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The Worst Thing About Sunday Mornings
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Karlin, BuzzFlash at Truthout)
Sun Apr 27 20:08:31 2014
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 20:08:29 -0400 (EDT)
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t r u t h o u t | If you watch the Sunday morning DC pundit shows, you know=
they are usually little more than filler between commercials (or maybe tha=
t's why you DON'T watch them). This kind of corporate "news" is noxious to =
democracy, putting the goal of revenue over any pretence of enlightenment -=
as I detailed the other day in a BuzzFlash commentary at Truthout.
These programs numb their viewers into thinking that the discussion of poli=
tical personalities and gridlock in DC is news, when it is really only self=
=C2=AD-inflated blather. The rule of thumb is not to delve too deeply into =
any topic of public policy substance, because that might anger an advertise=
r or the corporation that owns the network.
These are difficult financial times for most of us in the United States. It=
has been estimated that 95% of our national economic gain since the crash =
of 2008 has gone to the top 1%. But if we are ever to see a thriving democr=
acy in the US replace a de facto oligarchy, we need readers like you to sup=
port a megaphone for the 99%: Truthout.
Truthout is an alternative to the status quo of politics as entertainment -=
and we need your help to continue our work. To keep our budget on track we=
need to raise at least $35,000 more by the end of the month. Will you help=
us challenge corporate media and the 1% by making a tax-deductible donatio=
n now?
Click here to donate: https://members.truth-out.org/donate
(Truthout is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN: 20-0031641)=20
You can also donate by check, made payable to:
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<p style="text-align: left;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 15.972001075744629px;">If you watch the Sunday morning DC pundit shows, you know they are usually little more than filler between commercials (or maybe that’s why you <i>don’t</i> watch them). This kind of corporate “news” is noxious to democracy, putting the goal of revenue over any pretence of enlightenment - as I detailed the other day in a BuzzFlash commentary at Truthout.</span></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 15.972001075744629px;"><br />
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<p style="text-align: left;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 15.972001075744629px;">These programs numb their viewers into thinking that the discussion of political personalities and gridlock in DC is news, when it is really only self­-inflated blather. The rule of thumb is not to delve too deeply into any topic of public policy substance, because that might anger an advertiser or the corporation that owns the network.</span></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 15.972001075744629px;"><br />
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<p style="text-align: left;"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 15.972001075744629px;">These are difficult financial times for most of us in the United States. It has been estimated that 95% of our national economic gain since the crash of 2008 has gone to the top 1%. </span><b><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 15.972001075744629px;">But if we are ever to see a thriving democracy in the US replace a de facto oligarchy, we need readers like you to support a megaphone for the 99%: Truthout.</span></b></font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color="#444444"><span style="font-size: 15px; line-height: 15.972001075744629px;"><br />
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