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Why are federal employees watching TV on monitors under federal control? Don't they have something better to do, like their jobs?
1 posted on 05/07/2017 8:52:35 AM PDT by TaxPayer2000
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Don't they have something better to do, like their jobs?

Well, they were watching porn.

2 posted on 05/07/2017 8:54:54 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (The fear of stark justice sends hot urine down their thighs.)
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I wish I had a six-figure job where I could watch TV.


3 posted on 05/07/2017 8:55:07 AM PDT by JPJones (George Washington's Tariffs were Patriotic. Build a Wall and Build a Wall of tariffs.)
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“I always knew it would be delicious. I never knew it would be THIS delicious.” — Dennis Miller


4 posted on 05/07/2017 8:55:32 AM PDT by IWontSubmit (2)
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That was my first and only question.


6 posted on 05/07/2017 8:58:23 AM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them!)
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How about NO TV in work areas.


7 posted on 05/07/2017 9:00:06 AM PDT by CGASMIA68
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Forced to watch?


8 posted on 05/07/2017 9:00:17 AM PDT by lewislynn
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News Flash: American citizens forced to watch CNN in all US airports.


9 posted on 05/07/2017 9:00:51 AM PDT by Cowboy Bob
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It reads: “Please excuse me for sending this out to your entire group via your listserv, but I was alerted by a member in your group and I wanted to let everyone know that the reason for the change from CNN to Fox.

So in other words, there was problem at all when all the TVs were tuned to CNN.

The headline makes it sound like the staff was forced to watch Fox at home also.

Can't wait to see the headline about how Americans are forced to watch CNN, because that's the only thing that's on the TVs at US airports.

10 posted on 05/07/2017 9:01:10 AM PDT by Maceman (Let's ban Muslims temporarily -- just until non-Muslims can freely practice their religions in Mecca)
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So are their eyes being held open like in A Clockwork Orange to force them to watch Fox? During the Obama administration was the headline “US federal staff being forced to watch CNN instead of Fox News”?


11 posted on 05/07/2017 9:01:48 AM PDT by KarlInOhio (a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity - Pres. Eisenhower)
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“Why are federal employees watching TV on monitors under federal control? Don’t they have something better to do, like their jobs?”

We had television news on to keep track of WTF was happening in the world, like incoming hijacked aircraft. Of course, this was in the intel community.


12 posted on 05/07/2017 9:02:00 AM PDT by PLMerite ("Government should be done to cattle and not human beings." - John Milius)
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“”will drive away some people on the left who are already suspicious about the FDA being a shill for big pharma”. “”

The left is suspicious? That in itself is certainly news...

Federal employees concerned about what TV channel they get to watch on the taxpayer’s dime? Hmmmmm.


14 posted on 05/07/2017 9:03:37 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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I call b.s.


15 posted on 05/07/2017 9:05:52 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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An email has been sent to staff at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcing that all their agency’s televisions will show Fox News, apparently by order of the Trump administration.

Whatchoo mean, "apparently", Willis?

What does it say on the "From" line?

17 posted on 05/07/2017 9:07:22 AM PDT by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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Actually they should be “forced” to watch OAN. There’s absolutely NOTHING liberal coming out of that channel.

(Trump should buy it himself)


18 posted on 05/07/2017 9:10:19 AM PDT by ROCKLOBSTER (The fear of stark justice sends hot urine down their thighs.)
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Announcing that all their agency’s televisions will show Fox News.

The recovery program has started.


19 posted on 05/07/2017 9:12:07 AM PDT by Vaduz (women and children to be impacted the most.)
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Most Federal Facilities have what is called a Security Operations Center (SOC) that oversees the facilities security. They have monitor walls that are used to display cameras, security system status, etc. They have at least 1 monitor set to the news, usually CNN, but I’ve seen multiple news networks covered (depending on the facility and its size). There is the possibility that breaking news could provide information faster that is relevant in determining the facilities security posture.


21 posted on 05/07/2017 9:15:25 AM PDT by PJBankard
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This can’t be true. Don’t most hard-working (or is that hardly-working) federal employees watch porn all day?


22 posted on 05/07/2017 9:15:32 AM PDT by txrefugee
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“Forced?” I suppose for the past 8 years they were “forced” to watch CNN instead of Fox News, then.

At my work CNN is playing almost always as I come in to get my cab, etc. It’s awful. It’s either that or “Democracy Now!”


23 posted on 05/07/2017 9:17:53 AM PDT by Persevero (Love you guys)
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Fox has lurched so much to the left that the only thing that differentiates it from cnn and msnbc is Tucker (an Sean on a good day).

As far as injecting leftist talking points into the news and having the opinion segments be full-on conservative and Trump bashing, Fox is the same as all the rest these days.

Being “Not Quite as Bad” does not make one Good.


24 posted on 05/07/2017 9:18:25 AM PDT by freedumb2003 (The Civil Rights movement compared content of their character to skin color and chose the latter)
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Forced to watch Fox News rather than CNN? Does that mean that they prefered CNN and are now forced to watch Fox News? Or does it simppy mean they switched which channel plays on tvs in publuc places to the most popular news station after years of leaving on a less popular one?


25 posted on 05/07/2017 9:20:26 AM PDT by AndyTheBear
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