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RB TexLa

(17,003 posts) Sun Oct 28, 2012, 06:16 PM Oct 2012

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Local NBC station "how Sandy will effect North Texas"

Those of us watching know it has no effect on us. It's just the TV station's arrogance saying "everything has to be about us, it has to be about us!"

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Local NBC station "how Sandy will effect North Texas" (Original Post) RB TexLa Oct 2012 OP

Are you in D/FW? I'm in Frisco. n/t AverageJoe90 Oct 2012 #1

I think it's more of always trying to find a local connection kentauros Oct 2012 #2

It's arrogance. These are vile, disgusting creatures. RB TexLa Oct 2012 #3

Okay kentauros Oct 2012 #4

I haven't watched the local news, but I'm sure they would find a way LeftInTX Oct 2012 #5

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)

1. Are you in D/FW? I'm in Frisco. n/t

Reply to RB TexLa (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2012, 06:17 PM

Oct 2012

kentauros

(29,414 posts)

2. I think it's more of always trying to find a local connection

Reply to RB TexLa (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2012, 06:21 PM

Oct 2012

to any disaster. You see the exact same thing happen on a national level when the number of Americans injured or killed is emphasized over the number of locals to wherever it happened. No one else is important but "our" people.

RB TexLa

(17,003 posts)

3. It's arrogance. These are vile, disgusting creatures.

Reply to kentauros (Reply #2)

Sun Oct 28, 2012, 06:22 PM

Oct 2012

kentauros

(29,414 posts)

4. Okay

Reply to RB TexLa (Reply #3)

Sun Oct 28, 2012, 06:24 PM

Oct 2012

Yet I still see the exact thing I mentioned happening locally (Houston) and nationally. They all do it.

LeftInTX

(25,464 posts)

5. I haven't watched the local news, but I'm sure they would find a way

Reply to RB TexLa (Original post)

Sun Oct 28, 2012, 06:38 PM

Oct 2012

to connect it to San Antonio.

Is this a Texas thing?

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