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Mon Jun-04-07 07:06 PM
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| Can someone tell me why our candidates started doing stupid crap like the Dr. Phil show? |
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I thought about this the other day - we are the only country in the world where our campaign trails include trash TV stops like the Dr. Phil show, where in they are "analyzed" by a TV figure. When did our candidates suddenly have to appear on trash television? And will they continue to do so in '08? No wonder we're not taken seriously anywhere.
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Mon Jun-04-07 07:08 PM
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| 1. I thought you were referring to that trash on CNN. |
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Dr. Phil would be a step up.
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Mon Jun-04-07 08:07 PM
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Mon Jun-04-07 07:08 PM
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| 2. Because Clinton went on Arsenio and whatnot and became popular with Joe Public |
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Everyone else wants that.
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Mon Jun-04-07 07:15 PM
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| 3. I Believe European Campaigns Include Popular TV Shows, Too |
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Trying desperately to get the eligible citizens to notice, give a care, register and vote. And then ignore everything done to disenfranchise them between elections....
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Mon Jun-04-07 07:20 PM
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| 4. Because that's what people watch, I guess. |
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Mon Jun-04-07 07:21 PM
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| 5. Because their base does stupid shit like watch The View. |
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Mon Jun-04-07 07:51 PM
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You going to get it now...how dare you say anything negative about The View.
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Mon Jun-04-07 07:53 PM
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| 10. :) I've been saying it for a long time - my skin is tough. Let the barbs fly! |
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Mon Jun-04-07 10:14 PM
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I'm reminded of what George Carlin said on his most recent HBO special - "See? The people on Jerry Springer? Those are the average Americans. The below average are at home, watching that shit on television."
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Mon Jun-04-07 07:30 PM
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And reaching a large audience
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Mon Jun-04-07 07:31 PM
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| 7. Cause they want the vote |
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of the viewers of those shows.
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Mon Jun-04-07 07:49 PM
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| 8. Because that's where the votes are n/t |
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Mon Jun-04-07 08:01 PM
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| 11. Nixon went on Laugh-In |
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Mon Jun-04-07 08:09 PM
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| 13. I don't have a problem with candidates on shows |
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like Dr. Phil, Oprah or even like Leno or Letterman.
There's a lot of people out there that don't vote, and if a candidate appearing on one of these shows gets them to the polls then the more power to them. I don't care if it's a dem or repub.
And I don't consider those shows "trash" either, Jerry Springer and Maury are trash, and I've yet to hear that a candidate on them.
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