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Re: Trump's next rally

From Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.advocacy
Subject Re: Trump's next rally
Date 2016-10-08 20:45 -0400
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Jim Polaski wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:

> On 2016-10-08, Silver Slimer <> wrote:
>>
>> I have to wonder who is actually listening or watching these network
>> news shows anymore. I understand that they get ratings, but I'm sure
>> that most of the people watching them have noticed that they lack
>> objectivity and cover the news in a very biased way. Are people
>> watching simply because there is nothing else or are they actually
>> believing them?
>
> They must be or advertisers wouldn't be buying time on them. My cable 
> company has the MSNBC, CNN and FOXNews right next to each on the dial so 
> it's easy to flip between them. I find it interesting how each one spins 
> the news to fit their particular agenda. The MSM in the USA is heavily 
> biased towards the left. The right wingers do control AM talk radio 
> pretty much though with Limbaugh, Hannity and so forth. 
> Personally, I'm sick of it all. 
> Sunday's debate is going to be one hell of a pissing contest though.
>
>> For my part, I decided that the best way to fight the biased news is
>> to rely on a number of carefully-selected RSS feeds for information
>> and donating to the only truthful and right-wing news agency in Canada
>> with a monthly donation. I'd cancel cable, but I doubt that these
>> people get any money from my subscription anyway.
>
> I think I've become cynical in my old age because I don't believe 
> anything I see on TV or read on the Internet. Everything is spun in some 
> direction or another.

Right you are, O Spinner and Paddlefoot.

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Trump's next rally Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2016-10-07 22:00 -0400
  Re: Trump's next rally "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-08 02:06 +0000
    Re: Trump's next rally Steve Carroll <frelwizzen@gmail.com> - 2016-10-07 19:10 -0700
    Re: Trump's next rally DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-08 10:40 -0400
      Re: Trump's next rally Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2016-10-08 11:28 -0400
        Re: Trump's next rally "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-08 17:05 +0000
          Re: Trump's next rally GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-08 13:47 -0600
            Re: Trump's next rally "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-08 19:54 +0000
        Re: Trump's next rally Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-08 15:12 -0400
        Re: Trump's next rally ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-10-08 23:30 +0000
      Re: Trump's next rally Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-08 14:30 -0400
        Re: Trump's next rally Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-08 18:49 +0000
          Re: Trump's next rally Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-08 15:15 -0400
            Re: Trump's next rally Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-08 19:54 +0000
              Re: Trump's next rally Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-08 17:22 -0400
                Re: Trump's next rally Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-08 21:33 +0000
                Re: Trump's next rally Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-08 18:04 -0400
                Re: Trump's next rally Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-08 22:30 +0000
                Re: Trump's next rally Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-10-08 20:45 -0400
                Re: Trump's next rally chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-10 07:52 -0500
                Re: Trump's next rally ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-10-08 23:31 +0000
                Re: Trump's next rally Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-10-08 20:46 -0400
                Re: Trump's next rally ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-10-09 00:57 +0000
                Re: Trump's next rally robert.wolfe@wildcat.uuhec.net (Robert Wolfe) - 2016-10-09 02:37 +0000
                Re: Trump's next rally GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-08 23:00 -0600
                Re: Trump's next rally Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-10-09 08:20 -0400
                Re: Trump's next rally "Dr. John Grubor" <grubor@grubor.invalid> - 2016-10-09 13:39 +0000
                Re: Trump's next rally Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-09 15:14 +0000
                Re: Trump's next rally chrisv <chrisv@nospam.invalid> - 2016-10-10 07:51 -0500
        Re: Trump's next rally GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-08 13:49 -0600
          Re: Trump's next rally Silver Slimer <.m@nsn.s> - 2016-10-08 17:17 -0400
          Re: Trump's next rally "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-08 21:31 +0000
          Re: Trump's next rally ronb <ronb02NOSPAM@gmail.com> - 2016-10-08 23:32 +0000
            Re: Trump's next rally Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-09 01:23 +0000
            Re: Trump's next rally GreyCloud <Cumulus@mist.com> - 2016-10-08 23:05 -0600
        Re: Trump's next rally "Dr. John Grubor" <grubor@grubor.invalid> - 2016-10-09 13:37 +0000
          Re: Trump's next rally Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-10-09 10:06 -0400
  Re: Trump's next rally Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-08 02:13 +0000
    Re: Trump's next rally Tattoo Vampire <sitting@this.computer> - 2016-10-07 22:29 -0400
      Re: Trump's next rally Jim Polaski <jpolaski@linuxmail.org> - 2016-10-08 02:36 +0000
        Re: Trump's next rally "Octavian W. Lagrange" <olagrang@perch.invalid> - 2016-10-08 02:43 +0000
        Re: Trump's next rally Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-10-08 05:42 -0400
  Re: Trump's next rally DFS <nospam@dfs.com> - 2016-10-08 09:52 -0400

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