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azmom

(5,208 posts)
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 11:47 AM Jun 2015

Focus on policy issues, less on “stupid” Facebook posts.

“I think that instead of coming up with the next news of the moment, 'Breaking news! There was an automobile accident and a cat got run over,' here's breaking news: For 40 years the American middle class has been disappearing and the rich have been getting richer. Why?” Sanders said.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-05-24/bernie-sanders-is-over-social-media-gaffe-stories


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Focus on policy issues, less on “stupid” Facebook posts. (Original Post) azmom Jun 2015 OP
I agree with this. Tired of fucking stupid stories about a sexist/racist/offensive note TwilightGardener Jun 2015 #1

TwilightGardener

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1. I agree with this. Tired of fucking stupid stories about a sexist/racist/offensive note
Thu Jun 25, 2015, 02:04 PM
Jun 2015

written on a restaurant bill (most of which appear to be fake/bids for attention), or some sad little kid who gets denied a cupcake because of...what-the-fuck-ever, or someone in a scooter who has to undergo some sort of indignity at an airport, or a military guy who is disrespected in some way somewhere... Basically "Facebook News" that used to just be a bad/embarrassing/unfair moment for one individual (which we all undergo at times) is now picked up by Fox and CNN and MSNBC and spread around as if it fucking matters.

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