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forgotmylogin

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41. That was a very good point - the Enquirer is the thing you had to see at the checkout.

Wed Apr 24, 2024, 03:53 PM

Apr 24

Trump got a ton of free advertising and "people are saying" gossip through this.

Honestly after the 2016 election, the Enquirer from what I saw completely reversed and went back to celebrity gossip only.

I've noticed most stores now don't carry as many tabloids, it's more wellness/diet/architecture/history/biography "special edition" coffee-table magazines that are less periodical and more like a softcover book.

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The thing to understand about the National Enquirer... [View all] Tommy Carcetti Apr 23 OP

Gotta wonder what the rise of self checkout did to their business? n/t CincyDem Apr 23 #1

That's the best thing about self checkout..LOL LeftInTX Apr 23 #7

That was a very good point - the Enquirer is the thing you had to see at the checkout. forgotmylogin Apr 24 #41

I've noticed that too. It seems to have gone back to People and Time etc where I live. LeftInTX Apr 24 #48

But no more UFO stories of rural people being experimented on by aliens? Ah! The good ole days. Wonder Why Apr 23 #2

What happened to Nessie anyways? n/t ArkansasDemocrat1 Apr 23 #18

and no more Elvis sightings either DBoon Apr 23 #30

The National Enquirer was a gossip tabloid involving real people. Tommy Carcetti Apr 24 #33

Only people in their radical right mind believe the Enquirer. Wonder Why Apr 24 #38

HEY! Bat Boy was a totally real thing! Ligyron Apr 24 #42

I honestly think claudette Apr 23 #3

Agreed nikatnyte Apr 23 #19

The magazine exists to take advantage of people who do not examine the sources too closely, who are easily manipulated Ford_Prefect Apr 23 #20

Are you referring to celebrity gossip tabloids like the National Enquirer? Tommy Carcetti Apr 24 #35

one suspects people who look at that rag have already made up their minds on most issues nt msongs Apr 23 #4

Not necessarily Tommy Carcetti Apr 23 #8

That was a strong intent. LiberalFighter Apr 23 #5

A sad fact, well exposed. OAITW r.2.0 Apr 23 #6

For what it's worth, one of so-called legal experts on tv said defense will show N Enquirer Silent Type Apr 23 #9

I always thought there was this percentage of people CanonRay Apr 23 #10

TFG had his own "fake news" outlet. Sneederbunk Apr 23 #11

Those stories also make their way into the msm as they feel they need to cover it or respond to it. unblock Apr 23 #12

Batboy. Igel Apr 23 #13

To be honest gay texan Apr 23 #27

Batboy is alive and real in Florida! Blue Owl Apr 24 #32

This: "What Trump sought to use the Enquirer for as free advertising and disinformation was the same as what the Martin68 Apr 23 #14

When I was in college back in the 1960s HUAJIAO Apr 23 #15

I'm always surprised by the number of people... surfered Apr 23 #16

Bingo TC DENVERPOPS Apr 23 #17

I turned against the Nation Enquirer when they plastered pictures of Princess Diana's death scene...Horrible CarolinaNC Apr 23 #21

I miss Weekly World News at the checkout... catbyte Apr 23 #22

Love me some Bat Boy....LOL diverdownjt Apr 23 #24

Last I heard he's trying to attack Medicare and Social Security Blue Owl Apr 24 #31

Bat Boy looks like Rudy Giuliani as a child. nt PufPuf23 Apr 24 #44

Nailed it orangecrush Apr 23 #23

Aliens!! The #1 topic WarGamer Apr 23 #25

The National Enquirer is a celebrity gossip tabloid involving stories about real people. Tommy Carcetti Apr 24 #34

always worth a laugh in line at the store WarGamer Apr 24 #36

Great take TC. NoMoreRepugs Apr 23 #26

I don't think the NI is much like if was in the old days. captain queeg Apr 23 #28

Seth Abramson points to Saudi funding of the catch-and-kill stories. summer_in_TX Apr 23 #29

Republican OWNED Media is a "thing". live love laugh Apr 24 #37

My mother-in-law moniss Apr 24 #39

The cover in the check out line is what most people saw. It was always worth a chuckle. twodogsbarking Apr 24 #40

It was always about Hillary's health. It was like having Fox News piped into the grocery store. LeftInTX Apr 24 #49

The eyes see, the mind registers, the mindless believe sanatanadharma Apr 24 #43

Every time Always Blue Apr 24 #45

Once I got used to doing my own shopping as an adult, NanaCat Apr 24 #46

Propaganda can be very subtle. Liberal In Texas Apr 24 #47

the National Enquirer is trump mountain grammy Apr 24 #50