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gateley

(62,683 posts)
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:30 PM Nov 2012

At McDonald's in Mill Creek, WA -- the TV is tuned to CNN!



Not MSNBC or Current, but not Fox!

This is the first place I've been in years that had a TV playing, and after all the Fox complaints I've seen here, this is a pleasant surprise!
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At McDonald's in Mill Creek, WA -- the TV is tuned to CNN! (Original Post) gateley Nov 2012 OP
I work seasonal work at the onecent Nov 2012 #1
Ironic -- the conservatives would probably love to abolish the IRS! gateley Nov 2012 #15
Well that is a good thing The empressof all Nov 2012 #2
I'm disturbed when ANY Republican gets support in Washington! I JUST moved here from Seattle/King gateley Nov 2012 #6
Me too.... The empressof all Nov 2012 #10
Hi neighbor! liberalmuse Nov 2012 #3
I just moved to Bothell, right on the border to Mill Creek, from Seattle. gateley Nov 2012 #7
If you want a GREAT pizza and don't mind a little drive The empressof all Nov 2012 #16
I LOVE pizza! I'll give it a shot! Thanks -- I think. :-) gateley Nov 2012 #20
Our local Wendy's got a TV a year ago and only shows FOX! peace13 Nov 2012 #4
I've seen so many stories here about TV's in car repair shops, fast food places, dentist/doctor gateley Nov 2012 #11
Mill Creek is pretty much republican. Turbineguy Nov 2012 #5
Yikes! I never knew that! For some reason I always thought Mill Creek was gateley Nov 2012 #8
Well they are not the bat-shit crazy teabagger types, Turbineguy Nov 2012 #14
And these days, I like the I like Ike types -- they seem so sane in comparison! gateley Nov 2012 #22
And we do have a number of DU members in the area The empressof all Nov 2012 #17
Good to know we're represented! gateley Nov 2012 #21
I had to make a service call to on of our NOC's today ad was surprised LiberalArkie Nov 2012 #9
Wow! That's quite a change! Cool! gateley Nov 2012 #12
CNN sucks and worse than Fox JI7 Nov 2012 #13
WOW WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!! Iggy Nov 2012 #18
The sound was pretty low but there was closed captioning. One guy was watching it. :-) gateley Nov 2012 #23
The one in south Everett is tuned to NW Cable News. Angleae Nov 2012 #19
That's pretty safe, and everybody is interested! gateley Nov 2012 #24

onecent

(6,096 posts)
1. I work seasonal work at the
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:33 PM
Nov 2012

IRS in Kansas City. Usually from about late February until mid May. Guess what is on almost
all televisions????? FAUX.. I cannot believe it, and I cannot reach the dials, although someone changes the channel in the lunch room I go to for lunch and breaks..thank goodness.
But the ones in the giant hallways...with big comfy chairs sitting around are all on FOX> YUK

The empressof all

(29,098 posts)
2. Well that is a good thing
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:33 PM
Nov 2012

Surprising in the fact that Snohomish County is trending more right. I'm not far from there and I was shocked that my precinct went Romney/McKenna. It was by a hair but STILL...It was disturbing.

gateley

(62,683 posts)
6. I'm disturbed when ANY Republican gets support in Washington! I JUST moved here from Seattle/King
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:43 PM
Nov 2012

and I got pretty spoiled.

I'm right on the border of Bothell/Mill Creek, don't know any of the neighbors -- maybe I don't want to!

The empressof all

(29,098 posts)
10. Me too....
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:50 PM
Nov 2012

I was shocked when I saw the precinct results....At least Dawn McCrazy didn't win for the State Office. That was the one I was watching with an eagle eye. Rosemary McAuliffe got a great deal of bad press and education was a big buzz issue. I was afraid the teabag lady was gonna squeek in. She spent a great deal of her husbands oil money trying to buy the seat and did a whole lot of door belling. One on one she came across as very likeable and moderate. I made a real effort to reach out to my neighbors about her after she came a calling.

liberalmuse

(18,672 posts)
3. Hi neighbor!
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:35 PM
Nov 2012

I live in Bothell. I don't normally go to McDonald's, but if I get the urge for a shake, I'll hit them up.

Oh, forgot - what is it with Faux News being on in every single gym? I don't believe only right wingers work out.

gateley

(62,683 posts)
7. I just moved to Bothell, right on the border to Mill Creek, from Seattle.
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:45 PM
Nov 2012

Only came to McDonald's to test my WiFi. .

The empressof all

(29,098 posts)
16. If you want a GREAT pizza and don't mind a little drive
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:58 PM
Nov 2012

Go on up to Number 1 NY Pizza on Highway 9. They aren't open Sundays and Mondays and they close at 8. They have some booths but is more of a take out place. The pies are pricey but I'm a NY/NJ transplant and this is the closest you can come to an authentic east coast pie. If you need tips for great Thai, Indian or Chinese let me know....

I like living around here. I'm a little farther out than you ...over by Cathcart/Clearview but I know Canyon Park and Mill Creek well.

 

peace13

(11,076 posts)
4. Our local Wendy's got a TV a year ago and only shows FOX!
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:35 PM
Nov 2012

We told the manager bye bye. Two days after the election we went in and saw all of our friends at the counter and had a good chuckle. They were pretty good sports about it. We said goodbye after lunch and let them know we would be back when FOX was off the TV in the dining room. It is amazing how many people won't speak up.

Good news about FOX being off the TV!

gateley

(62,683 posts)
11. I've seen so many stories here about TV's in car repair shops, fast food places, dentist/doctor
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:50 PM
Nov 2012

offices -- and the complaint is that they're all tuned to Fox. It's a wonder Obama won the election with so much propaganda being shoved into people's brains.

Turbineguy

(37,372 posts)
5. Mill Creek is pretty much republican.
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:42 PM
Nov 2012

The section that we live in has 188 households. 8 are registered democrats.

gateley

(62,683 posts)
8. Yikes! I never knew that! For some reason I always thought Mill Creek was
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:47 PM
Nov 2012

Progressive. Maybe it's because I just moved here (to Bothell) from Seattle and I assume EVERYONE is a liberal.

Turbineguy

(37,372 posts)
14. Well they are not the bat-shit crazy teabagger types,
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:53 PM
Nov 2012

but mostly old-fashioned moderate republicans. The real Party of Lincoln types. I like Ike types.

The empressof all

(29,098 posts)
17. And we do have a number of DU members in the area
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 07:05 PM
Nov 2012

There are a few more I know of that live close by. We have a few in Woodinville and Silver Lake too. I don't remember their names but it's been mentioned in the past.

LiberalArkie

(15,730 posts)
9. I had to make a service call to on of our NOC's today ad was surprised
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:50 PM
Nov 2012

For the last 8-10 years it has been on fox news. and shifted to weather channel during bad weather.

It was on MSNBC. I as how long has it been on MSNBC and a lady told me about 2 weeks.

JI7

(89,276 posts)
13. CNN sucks and worse than Fox
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 06:52 PM
Nov 2012

Fox is considered a joke to most but CNN is taken more seriously so they cause more harm.

fuck CNN

 

Iggy

(1,418 posts)
18. WOW WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!
Tue Nov 27, 2012, 09:01 PM
Nov 2012

yayyyyy! now people eating at that McD's (assuming they're even paying attention to the tee vee) will be slightly less brainwashed than if they were watching FAUX News....

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