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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 05:28 AM
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Local Cleveland station concerned about the cost of the all night Senate debate
WKYC Cleveland NBC affiliate is concerned about the cost of the all night Senate debate.

I emailed them about it.
Here is what I asked them:
About your concern for the all night Senate debate:
You appear to be concerned about how much money our government is spending on an all night debate in the Senate.
Do you have any idea how much the war is costing us in the same amount of time?

A little conversation about the war is minor compared to what this war is costing us both in lives and dollars.

Maybe you could report that fact!




If you would like join me sending the morning anchor a message, here is the anchors email:
John Anderson: johnanderson@wkyc.com
Barbara Gauthier: barbaragauthier@wkyc.com
Reporter involved in story: Obie Shelton: obieshelton@wkyc.com

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rpannier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 05:32 AM
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1. Pennywise and Pound Foolish
Their concerns are the very definition of this phrase.

But hey...I'm sure they'll tell you, they're just supporting the troops.
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Eagle_Eye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 05:32 AM
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2. Yea, but look at who is on the receiving end of that cost
The defense contractors have paid big bucks to those republicans to keep this war going.

The campaign contributions trump what the rank and file constituents have to say when it comes to policy.

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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 05:33 AM
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3. Thanks for your concern.....
NOT!!!!!!
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mediaman007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 05:33 AM
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4. Here's my note:
I get it. You are not really concerned about the cost of the all-night Senate session. It's your way of showing that you think like Ted Baxter. Remember, Ted Baxter was a fictional character.

Thanks,
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OmmmSweetOmmm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 05:42 AM
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5. Didn't Barbara Boxer say yesterday that it costs $250,000 a minute on our being in Iraq? nt
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Terri S Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 06:30 AM
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7. She sure did!!! n/t
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Berry Cool Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 06:21 AM
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6. You know, I've been really happy since I stopped watching local Cleveland TV.
I stopped the day one of the newsbots shook her head sadly the day she read a script about how people had died because Newsweek published false reports of Korans being flushed down toilets at Gitmo. That sad, sorrowful look on her face about how terrible Newsweek was for having caused that to happen was enough to make me shut off the TV to local news forever. Haven't missed it since.
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 06:30 AM
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8. Ha, ha, ha, ha!
Edited on Wed Jul-18-07 06:31 AM by Hissyspit
Stupid fuckers.

Send them these lyrics:

$1 Trillion
by Anti-Flag

One trillion dollars can buy a lot of bling
One trillion dollars can buy most anything
One trillion dollars buying bullets, buying guns
One trillion dollars in the hands of killers, thugs

Woah woah whoa fuck the world
A lot of people gotta die tonight
Woah woah whoa fuck the world
Kill em' all

One trillion dollars in Africa, Iraq
One trillion dollars and it’s never coming back
One trillion dollars can buy some bad-ass drugs
One trillion dollars makes me wanna kill myself

Woah woah whoa fuck the world
A lot of people gotta die tonight
Woah woah fuck the world yeah, yeah,
Kill em' all

Until the sun burns from the sky
Until the sun burns so bright
This world is no more
Until the sun burns from the sky
And all the people are just dust on the ground

One trillion dollars could buy a heart a soul
One trillion dollars buying nations all the world
One trillion dollars could make the fat lady sing
One trillion dollars, what a bullshit useless thing

Woah woah whoa fuck the world
A lot of people gotta die tonight
Woah woah whoa fuck the world
A lot of people gotta die tonight

Shit loads of money spend to show us wrong from right
Fuck the world
Kill em' all

Until the sun comes from the sky
Until the sun burns so bright
This world is no more
Until the sun comes from the sky
And all the people are just dust uon the ground

One trillion dollars can buy a heart, a soul
One trillion dollars buying nations of the world
One trillion dollars could make the fat lady sing
One trillion dollars, what a bullshit useless thing

Woah Woah whoa fuck the world
A lot of people gotta die tonight
Woah Woah whoa fuck the world
A lot of people gotta die tonight

Shit loads of money spend to show us wrong from right
Fuck the world
Kill em' all


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slj0101 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-18-07 06:43 AM
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9. I hate Channel 3 news.
Geez, even the local Fox affiliate is better than that channel.

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