KevinC
5573
I think there’s something to that. I’ve complained to friends that it feels like a lot of idiots treat elections like they would American Idol. They’re stans of a contestant and just want them to win. Like the things they do in office don’t really have any more impact on their lives than the American Idol winner does. I mean, we elected a fucking “reality” TV personality because people confused the character in a show with the real deal.
I don’t even drink, but I really feel like I need a drink.
This formal impeachment swearing-in ceremony is so damn formal. Wasn’t expecting that for some reason.
Thrag
5575
So the big show begins Tuesday at noon (EST).
I firmly believe reality television has, over the past few decades, effectively brainwashed a large segment of the US population.
RichVR
5577
No it…
::commercial break::
hasn’t.
You won’t believe what happens next.
Clay
5579
Guap
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7 Reasons To Watch The Impeachment Trial
LOL Clay, jinx!
I’m going to assume that’s a Rick Roll and move on.
Clay
5583
Come on now, I tried to do something funnier than that. Plus, given the state of this administration, I cannot in good faith say that the things in that link won’t happen next.
LOL Okay, well played. :)
Matt_W
5585
FTFY
Holy shit I can’t believe this is the top headline on my news feed. We’re doomed.
I agree that is colossally stupid, but to be fair, C-Span does it with other coverage as well. They’ll split calls by political party, for instance. I think it’s a way of warning the viewers, “Hey, this dude’s comments are coming from someone who self-identifies as a Republican.”
Frankly, I don’t know what’s worse: taking calls from random people, or talking heads filling the time with vapid chatter. Curse of the 24/7 news cycle, I suppose.
-Tom
I always appreciated that split by C-SPAN since the 2003 Iraq War. None of the cable channels were airing any arguments from the other side except for Jon Stewart on the Daily Show on Comedy Central, and CSPAN, where they not only had split calls like that, but also guests on like Scott Ritter, former weapons inspector in Iraq, who was saying they wouldn’t find any WMDs. The most informative part of that interview that is still lodged in my head is when someone from the Anti-war call line asked Ritter if they’d go in and plant WMDs and say they were by Saddam, and Ritter answered that this wasn’t possible because all these kinds of weapons have a chemical signature that can be traced back, so if someone planted something, it would be quickly exposed as a fraud; so either they were going to really find WMDs (which he said wasn’t going to happen) after the invasion, or they weren’t.
Thrag
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C-SPAN has been having callers for as long as there’s been C-SPAN. The number split on issues is an attempt to give equal time as it’s supposed to be a non-partisan public service.
The callers have always been, interesting.
ShivaX
5591
“We need to argue the case and answer questions.”
“So you’re in favor of presenting evidence.”
“Whoa, cowboy, let’s not get crazy. I’m willing to consider it, that’s it.”
Shorter Susan Collins: We totally need to hear from Hunter Biden.
