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procon

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12. Way overboard on the wall to wall news coverage

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Feb 23, 2021, 08:24 PM

Feb 2021

Of someone who plays in a little watched sport. What does Wood do that makes him this important to generate non stop coverage?

Slow news day? Nothing else going on in the entire country? MSNBC to cheap to roll out a live news crew when they can just grab cheap news from the pool?

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I don't care about golf or Tiger Woods. [View all] milestogo Feb 2021 OP

amen samnsara Feb 2021 #1

No match how much you don't care about them - 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2021 #2

ALL of the CP are calling 1/6 an insurrection while the M$M is calling it a "riot" ... uponit7771 Feb 2021 #3

Exactly. GopherGal Feb 2021 #21

You care enough to gldstwmn Feb 2021 #4

Can you blame them ??? RANDYWILDMAN Feb 2021 #5

Now there's an emoticon we need to see more of. milestogo Feb 2021 #6

Well, then why post???? Nt USALiberal Feb 2021 #7

I'm sure it's letting off steam. We do that sometime on DU. mucifer Feb 2021 #20

Well, that's a bit harsh, but Beatlelvr Feb 2021 #8

If you think this is over the top, wait till Trump shuffles off this mortal coil. sop Feb 2021 #9

Oh, I will be cheering and jumping for joy when that happens. smirkymonkey Feb 2021 #22

the media will bdamomma Feb 2021 #25

As if most of the world died Mossfern Feb 2021 #10

Thx for sharing. Mosby Feb 2021 #11

Way overboard on the wall to wall news coverage procon Feb 2021 #12

Can't stand either. we can do it Feb 2021 #13

Like golf, loathe Woods. What he did to Elin Nordegren is unforgiveable. Auggie Feb 2021 #14

I'm not a fan of him personally either -- great golfer, crap husband, they say good dad, who knows? Lettuce Be Feb 2021 #15

I turned on the news when I got Tree Lady Feb 2021 #19

This message was self-deleted by its author Skittles Feb 2021 #16

Today Tiger Woods.... all weekend it was an engine on fire (no one even hurt).... IcyPeas Feb 2021 #17

BBC news that I saw, no pics or dialogue. Just simple small letter empedocles Feb 2021 #18

Agree... Mike Nelson Feb 2021 #23

Thank you Faux pas Feb 2021 #24

I post about things I don't care about as well. LanternWaste Feb 2021 #26