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AwakeAtLast

(14,124 posts)

21. My husband works in an airport

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Original post)

Sun Jan 21, 2018, 11:07 PM

Jan 2018

IT department.

CNN provides their own feed for their news, meaning the airports don't take on that cost. It is well known in the IT dept. that if that feed goes down it gets attention immediately - top priority.

That dude wouldn't have been able to get CNN changed in any US airport.

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Trumper demands CNN be turned off at bar in Atlanta airport [View all] Funtatlaguy Jan 2018 OP

Confront him... LakeVermilion Jan 2018 #1

Im just a very non confrontational person. Funtatlaguy Jan 2018 #4

We can't make progress with out taking the risk... FarPoint Jan 2018 #12

I'd have turned to the bartender and said that if he moved from CNN malaise Jan 2018 #14

I've said the same when a public area TV has Faux News on... Dennis Donovan Jan 2018 #2

I have too...when it was the only choice Funtatlaguy Jan 2018 #3

You go! Me too sharedvalues Jan 2018 #10

I changed the channel at a car repair shop crazycatlady Jan 2018 #15

Oh, they think ESPN is too liberal too RhodeIslandOne Jan 2018 #20

I would have just looked directly at him (in my "I mean business" face) and said NO! hlthe2b Jan 2018 #5

Lol....wish youd been with me. Funtatlaguy Jan 2018 #8

I don't do it often because it is blood pressure spiking and like you, prefer to avoid conflict... hlthe2b Jan 2018 #18

oh you did good. you made that loudmouth the reason you didnt... samnsara Jan 2018 #6

My wife's sister, an avid "No, we will not talk about it!" Trump supporter... yallerdawg Jan 2018 #7

Oh I always ask that Fox be turned off sharedvalues Jan 2018 #9

I would said fuck you , there's the door SummerSnow Jan 2018 #11

I usually laugh a bit and say something out loud like NoMoreRepugs Jan 2018 #13

"I just wanted to say" is the problem dems have. Repubs AJT Jan 2018 #16

I would have reminded him that the foreign owned faux channel is fake randr Jan 2018 #17

I would have said "I'm watching CNN right now!" mreilly Jan 2018 #19

My husband works in an airport AwakeAtLast Jan 2018 #21