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Telly Savalas

(9,841 posts)
3. Why does it matter?
Sat Dec 22, 2012, 09:11 PM
Dec 2012

While it's great that the networks provide children's programming on Sunday mornings to try to get kids engaged in the political process, rather than exposing children to dumbed down accounts of important issues with the cartoonish characters they bring on as guests, I'd argue that kids should just watch stuff like Dora the Explorer and only start absorbing political ideas when they're old enough to process them in an intelligent fashion.

PSPS

(13,615 posts)
4. As long as the corporate media sees fit to give crackpots a national stage, we're screwed.
Sat Dec 22, 2012, 09:25 PM
Dec 2012

Merely appearing "on TV" gives the implication to many that whatever the person says is somehow "important" and worthy of consideration. But NBC has ad space to sell, so they'll go with the freak show every time.

spanone

(135,880 posts)
8. bwahahahaaaa.. i think this will be a bit of a revelation as to how the media reacts to mr lapierre
Sat Dec 22, 2012, 10:13 PM
Dec 2012

these will be the first question/answers from mr lapierre since his universally panned performance on friday..

i gotta watch it for that reason alone.

TheCowsCameHome

(40,168 posts)
14. I think they'll beat this pinata like a cheap drum.
Sat Dec 22, 2012, 10:46 PM
Dec 2012

He's too easy of a target to resist. (no pun inended)

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)
7. He'll blame the liberal media for bad press
Sat Dec 22, 2012, 10:13 PM
Dec 2012

coverage through the years but, more specifically, over the last 48 hours.

 

Eric the Reddish

(106 posts)
9. Interesting? With David "Never Follows Up" Gregory?
Sat Dec 22, 2012, 10:20 PM
Dec 2012

That's funny. Actually, it's not, but such is the state of our "journalism" today!

spanone

(135,880 posts)
10. i'm not a fan of gregory's at all, but this is the first media access to lapierre since his debacle
Sat Dec 22, 2012, 10:22 PM
Dec 2012

on friday....should be interesting

 

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)
11. Sometimes the making of a Scapegoat...a Demon...however horrible...gives them more power.
Sat Dec 22, 2012, 10:27 PM
Dec 2012

He's becoming our Osama bin Laden and yes, he's a bad man...but at what cost? He should not be on meet the Press. He should not be elevated to the level of our entire nation having to hear the garbage he continues to sell. It will likely egg on more of the loony, lone nuts, I fear.

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)
15. I'm gonna watch UP with Chris Hayes from 8 am to 10 am and then either MHP til noon
Sat Dec 22, 2012, 10:46 PM
Dec 2012

or I'll go to the movies and see Anna Karenina...

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