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madamesilverspurs
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madamesilverspurs's Journal
October 31, 2017
Sarah Huck thinks unthinks...
In today’s presser, Sarah Huckabee Sanders was just asked about the White House thoughts on polls showing that Americans trust the media more than they trust the president. Her answer was — interesting: “I can’t comment on a study I haven’t seen and don’t agree with.”
Slippery, that!
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October 28, 2017
Ads noted
Since last November the number of ads about erectile dysfunction have decreased while the number of ads about intestinal distress have increased.
Coincidence? I think not.
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October 28, 2017
What the hell, Comcast!?
Trying to watch coverage of Russia investigation and the signal keeps breaking. Happening on both CNN and MSNBC. Actually, it's happening on all their channels. Maddening.
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October 27, 2017
...For many thousands of ordinary commuters in the south Denver metro area, the biggest memory they’ll have of Pence’s visit will be massive traffic problems created by the Pence motorcade’s “rolling closures” along C-470 and I-25. The high-visibility “Handmaid’s Tale” protest by the local Indivisible groups earned at least parity with the event itself in terms of media coverage, and that’s another big win for them. On the other hand, either in raising funds or exciting the Republican base ahead of the 2018 midterms, this event was unquestionably a bust. The terrible press the state party received over slashing the price to see the vice president could not be undone. FOX 31 estimated the crowd inside at about 300, well below the party’s revised goal of 400 attendees and distantly below the 800 tickets they originally set out to sell. ...
read the whole article:
http://www.coloradopols.com/diary/100831/handmaids-upstage-pence-but-mike-coffman-doesnt-care#sthash.e0mgWcSv.dpbs
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Handmaids Upstage Pence...
from the article...For many thousands of ordinary commuters in the south Denver metro area, the biggest memory they’ll have of Pence’s visit will be massive traffic problems created by the Pence motorcade’s “rolling closures” along C-470 and I-25. The high-visibility “Handmaid’s Tale” protest by the local Indivisible groups earned at least parity with the event itself in terms of media coverage, and that’s another big win for them. On the other hand, either in raising funds or exciting the Republican base ahead of the 2018 midterms, this event was unquestionably a bust. The terrible press the state party received over slashing the price to see the vice president could not be undone. FOX 31 estimated the crowd inside at about 300, well below the party’s revised goal of 400 attendees and distantly below the 800 tickets they originally set out to sell. ...
read the whole article:
http://www.coloradopols.com/diary/100831/handmaids-upstage-pence-but-mike-coffman-doesnt-care#sthash.e0mgWcSv.dpbs
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