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oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)
2. Amen!
Sun Nov 23, 2014, 11:49 AM
Nov 2014

Have not watched the networks since they did that. No respect for the president and no respect for us. What is news today? I suspect the talking heads have filled the air with their 'commentary' about a speech they did not carry. Ugh.

Have to stop now or I will get ugly!



PS I did see it!

 

antiquie

(4,299 posts)
3. KCAL(ch.9) CBS Local Media aired the speech.
Sun Nov 23, 2014, 11:49 AM
Nov 2014

CBS(ch.2) did not. They could not ignore it entirely in the Los Angeles area. At least it was on a couple of local broadcast stations.

 

antiquie

(4,299 posts)
7. CBS is an itty bit more aware of the public than ABC/NBC.
Sun Nov 23, 2014, 11:53 AM
Nov 2014

Must have to do with advertising dollars...

ctaylors6

(693 posts)
6. I'm not so sure he cared
Sun Nov 23, 2014, 11:51 AM
Nov 2014

I don't think it mattered to the administration if it was on those networks. In fact, he probably would have gotten some backlash for screwing up people's fall finales.

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)
9. Yes, he got his message out to his audience.
Sun Nov 23, 2014, 11:57 AM
Nov 2014

I kind of thot maybe he did not care about the msm since I did not hear any push back. Smile. Good for the president. He is much smarter than many think he is.

 

Ykcutnek

(1,305 posts)
8. It didn't stop NBC from writing a tasteless skit about it though.
Sun Nov 23, 2014, 11:53 AM
Nov 2014

One that TED FUCKING CRUZ applauded.



I guess sagging ratings means going after low-hanging fruit and appealing to the bigoted majority.

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)
10. OK I did not know about this.
Sun Nov 23, 2014, 11:59 AM
Nov 2014

Is there a link -- or a few focus words so I can find it on the internet? Thanks. Not that I want to throw up, but probably need to be aware. Smile.

Chathamization

(1,638 posts)
12. The same SNL that in the run-up to the Iraq War did a skit about how everyone hates liberals and how
Sun Nov 23, 2014, 12:06 PM
Nov 2014

Michael Moore doesn't bathe (seriously). Best thing people can do is to turn off the right-wing propaganda machine that is the mainstream media.

Fred Sanders

(23,946 posts)
11. So it is officially a monopoly? 4 networks collude together to arrive at a mutually agreeable
Sun Nov 23, 2014, 12:02 PM
Nov 2014

decision without having to compete with each other.

When did the public give up all control of the public airwaves?

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