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9. Fear mongering is half of what they do.

Mon Oct 29, 2012, 06:13 PM

Oct 2012

The other half is making entertainment out of the suffering in this thing's wake.

And their audience eats it up.

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Does it seem that when these weather news guys are reporting bad news they sound very [View all] busterbrown Oct 2012 OP

Was just watching and Separation Oct 2012 #2

Unfortunately yes but it's the nature of being a meteorologist. Avalux Oct 2012 #3

I remember watching a TV weather forecaster in San Diego nichomachus Oct 2012 #7

San Diego would be the worst place to be a meteorologist! Avalux Oct 2012 #8

Go read the NWS raw warnings nadinbrzezinski Oct 2012 #6

Fear mongering is half of what they do. KurtNYC Oct 2012 #9

Don Henley nailed it years ago with "Dirty Laundry" Manifestor_of_Light Oct 2012 #10