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Ouch mindwalker_i Nov 2015 #1
A do it yourself lobotomy hifiguy Nov 2015 #6
What you said... Thespian2 Nov 2015 #35
I imagine "Doctor" Bin Carson could do it to himself. erronis Nov 2015 #41
That ship sailed a long time ago for Mental Ben. hifiguy Nov 2015 #43
I think he already did elljay Nov 2015 #96
I know there are some DUers who dismiss Matt Taibbi with a :rofl: but I like him. K&R nt Electric Monk Nov 2015 #2
They dismiss him because he doesn't carry hifiguy Nov 2015 #7
+1 nt navarth Nov 2015 #12
Matt Taibbi is one of the very best this country has. David Corn with Mother Jones, is another. nt Snotcicles Nov 2015 #30
+1 valerief Nov 2015 #74
+2 AlbertCat Nov 2015 #88
+1, exactly right. The same people who dismiss him immediately now Marr Nov 2015 #65
Anyone who dismisses Taibbi offhand is not using critical thinking skills. [n/t] Maedhros Nov 2015 #40
I tossed my TV away long ago... yuiyoshida Nov 2015 #3
Al Gore for instance never really recovered from saying,"I took the initiative in creating the 'Net" KamaAina Nov 2015 #4
In fact, what Gore said was accurate. FairWinds Nov 2015 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Nov 2015 #19
Yup - I was also there, then (and still am.) erronis Nov 2015 #45
Misinformation and misdirection had already been done by teevee, radio, newspapers, valerief Nov 2015 #76
After the cold war ended, the military and intelligence groups had no need for the Arpanet Samantha Nov 2015 #62
Thanks. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #75
Thanks. nt elias49 Nov 2015 #77
Thanks Sam for the history lesson fasttense Nov 2015 #90
No one person "invented" the net, but Robert Khan and Vinton Cerf created HTML hatrack Nov 2015 #93
This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Nov 2015 #99
It was a complex evolution over a long period of time Samantha Nov 2015 #100
I am actually beginning to believe that hifiguy Nov 2015 #5
the world - well, at least human beings mach current - are doomed. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2015 #23
i don't think the species is doomed. hifiguy Nov 2015 #25
all well said. The issue is that in our species is such an affinity for greed, power, deceit NRaleighLiberal Nov 2015 #32
That's because we are apes. hifiguy Nov 2015 #34
. NRaleighLiberal Nov 2015 #36
What a fantastic exchange. However since it mirrors my own - you are both doomed! erronis Nov 2015 #47
I wish they'd blow their brains out (voluntarily, of course hifiguy Nov 2015 #52
I mostly agree. We have peaked and will revert to a pretty miserable type of "nasty, mean & short" leveymg Nov 2015 #33
Well said. LuvNewcastle Nov 2015 #50
Our country, as such, will break into smaller constituent polities by mid-century or so.... villager Nov 2015 #26
I very much agree. hifiguy Nov 2015 #28
This is why I am so glad to see the young turning to Bernie. jwirr Nov 2015 #42
Here's a great article discussing the issues you bring up. hifiguy Nov 2015 #44
I read it and you have read it. Who else is reading this? Are jwirr Nov 2015 #57
I did an OP with excerpts and a link hifiguy Nov 2015 #59
That is what I was afraid of. When I went to college they jwirr Nov 2015 #60
I'm just waiting for Yellowstone to blow. passiveporcupine Nov 2015 #97
Just remember that time travel is real. Someone went to the future and brought back LiberalArkie Nov 2015 #8
Like all great satirists, hifiguy Nov 2015 #29
We have been purposely dumbed down Funtatlaguy Nov 2015 #9
We didn't accept him. Either time. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #78
well, who but TV news do we blame for this sad condition? stupidicus Nov 2015 #10
Trick question, right? Blame the people that buy the products sold on those show? erronis Nov 2015 #48
hardly stupidicus Nov 2015 #51
When Ted Turner was tossed out Wellstone ruled Nov 2015 #11
And there's very little international news, or even "real" news. SharonAnn Nov 2015 #24
Please tune in to AlJazeer or Reuters or BBC or CBC erronis Nov 2015 #49
AJA is very nearly BBC-level in every way. hifiguy Nov 2015 #63
Superior to all US domestic options. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #81
100% agree...AJA and BBC are the only networks doing even remotely "journalism" on TV. Moostache Nov 2015 #95
Fortunately, I live in the DC area nitpicker Nov 2015 #70
Someone should write a book about the similarities LuvNewcastle Nov 2015 #53
Kinda nailed it with the analogy. Wellstone ruled Nov 2015 #56
Dumb and dumber is clearly the objective. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #82
I think your timeline is about right but you missed an important fact tech3149 Nov 2015 #85
This. ^^^ CrispyQ Nov 2015 #92
And the crowd goes wild. Wellstone ruled Nov 2015 #94
Yes, it is 100% marketing crap at this point. bemildred Nov 2015 #13
Yay!!! Take that 20th century USA!!! IN YOUR FACE!!!!! nt Guy Whitey Corngood Nov 2015 #14
Matt, I was with you until you complained about pandas. spooky3 Nov 2015 #15
It's the Oligarch's, dummy! 90-percent Nov 2015 #16
MAD also subverted me on a very deep level. hifiguy Nov 2015 #27
In the old days, real knowledge was able LuvNewcastle Nov 2015 #55
...! And the Wall Street Bailout was another signal... KoKo Nov 2015 #84
I think you are very close to he truth with this. Enthusiast Nov 2015 #86
K&R Solly Mack Nov 2015 #18
Wait... CNN is Liberal? maxsolomon Nov 2015 #20
well, some of the US Army Psychop script doctors are Democrats reddread Nov 2015 #98
If you listen to Murrow now, you can really see how far we've fallen. cyberswede Nov 2015 #21
Many thanks for replaying these. erronis Nov 2015 #54
TV news? what's that? NRaleighLiberal Nov 2015 #22
But American is voted #1 as the most ignorant in the world. This is sad news. rladdi Nov 2015 #31
Taibbi is always the best underpants Nov 2015 #37
Next two paras: this is where I came to my impasse years ago ffr Nov 2015 #38
I'm not for turning the TV off entirely tech3149 Nov 2015 #80
I like the "old Edward R. Murrow, eat-your-broccoli version of the news" phrasing Tab Nov 2015 #39
The Best Slave Doesn't Know He Is One. Octafish Nov 2015 #46
And Kirkegaard's Corollary to Goethe hifiguy Nov 2015 #58
That calls for a toast. Octafish Nov 2015 #67
To both of us! hifiguy Nov 2015 #68
Sad But So True colsohlibgal Nov 2015 #61
of Course SadWingsOfDestiny Nov 2015 #64
I don't understand why people don't just turn that noise off.... mike_c Nov 2015 #66
How did I miss rec cing this! Rex Nov 2015 #69
There's news on TV? I've never seen any, but then I only get 750 channels. Scuba Nov 2015 #71
Matt is one of my favorites of all time. trumad Nov 2015 #72
TV Free For 15 Years Now cantbeserious Nov 2015 #73
I would argue the opposite position tech3149 Nov 2015 #79
It's one of those "chicken or the egg?" conundrums Fumesucker Nov 2015 #83
K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Nov 2015 #87
OK, let's face it...those of us on the DU, no matter who we support right now, Hepburn Nov 2015 #89
Television Not a Fan Nov 2015 #91
K&R We live in the most reality corporations will allow. raouldukelives Nov 2015 #101
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