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Marthe48

(17,113 posts)
40. I canceled the local paper when they supported bush the 2nd time
Wed Nov 2, 2022, 06:17 PM
Nov 2022

The Marietta Times has people handing out free papers once in awhile, and after I had canceled, one of them offered me a paper. I said no. He said "It's free." I said "The paper endorsed bush for a 2nd term." He said, "You have to support somebody." I said, "I won't read that paper again." And I haven't. I can get obits from another source.

That any newspaper would endorse any rw, especially one as cruel as abbott is, isn't worth the paper it is printed on or the broadband it uses.

Dallas Morning News endorsed Greg Abbott [View all] Horse with no Name Nov 2022 OP
Kudos to you! If everyone did what you did..it would definitely make a difference PortTack Nov 2022 #1
Good for you! Hope other Dallas area dems are as smart as you are. MLAA Nov 2022 #2
K & R Stuart G Nov 2022 #3
Good Job! nt SoCalDavidS Nov 2022 #4
I would have done the same thing: refuse to give money to a paper that supports such an awful man LymphocyteLover Nov 2022 #5
When I lived in Dallas, I called that paper the DaMN. Bo Zarts Nov 2022 #6
Newspapers are so last century. It's time you got rid of it. jimfields33 Nov 2022 #7
many decades ago (pre-internet) a newspaper endorsement was a big deal.. agingdem Nov 2022 #39
Best thing you did was to let them know. calimary Nov 2022 #8
Apparently, the Dallas Morning News doesn't require electricity in a snowstorm to print. Vinca Nov 2022 #9
LOL SunSeeker Nov 2022 #19
Right? Horse with no Name Nov 2022 #21
Good for you! ananda Nov 2022 #10
Good job telling them why. Gotta. Evolve Dammit Nov 2022 #11
What was their reasoning? Mad_Machine76 Nov 2022 #12
They feel that despite the shortcomings Horse with no Name Nov 2022 #20
Of course. Growth equals $ which is KPN Nov 2022 #31
...and Conjuay Nov 2022 #35
Wow Mad_Machine76 Nov 2022 #37
JMHO NJCher Nov 2022 #13
did they say why? barbtries Nov 2022 #14
I know! It's crazy that people are so narrow minded Horse with no Name Nov 2022 #22
Thank you. StarryNite Nov 2022 #15
Good for you Traildogbob Nov 2022 #16
I am a sole proprietor, but I still give all vets a 10% discount. SlimJimmy Nov 2022 #26
Thank you Traildogbob Nov 2022 #33
No doubt. Christians don't really seem like Christians sometimes. SlimJimmy Nov 2022 #36
In the old days markodochartaigh Nov 2022 #17
Bird cage liner. NoMoreRepugs Nov 2022 #18
Good for you! yardwork Nov 2022 #23
I cancelled The Cleveland Plain Dealer a few months ago Ninga Nov 2022 #24
I was under the impression that Dallas was a fairly progressive city. SlimJimmy Nov 2022 #25
The owner controls political endorsements. maxsolomon Nov 2022 #29
Okay, thanks. SlimJimmy Nov 2022 #30
Dallas elected a Republican mayor in 2007 SouthBayDem Nov 2022 #45
Well, I live in Georgia, so it's just what I heard, not what I know. SlimJimmy Nov 2022 #46
Thanks for telling them why you dumped them Warpy Nov 2022 #27
Bravo - our consumers dollars matter! n/t iluvtennis Nov 2022 #28
The Morning Spews is going to go belly up soon anyway. LudwigPastorius Nov 2022 #32
I love this, especially... littlemissmartypants Nov 2022 #34
Ft. Worth endorses Beto and Dallas endorses Abbott DFW Nov 2022 #38
I canceled the local paper when they supported bush the 2nd time Marthe48 Nov 2022 #40
"The only voice I have is my Vote and My Dollar" Heather MC Nov 2022 #41
Why? He's one of the worst governors in the country. Initech Nov 2022 #42
K&R TeamProg Nov 2022 #43
LIKE IT republianmushroom Nov 2022 #44
I cancelled my subscription to the Dallas Morning News back in 2000 argyl Nov 2022 #47
Fort Worth and Denton are way cooler than Dallas anyway. Sucha NastyWoman Nov 2022 #48
Especially Denton. argyl Nov 2022 #52
Even AFTER they said the following... Abolishinist Nov 2022 #49
It'll take a lot more than that. The Grand Illuminist Nov 2022 #50
Deep roots run deep. czarjak Nov 2022 #51
His non-action to force energy companies to winterize KILLED 700 Texans. Mr.Mystery Nov 2022 #53
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