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stopbush

(24,396 posts)
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 01:11 AM Oct 2014

Do Yourself A Favor And Turn Off The Political TV Until After The Election

You know how you're going to vote, and the election will not be the blow out the media is trying to create for Rs. In fact, they could be getting it very wrong, JUST AS THEY HAVE IN OTHER RECENT ELECTIONS.

Chill out, vote next Tuesday, remind all your Dem friends to vote, and check back in next Wednesday morning.

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Do Yourself A Favor And Turn Off The Political TV Until After The Election (Original Post) stopbush Oct 2014 OP
I feel the tide turning towards Dems. applegrove Oct 2014 #1
We have long since done that! CaliforniaPeggy Oct 2014 #2
Political TV? Whassat? cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #3
Which one? Aerows Oct 2014 #4
Do Yourself A Favor And Turn Off The TV belzabubba333 Oct 2014 #5
I've never turned it on. LWolf Oct 2014 #6

applegrove

(118,622 posts)
1. I feel the tide turning towards Dems.
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 01:25 AM
Oct 2014

Even McConnell is backtracking. Obama has been presidential these last few days with fighting the good ebola fight using good science. Things are looking up for Dems.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,588 posts)
2. We have long since done that!
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 01:28 AM
Oct 2014

We are also taking ALL of the glossy campaign materials and chucking them immediately into our recycle bin, without even looking at them (except to make sure that this is what they are).

It is the best way to survive the onslaught.

Oh, and we're also refusing to answer the phone for any number that has no name, or is otherwise unknown to us. We have a little machine that blocks a fair number of them as well. Funny, they never seem to want to leave messages.

 

cherokeeprogressive

(24,853 posts)
3. Political TV? Whassat?
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 01:37 AM
Oct 2014

TV and Radio are ENTERTAINMENT venues. I see these boards and hear from friends about their watching and listening to political TV and radio... It pisses them off. Sometimes I think that's WHY they watch and listen.

Makes me laugh.

 

Aerows

(39,961 posts)
4. Which one?
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 01:43 AM
Oct 2014

They all seem to campaign 24/7/365.

That's why they are incapable of getting a damn thing done.

LWolf

(46,179 posts)
6. I've never turned it on.
Thu Oct 30, 2014, 08:27 AM
Oct 2014

Election or not.

I've never needed "political tv" to inform my political positions or affirm my choices.

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