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ONE MORE DAY OF THIS SHIT! (Original Post) Drunken Irishman Aug 2012 OP
I can't even watch MSNBC or CURRENT TV coverage catbyte Aug 2012 #1
The lies are so extreme this year the pundits don't know what to do TheDonkey Aug 2012 #4
THEN we'll have the DNC to look forward to. ailsagirl Aug 2012 #2
It sucks jzodda Aug 2012 #3
Do you get the sense this thing is flopping? Adenoid_Hynkel Aug 2012 #5

catbyte

(34,374 posts)
1. I can't even watch MSNBC or CURRENT TV coverage
Wed Aug 29, 2012, 11:52 PM
Aug 2012

of this GOP orgy of hate, bigotry and lies. It gets worse with each passing election year.

TheDonkey

(8,911 posts)
4. The lies are so extreme this year the pundits don't know what to do
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 12:20 AM
Aug 2012

Do you fact check or marvel at their audacity.

jzodda

(2,124 posts)
3. It sucks
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 12:19 AM
Aug 2012

Its like lets see how many lies we can pack into each hour. I haven't watched any news since Sunday to avoid this. I bet MSNBC is getting low ratings this week.

 

Adenoid_Hynkel

(14,093 posts)
5. Do you get the sense this thing is flopping?
Thu Aug 30, 2012, 12:26 AM
Aug 2012

I know Twitter isn't the most accurate gauge of audience, but, here we are, less than an hour after tonight wrapped and no RNC topics are trending.

and the TV numbers are kinda blah, too:

Howling wind, driving rain and potential damage in New Orleans from Hurricane Isaac hasn't yet dampened U.S. Republican convention media coverage, but early TV ratings proved only so-so while many people instead "tuned in" to social networks.

Republican fears that Isaac's battering of the US Gulf Coast would steal the spotlight eased on Wednesday, a day after a key speech by Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, stole the show from New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0829/GOP-convention-coverage-Are-more-people-watching-online-than-at-home

Dems will at least have the benefit of going after labor Day, and I suspect viewership will be up - as it was when the GOP went 2nd in 2008.
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