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Originally posted by nostatic
dk. why are you guys watching this crap? It's like going to a NASCAR race and expecting them to turn right.
I get all the news I need from google news. I tivo a handful of shows and watch them. That's it. Can't remember the last time I watched local news, and it's probably been since 9/11 that I watched national news.
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it dawned on me prolly 10 years ago, after watching some kind of 'newsworthy' event
... an hour into the tv being on, i realized i've seen the same clips and the same speeches 4x!!
switched channel, went through a few cycles... same thing! wtf???
apparently when you don't have enough to talk about, you'll just play the same thing over and over again, repeat the same 'lead in' sentences in the studio... and to some who just happened to turn on the tv, it'll feel like you're re-telling it just.for.them.!!!
there is really no need to hear the same thing 5x in one hour. stfu, wait for more developments/info from people involved, then repeat the background but now stress the NEW info....
everything else IS.NOT.NEWS. the word itself has "new" in it... kinda fact that seems to escape their comprehension...
don't get me started on the local news. i'm sorry but a truck overturned on a highway just ISN"T NEWS. it's just an accident. big deal. is it worth wasting my time telling me ab it for 10 minutes??? info won't help those on the road... they don't have tv's!!!... (rap stars don't count)... and i'm home watching, so it doesn't affect me nor inform me of anything newsworthy either.... a radioactive spill?- sure, i want to hear about it... give it an emergency signal even... but a guy w/ a john deere cap overturned his 18-wheeler and blocked 4 lanes w/ building supplies?? keep that $hite out, thanks.
rant over...
btw, lube made a good point in another thread.... i don't need the news, i got you guys. generally a very good crossection of input, opinions, as well as links from most on this board. a lot of it is practically instantaneous. and if not, at least a hellauva sooner than if i went home and turned on the boob tube... not only am i notified of anything going on very quickly, it is followed by a decent discussion as well, as opposed to hearing the SAME THING again 5x....