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fescuerescue

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78. The advertisers believe it

Fri Feb 22, 2019, 01:59 PM

Feb 2019

Well more accurately the advertisers believes it draws eyes, which means that the advertisers are happy to write big checks to CNN and MSNBC.

If the coverage was driving viewers away, advertisers would have put a stop to it already.

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To CNN & MSNBC: Do the IDIOTS making your coverage decisions REALLY AND TRULY BELIEVE [View all] Atticus Feb 2019 OP

Infotainment at it's finest. Wellstone ruled Feb 2019 #1

Precisely Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #3

Everyone has to speak at least 140 words per Wellstone ruled Feb 2019 #6

Yup Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #8

Sorry to say, Wellstone ruled Feb 2019 #30

WTF is up with all the drug ads? Are Americans actually that gullible? lagomorph777 Feb 2019 #13

Big Pharma - that's where the $ is FakeNoose Feb 2019 #20

Yes. Big Pharma wouldn't spend the money if it didn't work. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2019 #26

Big Pharma ads work but not in the way you might think.... Viz Feb 2019 #48

Good point. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2019 #49

Silly you would ask.. pangaia Feb 2019 #69

The ads give you an idea of their target demographic Wednesdays Feb 2019 #75

Very true. lagomorph777 Feb 2019 #82

That's it in a nutshell... pangaia Feb 2019 #68

+1000 Power 2 the People Feb 2019 #83

Yep. Kardashian style news at its best. jalan48 Feb 2019 #46

Right now DownriverDem Feb 2019 #76

And remember how they were hammering the black face incident of the Virginia governor? kimbutgar Feb 2019 #2

They're going for a different audience loyalsister Feb 2019 #72

K&R... spanone Feb 2019 #4

It is endless. BigmanPigman Feb 2019 #5

I was treated to FAUX snooze at the gym today The Genealogist Feb 2019 #7

I watched a little True Blue American Feb 2019 #77

CNN-ET. MSNB-TMZ. NurseJackie Feb 2019 #9

"Culture" of celebrity The Mouth Feb 2019 #10

It's sad because their own journalists were targeted ZeroSomeBrains Feb 2019 #11

Did you complain when it was reported as a hate crime? Honeycombe8 Feb 2019 #12

A reread of my OP will show that I did not complain about the reporting of the apparent Atticus Feb 2019 #22

+1000 smirkymonkey Feb 2019 #60

No one is required to watch television Mr. Quackers Feb 2019 #14

or stick to PBS. ginnyinWI Feb 2019 #27

That is an option Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #42

But most voters do. eom Cetacea Feb 2019 #65

No, but to complain about propaganda aimed at those who DO is worthwhile. pangaia Feb 2019 #70

way too much time airing something that wouldn't even make the mid section of news papers yaesu Feb 2019 #15

And the "Nigerian" brothers were born in Chicago IronLionZion Feb 2019 #16

Dumbing down! Dixc Feb 2019 #17

Do it! You will not regret it. ginnyinWI Feb 2019 #32

I could not believe how much are time was devoted to this. colorado_ufo Feb 2019 #18

CNN spent 10 days talking about nothing but a missing airplane AdamGG Feb 2019 #19

Also constant talk about: Sprite Feb 2019 #21

I am so sick of the Smollet "news" I could scream Leith Feb 2019 #23

Who ever heard of Smollett True Blue American Feb 2019 #79

Trump is a hate crime. radius777 Feb 2019 #24

I like MSNBC but experience this same feeling almost every single day. Maddening! pdsimdars Feb 2019 #25

It's all supposed to be a distraction from the daily crimes committed in DC and on Wall Street. CaptYossarian Feb 2019 #28

I'm guessing they do believe that onenote Feb 2019 #29

Couldn't agree more. The guy made a choice. A bad one. End of story. Firestorm49 Feb 2019 #31

The only way that CNN could have made it worse would be to have had Richard Quest on lapucelle Feb 2019 #33

I'm so glad I'm not watching this stuff. nt ginnyinWI Feb 2019 #34

Read your news jayschool2013 Feb 2019 #35

First Time Posting On my Favorite Site For Years..... sbonedale Feb 2019 #36

EXACTLY! blm Feb 2019 #40

Post One!!! Woo Hoo IADEMO2004 Feb 2019 #53

Who were you before? (nt) ehrnst Feb 2019 #66

It may not be fake news, but it certainly is junk news. dchill Feb 2019 #37

This! defacto7 Feb 2019 #38

People should stop watching cable news.... doompatrol39 Feb 2019 #39

Preach It! Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #43

+10000 Kurt V. Feb 2019 #45

Take, for example all the Andrew McCabe interviews. ginnyinWI Feb 2019 #47

Exactly doompatrol39 Feb 2019 #52

Rec yardwork Feb 2019 #41

Remember "Runaway Bride" some years back? maveric Feb 2019 #44

I would bet 90% of Americans had never heard of Smollett before this. OnlinePoker Feb 2019 #50

you did fine. barbtries Feb 2019 #51

Ill take your Smollet and raise you general domestic outrage-news.. 912gdm Feb 2019 #54

You are correct. My OP may have been too narrowly focused. nt Atticus Feb 2019 #55

Oh I didn't mean to imply you were too narrow 912gdm Feb 2019 #56

Thanks. NT Atticus Feb 2019 #57

You're welcome. NT. 😁 912gdm Feb 2019 #62

Well, we'll see if Rachel focuses on Smollett too shanti Feb 2019 #58

i have forsworn off any gnewz about smollet. not my business. i do not care. the moron's lies matter pansypoo53219 Feb 2019 #59

First fifteen minutes of AC and no mention of it ornotna Feb 2019 #61

Yeah, it's not like Smollet is Trump IsraelMerchant Feb 2019 #63

KICK!!!! Cha Feb 2019 #64

Rachel Maddow seta1950 Feb 2019 #67

I won't even bother with her program Sherman A1 Feb 2019 #71

I didn't even know who this guy was. pwb Feb 2019 #73

Same here. True Blue American Feb 2019 #80

A Coast Guard lieutenant preparing to assassinate Loubee Feb 2019 #74

The advertisers believe it fescuerescue Feb 2019 #78

and now they will be discussing Trump and his Buddy kim INdemo Feb 2019 #81

If the stove is hot you might want to stop touching it Devil Child Feb 2019 #84

Yea what's up with that. Enough Smollett Pepsidog Feb 2019 #85

This is baffling to me moose65 Feb 2019 #86

Thank you for that point LittleGirl Feb 2019 #87

I should add LittleGirl Feb 2019 #88

sorry, the outrage fatigue sapped all of my thoughts LittleGirl Feb 2019 #89

Americans worship money. FiveGoodMen Feb 2019 #91

We're gonna have to pay this price so buckle up... Baconator Feb 2019 #90