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(47,476 posts)
Sat Feb 1, 2014, 02:27 PM Feb 2014

Did the networks carry all four Republicans "responses?"

We were watching MSNBC and after the official response, by Cathy McMorris Rodgers, MSNBC left for an hour. We switched to CNN and turned it off facing the ugly face of the Randy boy.

So I am curious. What if next year five more Republicans will want to rebut? Will the networks feel obliged to carry all of them?

(Except for Fox, of course, nicely described yesterday on Bill Maher as a "spoof.&quot

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Did the networks carry all four Republicans "responses?" (Original Post) question everything Feb 2014 OP
Maybe this is how they "balance" their scheme to minimize primary season? calimary Feb 2014 #1
I watched on NBC and they only carried "Mrs. Rogers" response csziggy Feb 2014 #2
The networks just carried the official response. former9thward Feb 2014 #3

calimary

(81,238 posts)
1. Maybe this is how they "balance" their scheme to minimize primary season?
Sat Feb 1, 2014, 02:33 PM
Feb 2014

Load it up after the State of the Union - throw a whole pants-load of 'em at the public.

Just another example of republi-CON overreach.

csziggy

(34,136 posts)
2. I watched on NBC and they only carried "Mrs. Rogers" response
Sun Feb 2, 2014, 12:58 AM
Feb 2014

Then cut to some stupid game show to fill out the time until eleven.

former9thward

(31,997 posts)
3. The networks just carried the official response.
Sun Feb 2, 2014, 08:33 PM
Feb 2014

There were sound bites of the others that appeared on some of them.

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