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bearsfootball516

(6,376 posts)
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 09:11 PM Nov 2017

Has anyone else seen 'The Brainwashing of my Dad"?

I watched it yesterday night. It's an hour and a half documentary about how ending the Fairness Doctrine led to the explosion of talk radio, Fox News and the conservative party that it is today. I don't want to spoil too much for those who haven't seen it, but it's seriously a must watch.

It follows one man in particular, and how as he started listening to Rush Limbaugh, he turned into a far right headcase and how the same exact thing has happened to millions of people.

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Has anyone else seen 'The Brainwashing of my Dad"? (Original Post) bearsfootball516 Nov 2017 OP
I have the link saved and hadnt watched yet. Will do so. Thx JDC Nov 2017 #1
I have. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2017 #2
I posted the movie here. Cereal Killer Nov 2017 #3
+1 dalton99a Nov 2017 #4
On a side note, my mother-in-law who moved in with us last year (she's 92), will madinmaryland Nov 2017 #5

madinmaryland

(64,931 posts)
5. On a side note, my mother-in-law who moved in with us last year (she's 92), will
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 11:10 PM
Nov 2017

only watch either CBS News or NBC News app on our TV during the day while we are at work. She watches maybe an hour and then gets bored with it. She can't stand watching the same thing over and over, like a lot of other older (and younger) fox viewers do.

She despises tRump, and will always have some comments about what the corrupt administration is doing.

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