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shrike3

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12. Cable news is entertainment.

Tue Jan 16, 2024, 11:48 AM

Jan 2024

I keep telling my husband to turn it off; he's finally listening to me.

You do your due diligence early in the day, you'll get most of the major news stories, one or two of which will be beaten like a dead horse throughout the day on any given cable channel. I rarely if ever learn anything new from cable news, which is why I rarely watch it.

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As pissed as we all are remember [View all] malaise Jan 2024 OP

Iowa is just one of 50 states. ProudMNDemocrat Jan 2024 #1

Meanwhile Slobby has showed up in New York malaise Jan 2024 #3

He shows up in court to intimidate the witnesses, the jury louis-t Jan 2024 #18

His culminating legal challenges won't improve his mood either JoseBalow Jan 2024 #31

The artist got the hair all wrong. When have you ever seen Shitler's ears? OMGWTF Jan 2024 #43

Right, but at least the artist has TFG behind bars! dmr Jan 2024 #45

Context is a good thing. Also: bad weather favors TFG, his small basket of deplorables will march no matter what. marble falls Jan 2024 #2

It seems a majority of Dems are waiting for Repubs to do the right thing FHRRK Jan 2024 #4

This orangecrush Jan 2024 #28

Yeps hibbing Jan 2024 #37

Looks like Kornaki is afraid to say that the turnout malaise Jan 2024 #5

Who needs Kornacki. What matters is we know, and it's getting out across the nets. ancianita Jan 2024 #36

This is absolutely true. spanone Jan 2024 #6

The whole production is and was a pathetic tableaux Blue Owl Jan 2024 #7

Absolutely Joe can win Iowa in November! Kid Berwyn Jan 2024 #8

I'm not pissed. It was a foregone conclusion he was going to win Iowa. shrike3 Jan 2024 #9

Same...I think what has ppl pissed off is the crowing going on on cable...TURN IT OFF! It's worthless PortTack Jan 2024 #10

I didn't watch last night malaise Jan 2024 #11

You know bdamomma Jan 2024 #38

Cable news is entertainment. shrike3 Jan 2024 #12

Kudos to you. They are never getting these eyeballs back until they stop with worthless opinion and report PortTack Jan 2024 #21

Agreed. GhostHunter22 Jan 2024 #34

Interesting guest on MSNBC this morning who attended Iowa caucuses since the 70's. He said he doesn't recognize the Evolve Dammit Jan 2024 #13

Reasonable people stay home when the weather is that severe Ponietz Jan 2024 #42

And almost half of those voted for someone else relayerbob Jan 2024 #14

Thanks, I Needed That. Sane1 Jan 2024 #15

Exactly. And only 14% of Iowa Republicans at that. MineralMan Jan 2024 #16

I corrected that malaise Jan 2024 #17

Most of them could fit into a high school gym Captain Zero Jan 2024 #27

Thank for your post. ChazII Jan 2024 #50

From your keyboard, 3Hotdogs Jan 2024 #19

I'm not pissed or surprised by the Iowa results. I am KPN Jan 2024 #20

Aint pissed, you couldve seen this result from outerspace MistakenLamb Jan 2024 #22

And, most of Haley supporters said in a poll that they Sogo Jan 2024 #23

that's hopeful to bdamomma Jan 2024 #39

Hopefully you are correct, but I wouldn't bet on it. republianmushroom Jan 2024 #24

I'm no more pissed now than I was a week ago. Or a month ago. Or a year ago. progressoid Jan 2024 #25

Given the overwhelmingly white male nature of the proceedings Warpy Jan 2024 #26

What??? H2O Man Jan 2024 #29

You are always malaise Jan 2024 #30

The "worst" thing H2O Man Jan 2024 #32

H2O Man bdamomma Jan 2024 #40

Thanks! H2O Man Jan 2024 #41

I'll buy your cautions optimism, but... SpankMe Jan 2024 #33

It's a cult and they are unreachable. My mother is in a Talibangelical-Rethuglican cult. We don't talk. OMGWTF Jan 2024 #44

Dang. Sorry to hear that. SpankMe Jan 2024 #49

I hope so malaise, He has to. debm55 Jan 2024 #35

It was a landslide, I tell ya! Permanut Jan 2024 #46

The biglier they are? czarjak Jan 2024 #47

I wonder if... WestMichRad Jan 2024 #48