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HAB911

(8,865 posts)
4. LOL Check out this from CNBC
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 05:20 PM
Nov 2016

"Trump Treasury secretary pick Mnuchin's tax claims about the wealthy defy math"

Last sentence in article: "But Mnuchin may have overstepped the law of numbers when he said the wealthy will get no tax break."

THEY CAN'T CALL THE FUCKER A LIAR?

I don't know if I should cry or laugh

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/11/30/treasury-secretary-pick-mnuchins-tax-claims-about-the-wealthy-defy-math.html

rurallib

(62,371 posts)
5. Ought to throw NPR in there also
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 05:31 PM
Nov 2016

many look to them as the "good" news source when they are often doing the same thing as all the others.

yuiyoshida

(41,817 posts)
6. I have read some where that many people are turning off their TV's
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 05:42 PM
Nov 2016

because most of it is pure crap. I don't own a TV nor have cable, but the internet is my only real source for news and most of the decent news organizations are outside the border of the United States.

Best_man23

(4,896 posts)
8. In 2001, I turned off local and national TV news for an entire year
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 06:35 PM
Nov 2016

It was quite eye-opening when I was compelled to get all my news thru reading. I did not watch the 9/11 coverage on TV. Since then, I've blocked Faux on my TV (I consider Faux to be malicious).

In 2017, I am going back to reading my news (subscribing to WaPo, Guardian, and a few select others), and will stop watching MSNBC so much (even though I like Rachel and Lawrence).

If DUers reading this want a good New Year's resolution, resolve to stop watching local and national TV news for a period of time (try 30-60 days).

ReformedGOPer

(478 posts)
9. I haven't watched cable news since November 9th, 4 a.m.
Wed Nov 30, 2016, 07:16 PM
Nov 2016

I did the same in 2000 until 9/11. Nothing will get me to turn on those channels now.

I also gave up listening to CNN and MSNBC on Sirius driving to and from work. Now I listen to Progress and occasionally POTUS.

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