 30 years ago but not 2-3 days ago...


37 posted on 11/08/2013 9:37:30 AM PST by mabarker1 (Please, Somebody Impeach the kenyan!!!!)
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To: mabarker1

My tv died in the 2008 election campaign season and I never bought the “be seeing you, webcam installed” replacement.

The new tvs hurt my eyes and the pravda media beats the drum 24-7 (even if you aren’t watching “those annoying shows”, the ads from them run during the other programming, “news” promos for the other broadcasts (tune in at 10 and see), etc.

None of it worth a damn frankly.

In the 1990s, I saw Ray Bradbury give a lecture and he said that there was no reason to watch the local or national news broadcasts daily. Warehouse fires, cantina shootings, random car accidents, mudslides. The news of what happened at city council each week is rarely covered, same with Congress. 5 minutes of “headline news” 1 or 2 slightly longer pieces, then a couple of “human interest” or paid pharma news items, sports, weather, and something unusual to talk about at the water cooler.

He said that there were some more in depth programs but not on the 30 minute shows.My tv died in the 2008 election campaign season and I never bought the


38 posted on 11/08/2013 9:45:03 AM PST by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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