This has nothing to do with facts, propaganda, conspiracies, or anything else. It's simply about TV ratings, with a good bit of sensationalism thrown in. I spent 12 years in television at the local level. Facts aren't necessary, nor is the truth...all you have to do is get people to watch your station and buy the sponser's products. That's all there is to it. And a good puppy story makes a better lead story than a fire or murder...or political story. Most writers are taught in TV to write on an 8th grade reading level. TRUE. It's all part of the dummying down of this country. As the late George Csrlin once said.."If you think the average person is stupid, remember that 50% of the population is dumber than that!"

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• The Public relations war.. - EricWI, Fri Feb 12 17:18:21 2010
• RE: The Public relations war.. - EricWI, Fri Feb 12 17:47:13 2010
• RE: The Public relations war.. - CSRAJim, Fri Feb 12 18:48:23 2010
• RE: The Public relations war.. - jscrick, Fri Feb 12 19:00:13 2010
• RE: The Public relations war.. - biophile, Sat Feb 13 19:39:35 2010
• That would be Austin Stevens - Jaykis, Sun Feb 14 10:13:04 2010
• RE: That would be Austin Stevens - bivittatus, Sun Feb 14 10:53:16 2010
• Over before it started - brhaco, Sat Feb 13 10:04:34 2010
• What about all the snakes... - jscrick, Sat Feb 13 10:08:06 2010
• RE: What about all the snakes... - brhaco, Sat Feb 13 10:13:42 2010
• Lol-too true!. - brhaco, Sat Feb 13 10:15:11 2010
• You guys are thinking too deeply - Jaykis, Sat Feb 13 11:40:57 2010
• Perfectly true, but - brhaco, Sat Feb 13 12:15:24 2010
• RE: Perfectly true, but - Jaykis, Sat Feb 13 17:09:00 2010
• RE: You guys are thinking too deeply - EricWI, Sat Feb 13 12:57:26 2010
• RE: You guys are thinking too deeply - marcp, Sat Feb 13 19:27:10 2010
• RE: You guys are thinking too deeply - jscrick, Sat Feb 13 20:29:51 2010
• RE: You guys are thinking too deeply - brhaco, Sat Feb 13 22:40:39 2010
• RE: You guys are thinking too deeply - antelope, Sun Feb 14 07:55:28 2010
• RE: Over before it started - DanielsDen, Mon Feb 15 19:35:02 2010