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Worrisome . . .
Commentary Magazine ^ | May 27, 2008 | Abe Greenwald

Posted on 05/27/2008 12:22:40 PM PDT by Jbny

There’s a lighthearted piece in today’s New York Times about Barack Obama and his aide, Reggie Love. The following paragraph leapt out at me:

Along the way, some unofficial rules have emerged between the candidate and his aide. From Mr. Obama: “One cardinal rule of the road is, we don’t watch CNN, the news or MSNBC. We don’t watch any talking heads or any politics. We watch ‘SportsCenter’ and argue about that.”

Anyone concerned about that? The man who may be president doesn’t watch the news or “any politics.”

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: clinton; election; hillary; obama

1 posted on 05/27/2008 12:22:41 PM PDT by Jbny
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To: Jbny
Anyone concerned about that? The man who may be president doesn’t watch the news or “any politics.”

No, there's a million things that are concerning about Obama, and this ain't one of them.

Bush never watches the news either and prides himself on it.

I don't think watching the latest Chrissy Matthews or Olberdork rant is all that helpful to a politician.

2 posted on 05/27/2008 12:27:46 PM PDT by GunRunner
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To: Jbny

Well, when Mr. Obama appears on my TV, I change the station right away.


3 posted on 05/27/2008 12:28:51 PM PDT by RexBeach
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On my long long list of things to worry about...
what he or you or anyone else chooses to watch
or not watch on TV is way way down at the bottom.


4 posted on 05/27/2008 12:29:26 PM PDT by Repeal The 17th
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To: Jbny
"The man who may be president doesn’t watch the news or “any politics.”"

I wish you hadn't posted this.

My opinion of Hussein just increased exponentially.

5 posted on 05/27/2008 12:29:36 PM PDT by Designer (We are SO scrood!)
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To: Jbny

Lots of Obama’s beliefs and behaviors concern me, but not this.


6 posted on 05/27/2008 12:29:43 PM PDT by Faith
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To: GunRunner

Yes but unlike Obama, Bush is not an idiotic leftist. Obama needs to learn some facts but he won’t get them on CNN or MSNBC, anyway.


7 posted on 05/27/2008 12:31:27 PM PDT by Williams
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To: Jbny

He doesn’t watch news because he’s too thin-skinned to handle criticism.


8 posted on 05/27/2008 12:32:11 PM PDT by Sig Sauer P220
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To: Jbny
I don't watch TV regularly anymore and yet I am generally considered well-informed about the world. How do I manage this? Online news sites, print newspapers, journal articles, and occasionally the radio.

The stuff on the evening news is so commercialized and geared towards the lowest common denominator that the news takes a back seat. It is rare I see a debate or interview that doesn't turn into a shouting match or a battle of talking heads. On average, the "news" is just sensationalized violence with a dabbling of entertainment industry and sports. Plus, think of how much time the average segment runs...1-3 minutes, tops. That's not enough time to examine a topic! And for the most part, the news isn't being constantly updated.

In other words, TV < other media (in my opinion) for fact gathering.
9 posted on 05/27/2008 12:32:47 PM PDT by slightlyovertaxed
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To: Jbny
Reggie Love?

You mean this Reggie Love?...


10 posted on 05/27/2008 12:37:33 PM PDT by Hatteras
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To: Hatteras
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You'll have to navigate your way to the "teabag" picture somewhere through that link. ;-)

11 posted on 05/27/2008 12:45:57 PM PDT by Hatteras
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If I was in his shoes, I wouldn’t watch CNN or any of the others. I would have someone watch them for me, to know what was being said about me or my opponents, but I wouldn’t watch. You need to keep your head clear in his situation.

And, hey, I’m not in his shoes and I still don’t watch them. Why should I sit there and let them lie to me? The signal to noise, truth to lie ratio isn’t very good. I’d rather listen to the music channel and surf FR.


12 posted on 05/27/2008 1:00:27 PM PDT by marron
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To: Sig Sauer P220
He doesn’t watch news because he’s too thin-skinned to handle criticism.

He won't get it from CNN or MSNBC.

13 posted on 05/27/2008 1:03:48 PM PDT by sportutegrl (Do I really need a sarcasm tag for this?)
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To: Jbny

“One cardinal rule of the road is, we don’t watch CNN, the news or MSNBC. We don’t watch any talking heads or any politics.”

Why would anybody over the age of 15 be willing to accept this claim as being truthful?


15 posted on 05/27/2008 1:27:01 PM PDT by Clioman
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To: sportutegrl

True. But he’s still as thin-skinned as an egg yolk.


16 posted on 05/27/2008 1:36:12 PM PDT by Sig Sauer P220
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To: Jbny

I seem to remember President Bush being called an idiot and worse because he did not read every newspaper in America daily. I guess we jest haz to ax whad be differnt now. Word.


17 posted on 05/27/2008 2:10:36 PM PDT by cquiggy
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To: slightlyovertaxed

‘I don’t watch TV regularly anymore and yet I am generally considered well-informed about the world. How do I manage this? Online news sites, print newspapers, journal articles, and occasionally the radio.

The stuff on the evening news is so commercialized and geared towards the lowest common denominator that the news takes a back seat. It is rare I see a debate or interview that doesn’t turn into a shouting match or a battle of talking heads. On average, the “news” is just sensationalized violence with a dabbling of entertainment industry and sports. Plus, think of how much time the average segment runs...1-3 minutes, tops. That’s not enough time to examine a topic! And for the most part, the news isn’t being constantly updated.

In other words, TV < other media (in my opinion) for fact gathering.’

I agree, I’m pretty much down to baseball on T.V. Internet, the paper, and the radio is where I go.


18 posted on 05/28/2008 10:48:05 PM PDT by ehit88 (I'm(not anymore)shoveling snow while a Cubs game is on?????(my Alan Keyes t-shirts are on order))
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