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llmart

(15,501 posts)
5. How you ask?
Mon Mar 11, 2019, 08:24 AM
Mar 2019

Because we're too interested in what's going on with the Kardashians, oh, and Duck Dynasty and Honey Boo Boo, etc. etc. Fox News is a result of that also.

Too many Americans love watching these so-called reality shows and thinking it's entertaining. Then they opine about how busy they are and they have no time.

This message was self-deleted by its author sfwriter Mar 2019 #1
That and total domination of talk radio and the pulpits. Funtatlaguy Mar 2019 #3
Great movie. Zoonart Mar 2019 #2
The Right Stuff is one of my all-time favorite movies and books. Dave Starsky Mar 2019 #6
I saw The Right Stuff with my mother, sister, avebury Mar 2019 #7
I think the "controversy" over climate change makes it seem that way metalbot Mar 2019 #23
I would counter with the CPI not reflecting actual exboyfil Mar 2019 #30
Of course there's been a lot of great scientific endeavour the last 50 years. Dave Starsky Mar 2019 #44
Faux snooze and... NeoGreen Mar 2019 #4
My wife grew up in the heart of The Bible Belt. Dave Starsky Mar 2019 #8
How you ask? llmart Mar 2019 #5
Reality TV is the 21st Century version of sending the masses to the Colossuem avebury Mar 2019 #9
What gets me is that people actually pay for this. llmart Mar 2019 #10
I was shocked to find out how much my relatives pay for cable. Dave Starsky Mar 2019 #11
Yep. llmart Mar 2019 #15
Oh, yeah. Showtime and HBO were all about NO COMMERCIALS. Dave Starsky Mar 2019 #24
I haven't had cable TV in 8 years KWR65 Mar 2019 #37
My sister criticized me, harshly, for not knowing who some celebrity Ilsa Mar 2019 #29
Don't fell bad. llmart Mar 2019 #35
Hey, I'm asking the same thing Blue_Tires Mar 2019 #12
I had that feeling while touring Kennedy Space Center this summer. Tommy_Carcetti Mar 2019 #13
That museum at KSC is a wonderful place to go. llmart Mar 2019 #16
I took my son there when he was 16 mercuryblues Mar 2019 #31
You'd probably enjoy "First Man" about Neil Armstrong's career FakeNoose Mar 2019 #14
My library has it. llmart Mar 2019 #17
I read the book. It was terrific. Dave Starsky Mar 2019 #21
Something you might not know FakeNoose Mar 2019 #27
Because Aldrin had a notorious reputation for being what some would consider a jerk Docreed2003 Mar 2019 #33
He certainly didn't come off that way in the book. Dave Starsky Mar 2019 #43
The long slow subtle decline in education spending irisblue Mar 2019 #18
Great movie. MarianJack Mar 2019 #19
We Can Thank the GOP dlk Mar 2019 #20
Dunning-Kruger Effect Red Pest Mar 2019 #22
I love your dad's saying. I'm going to remember that one. Dave Starsky Mar 2019 #26
Very well said iamateacher Mar 2019 #32
To be fair... WeekiWater Mar 2019 #25
Quite possibly all of these advances and scientific breakthroughs were not done by Americans. llmart Mar 2019 #36
Most all have been collorborative... WeekiWater Mar 2019 #39
I highly recommend the mini-series "From The Earth To The Moon" PJMcK Mar 2019 #28
That's a great miniseries...and still holds up. Docreed2003 Mar 2019 #34
For Dave Starsky: Slow motion video of Apollo 11 launch LastDemocratInSC Mar 2019 #38
That's what 7.5 million pounds of thrust looks like. Dave Starsky Mar 2019 #42
I doubt I'll ever forget watching that when it happened. The whole space program Vinca Mar 2019 #40
"We came in peace for all mankind." Dave Starsky Mar 2019 #45
You forget one thing. MicaelS Mar 2019 #41
Saw it today edhopper Mar 2019 #46
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