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Watchfoxheadexplodes

(3,496 posts) Tue Nov 6, 2018, 01:13 PM Nov 2018

Just can't watch the news

Seems they are doing trumps job for him where is all the outrage over trumps idiotic behaviour? Today it's "the economy is good" blather over and over from them.

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Just can't watch the news (Original Post) Watchfoxheadexplodes Nov 2018 OP

I will not watch TV news today manor321 Nov 2018 #1

The "economy" isn't good. GDP and stock prices are up, measured unemployment is down. RockRaven Nov 2018 #2

the economy is like a quiet spot in the ocean that is roiling below the surface rurallib Nov 2018 #3

manor321

(3,344 posts)

1. I will not watch TV news today

Reply to Watchfoxheadexplodes (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 01:16 PM

Nov 2018

Today I will follow DU, DailyKos, 538 and folks on Twitter.

That is more than enough to tell me what is actually happening. TV news sucks.

RockRaven

(14,966 posts)

2. The "economy" isn't good. GDP and stock prices are up, measured unemployment is down.

Reply to Watchfoxheadexplodes (Original post)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 01:18 PM

Nov 2018

But those indices are not "the economy."

And I'm f*cking tired of lazy, ignorant, or mendacious news anchors and pundits who can't tell the difference.

rurallib

(62,414 posts)

3. the economy is like a quiet spot in the ocean that is roiling below the surface

Reply to RockRaven (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 6, 2018, 01:47 PM

Nov 2018

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