lazy, stupid msm

[arely staircase]

so the ABC This week show plays two clips. One shows the completely out of context Obama quote about business and infrastructure. Then a clip of the totally in context Romney quote about the Olympics. Then they ask: why are the candidates their own worst enemies? More when we return.

[Scuba]

1. That's neither lazy nor stupid. That's called "being complicit".

[valerief]

2. +1000

[arely staircase]

3. and then there is that nt

[Fumesucker]

4. I think the ultimate cause is even more banal than that..

In the end it's about money, the closer the race the more money the networks make.

That they also like Willard politically is just lagniappe.

[Lucky Luciano]

5. New vocabulary word for me!

http://m.dictionary.com/etymology/lagniappe?linkId=8uxrdf

[arely staircase]

6. can't open link. nt

[Lucky Luciano]

7. Works for me. Must be the mobile site not working for you.

Just google lagniappe and look under the etymology of the word at dictionary.com.

I read DU almost exclusively on my iPhone...hence a lot of very brief unsubstantive posts from me that are more like bookmarks!