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Mr. Sparkle

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19. Its called clickbait. Just look at Mediaite...

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Mon Feb 6, 2023, 10:46 AM

Feb 2023

Dan Abrams pretends to be a serious journalist and to rise above the pettiness of politics , yet his website is always filled with the wackos on foxnews saying something outrageous to garner attention and headlines.

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Our country's biggest problem: Unserious people being taken seriously. [View all] maxrandb Feb 2023 OP

Yes they are serious Dirty Socialist Feb 2023 #1

Everyone is a Sam now rootin tootin Feb 2023 #4

If they had any other job, they would be fired. One livetohike Feb 2023 #2

Yep. OldBaldy1701E Feb 2023 #3

Cynical performative assholery is the new chic Ponietz Feb 2023 #20

when was the war of 1812? treestar Feb 2023 #35

Well inthewind21 Feb 2023 #26

The loudest voice in the room gets the most attention EYESORE 9001 Feb 2023 #5

Saw some ignorant "journalist" this morning maxrandb Feb 2023 #8

You were watching inthewind21 Feb 2023 #27

But they are serious about 1 thing and that is a Christo Fascist take over America where .... Botany Feb 2023 #6

The merger of church and state would be devastating. Initech Feb 2023 #24

The MSM's primary goal isn't numbers and clicks, gab13by13 Feb 2023 #7

Shoot it now! Shoot it now! Ray Bruns Feb 2023 #9

Yep, Pronoun Trouble maxrandb Feb 2023 #11

Best cartoon ever. I always get a laugh out of it. Ray Bruns Feb 2023 #12

One of the very best ever....& I know my cartoons. I am a cartoon fan from way back when. Stuart G Feb 2023 #14

Oh they are serious allright! Beastly Boy Feb 2023 #10

+1 betsuni Feb 2023 #32

Maddening the hyperbole and stupidity mountain grammy Feb 2023 #13

Oh how I wish that President Biden would deal with those MAGA Dipshits maxrandb Feb 2023 #17

Great movie! Yes word for word. mountain grammy Feb 2023 #18

Truth blm Feb 2023 #15

Americans not minding their own business is our biggest problem The Jungle 1 Feb 2023 #16

Its called clickbait. Just look at Mediaite... Mr. Sparkle Feb 2023 #19

Yes he does, I stopped reading Mediate long ago for that very reason FakeNoose Feb 2023 #33

How do uneducated dolts like Marjorie Greene and Lauren Boebert keep getting elected? Initech Feb 2023 #21

Because, somehow, we've ended up in Bizarro World maxrandb Feb 2023 #22

I think Jerry Seinfeld explained it best: Initech Feb 2023 #23

Repukes think their kneejerks are wisdom. Most humans do. maxsolomon Feb 2023 #25

Exactly Mad_Machine76 Feb 2023 #28

Not just seen as "valid points of view" maxrandb Feb 2023 #29

Well yeah Mad_Machine76 Feb 2023 #30

Unserious people being taken seriously. Justice Feb 2023 #31

David Jolly agrees. moondust Feb 2023 #34