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TheBlackAdder

(28,201 posts) Thu Dec 13, 2018, 07:02 PM Dec 2018

Perhaps it's time to pressure local supermarkets to pull the National Enquirer from their shelves.

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I'm emailing the local supermarkets in my area asking why they have the National Enquirer displayed, when they were caught in a political smear campaign, fabricating information. This will also include the Weekly World News.

I'm sick of seeing that shit on checkout, closest to the cashier in their paid product placement.

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Perhaps it's time to pressure local supermarkets to pull the National Enquirer from their shelves. (Original Post) TheBlackAdder Dec 2018 OP

Um, when was the last time you saw Weekly World News at a checkout? jberryhill Dec 2018 #1

I LOVED the Weekly World News. My favorite headline: "Horrified Farmer Attacked by Lovesick Bigfoot" Squinch Dec 2018 #3

And the alien! He had a thing for the Clintons. 😂 nolabear Dec 2018 #7

I always thought they must have punched in at work, then got really really high, then wrote Squinch Dec 2018 #8

Yeah it didn't pretend to be real jberryhill Dec 2018 #9

I kinda like reading the idiotic headlines Leith Dec 2018 #2

Years ago I saw one of those tabloids as I was waiting in the supermarket line elocs Dec 2018 #10

It could turn out to be a "Morning Joe" situation. earthshine Dec 2018 #4

What I always do wryter2000 Dec 2018 #5

Not worth the effort pecosbob Dec 2018 #6

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

1. Um, when was the last time you saw Weekly World News at a checkout?

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 07:07 PM

Dec 2018

You are “sick of seeing” a publication that hasn’t existed in print form for more than 11 years?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_World_News

“It ceased publication in August 2007.”

Lol.

Squinch

(50,949 posts)

3. I LOVED the Weekly World News. My favorite headline: "Horrified Farmer Attacked by Lovesick Bigfoot"

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 07:42 PM

Dec 2018

No, really. It happened. I read it in the paper.

nolabear

(41,963 posts)

7. And the alien! He had a thing for the Clintons. 😂

Reply to Squinch (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 08:00 PM

Dec 2018

Squinch

(50,949 posts)

8. I always thought they must have punched in at work, then got really really high, then wrote

Reply to nolabear (Reply #7)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 08:10 PM

Dec 2018

their stories.

They were fabulous!

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

9. Yeah it didn't pretend to be real

Reply to Squinch (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 08:13 PM

Dec 2018

Which made their submission policy interesting.

“Please do not send us ‘story ideas’. Send us news items only.”

There can be copyright in story ideas, but not in the underlying facts of “news items”.

Leith

(7,809 posts)

2. I kinda like reading the idiotic headlines

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 07:11 PM

Dec 2018

But, of course, I know they're idiotic. I won't even talk to anyone who takes them seriously.

elocs

(22,576 posts)

10. Years ago I saw one of those tabloids as I was waiting in the supermarket line

Reply to Leith (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 08:19 PM

Dec 2018

and the front page declared: "Hillary is an Alien!!!"--the outer space kind, while at the bottom of the page there was an insert photo of Bill saying, "I thought she was a lesbian!"
I think the other people in line wondered what I was laughing out loud about.

earthshine

(1,642 posts)

4. It could turn out to be a "Morning Joe" situation.

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 07:43 PM

Dec 2018

They were buddies with Trump, and then turned on him.

We could look forward to lots of truly "fake news" about Trump in the supermarket rag headlines.

wryter2000

(46,045 posts)

5. What I always do

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 07:55 PM

Dec 2018

I check it for anti-Clinton/pro-Trump/conservative idiocy. If I find it, I turn the paper around so no one else sees it.

I must say I've seen less and less RW propaganda lately in the rag.

pecosbob

(7,538 posts)

6. Not worth the effort

Reply to TheBlackAdder (Original post)

Thu Dec 13, 2018, 07:59 PM

Dec 2018

they would just morph into some other malignant form, like a mutated virus. That being said it would amuse me if H. Clinton sued Pecker for defamation and took every penny he has. I think he pretty much admitted to running a disinformation campaign against her.

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