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"Cable news did to our parents what our parents thought video games were going to do to us." (Original Post) redqueen Feb 2020 OP
Lots of truth there. k2qb3 Feb 2020 #1
I saw Bernie's supporters referred to as 'sandanistas' here. redqueen Feb 2020 #2
LOL +1,000,000 bluewater Feb 2020 #3
Good line. But yeah, Carville has always been merely an entertaining blowhard. thesquanderer Feb 2020 #4
 

k2qb3

(374 posts)
1. Lots of truth there.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 11:41 AM
Feb 2020

I'm not a big fan of the generational divisiveness but our older generations are the ones who grew up credulously absorbing didactic television programming and who make up the cable infotainment audience and it's hard to ignore the results.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
 

redqueen

(115,103 posts)
2. I saw Bernie's supporters referred to as 'sandanistas' here.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 12:43 PM
Feb 2020

Honestly do people not realize the history there?

They're siding with contras?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
 

thesquanderer

(11,991 posts)
4. Good line. But yeah, Carville has always been merely an entertaining blowhard.
Sun Feb 23, 2020, 02:20 PM
Feb 2020

But he turned it into a nice living, I'll give him credit for that.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden
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