Want to hurt the Corporate Media? Stop Watching Television.

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Sunday February 11, 2007 · 11:49 AM PST

2007/02/11 · 11:49

You don’t need to watch that idiot box anymore. These days you can get your news online - you can even get your sports highlights online. Entire seasons of television shows can be viewed commercial free whenever you want. Television's days are numbered as the dominant media force in our society.

Before you write me off as some crazy anti-television crusader, let me say that I've spent a great deal of my 26 years on this earth watching television. I grew up with Bart Simpson and Bob Barker. In college I would leave the TV on all the time – even when I wasn’t home (my intent was to scare off potential burglars - not contribute to global warming).

At this point I've almost completely cut television out of my diet. I dropped cable a few years ago and haven’t looked back. When I do have the TV on it's usually something on PBS or a live sporting event. Every once in a while I’ll tune in to see what’s being covered in the news. Today I tuned into the McLaughlin Group and found the usual DC media establishment talking heads fawning over Hillary’s political machine. I don’t need to be watching this. NOBODY NEEDS TO BE WATCHING THIS.

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Election Day in MO - Hate Amendment on ballot

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Tuesday August 03, 2004 · 11:09 AM PDT

2004/08/03 · 11:09

Today is Election Day in Missouri and early numbers are showing voter turnout to be very high

the Hate amendment (constitutional amendment banning gay marriage) is on the ballot. I'm suspecting it will pass, but not by the landslide that most are expecting.

There are 2 Dem primary races with major implications. Gov Bob Holden is facing a strong challenge from State Auditor Claire McCaskill. Conventional wisdom is that McCaskill has a much better chance to defeat Matt Blunt in November. The momentum seems to have tilted for McCaskill in the last month and I expect her to win. Read More

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