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jezebel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 09:13 PM Original message |
Anybody else feeling like they can't watch TV anymore? It's so depressing, apparently Obama is a big |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 09:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. Honey, you gotta start watching TCM. Keeps you sane. nt |
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CakeGrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 09:44 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. Seconded. I don't watch ANY cable news/political shows whatsoever |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 12:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
38. Well, I do some KO and Rachel and sometimes Ed and Dylan. |
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grantcart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 11:21 PM Response to Reply #1 |
25. Yup and they have Grace Kelly on for the next 4 weeks !! |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 12:15 PM Response to Reply #25 |
37. Oh, in my imaginary life, I'm Grace Kelly! (Only I don't die in my early fifties.) n/t |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 01:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
43. How did you know.. |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 05:35 PM Response to Reply #43 |
52. Ah, to catch Bette Davis in The Great Lie or Joan Crawford in Mildred Pierce. |
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frazzled (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 03:28 PM Response to Reply #1 |
50. Yup, and don't miss the last "Johnny Mercer" night on Wednesday |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 05:36 PM Response to Reply #50 |
53. Yeah, saw it earlier. Didn't know about the Judy Garland-Mercer affair before. |
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IndianaGreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
2. make sure you watch Obama's speech to the nation about Afghanistan |
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Telly Savalas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 09:21 PM Response to Original message |
3. Try turning the channel. I watch ESPN and this isn't a problem for me. |
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HopeOverFear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 09:22 PM Response to Original message |
4. I stay away from cable chatter |
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Arkana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
5. I don't agree with the Palin part--most news folks (excluding the obvious, of course) |
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Pirate Smile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
6. You're watching Rachel and Lawrence O'Donnell has been one of the most overwhelmingly |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 11:18 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. I'm watching him now....... |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 12:13 AM Response to Reply #24 |
32. Like this..... |
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eShirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
7. Take a break from watching Newz. |
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LovinLife (366 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
8. And think, it hasn't even been a full yr yet of his presidency. I can't take the next 2 or 3yrs. nt |
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Connie_Corleone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 09:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. I haven't watched any political shows today. |
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Rowdyboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 09:51 PM Response to Original message |
11. TCM, History Channel and daytime reruns of crime shows get me through.... |
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Barack_America (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 09:53 PM Response to Original message |
12. Take a break from the infotainment. |
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Indepatriot (119 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 10:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. Kill Your Television! |
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GrantDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 09:55 PM Response to Original message |
13. I haven't watched any cable news for several months now. |
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FrenchieCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 09:59 PM Response to Original message |
14. Yep....I stopped watching entirely..... |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 10:01 PM Response to Original message |
15. I can't watch any Corporate Media "news". Nor do I need to. |
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otohara (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 10:03 PM Response to Original message |
17. It's Nauseating Right Now - Unwatchable |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 10:07 PM Response to Original message |
18. I haven't watched corporatemedia since November |
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femmocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 10:18 PM Response to Original message |
19. All of those cable talking head shows are depressing, IMO. |
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jefferson_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 10:23 PM Response to Original message |
20. Up until a few weeks ago, I was still plugged into the cable chatter... |
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Cha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 11:32 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. I've been without for 7 years and |
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Clio the Leo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 10:52 PM Response to Original message |
21. Then go straight the source..... |
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madamesilverspurs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
22. It can get depressing, can't it! |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
23. I have been without a TV for a year and a half now, |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 11:23 PM Response to Original message |
26. And then DU isn't much better |
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politicasista (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 11:30 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. Nope. |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 01:24 PM Response to Reply #26 |
41. Ain't that the truth!! |
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HipChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
27. I gave up on media, ever since they were so sure Obama would not win due to the Bradley efffect |
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carpe diem (769 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 11:34 PM Response to Original message |
30. during the build up to the Iraq war, |
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Nedsdag (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Nov-23-09 11:45 PM Response to Original message |
31. The only cable news I watch is CNN International and BBC World News. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 12:35 AM Response to Original message |
33. I watch documentaries and dramas on PBS and Mhz Worldview |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 12:38 AM Response to Original message |
34. I know how you feel. |
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HopeOverFear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 11:13 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. OMG that picture is beautiful |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 01:57 PM Response to Reply #35 |
47. Yes. |
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HopeOverFear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 03:05 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. That is beautiful. I mean that could be a postcard. |
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LynzM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 12:58 PM Response to Reply #34 |
40. Beautiful thoughts, Blue... |
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paulsby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 11:56 AM Response to Original message |
36. well... |
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azmouse (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
39. Sounds like DU. |
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butterfly77 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 01:26 PM Response to Original message |
42. I didn't see the piece but.. |
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Jennicut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 01:30 PM Response to Original message |
44. Mentally, I have been taking a bit of a break from politics and not even |
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LWolf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
45. I don't have any trouble watching tv. |
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Parker CA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
46. Stopped watching news. Travel channel or music. Better for the brain. ;-) |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
48. Republican ideas? |
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WI_DEM (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
51. I don't have to watch TV to know Obama is a failure--I visit DU |
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polichick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-24-09 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
54. I've been watching all the Curb Your Enthusiasm episodes I missed... |
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