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2016 Postmortem

EL34x4

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6. Americans care more about the romantic lives of the Kardashians

Reply to dlk (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 14, 2017, 09:00 AM

Jan 2017

than they do about actual news. The reason Americans are fed a smorgasbord of junk is because this is what they want to consume.

Start an actual news network only to go out of business? What's the point.

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FBI sat on Donald Trump Russia file for months [View all] UCmeNdc Jan 2017 OP

Where's the justice department oversight? Where's the OPR oversight? We know where repug Mc Mike Jan 2017 #1

Their proximity to Russia when shit hits the fan. NCTraveler Jan 2017 #2

Americans Have Infotainment Instead of Journalism and Accurate News dlk Jan 2017 #3

Jared Kushner is negotiating right now to start a cable TV news program, to feed them more crap. secondwind Jan 2017 #4

Americans care more about the romantic lives of the Kardashians EL34x4 Jan 2017 #6

This is treason...pure and simple...n/t ewagner Jan 2017 #5

Honest question. If nothing in the dossier could be proven, B2G Jan 2017 #7

Well we KNOW they had nothing on Hillary and yet Comey came out anyway and pretended he did. JTFrog Jan 2017 #8

This message was self-deleted by its author JTFrog Jan 2017 #9

but her emails... Takket Jan 2017 #10

We are clearly dealing with unscrupulous liars, cheats, frauds and deceivers. BSdetect Jan 2017 #11