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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

But those same parents are the ones stupid or naiive or 'something' enough to 
think that a 'politician' can solve their problems.

  As far as tv, it seems that I am one of the few on this list thast actually 
watches it anymore.  Sage said she hasn't watched tv in decades.  She is a 
hard woman, though, she factored in wherther her husband would require more 
maintainance than a work-horse befor she married him, so maybe she is a 
little off mainstream.  

But, almost everyone on this list says that they don't watch television.  I 
do.  Now, the truth is that I mainly listen to television, it is on in 
another room in the house; and 90% of the time it is on either a business or 
an educational type channel (Discovery, The Learning Channel. Playboy etc).

  But there are two shows currently on TV that I really like .  One is a 
comedy (Two and a half men, the other is not -- Dexter-Showtime).  I watch no 
other current shows, at all.  I might watch a re-run of family type conedies 
like Andy Griffith, occasionally, but I don't watch any current shows, 
neither does my wife.  

I read that most people spend many hours a day in front of a television, that 
includeds children.  The popular current shows are the ones they watch, by 
definition.  They are watching the products of stupid peiople, for hours a 
day; and I'm supposed to be impressed by the politicians for whom they just 
voted into office?

BO is the new, biggest celebrity.  That is all .  he is probably a decent 
person, and might even be as smart as everyone, except for me, seems to 
already be convinced.  I would rather have the people on this list (except 
for Me) running congress, than what the people of this country have just 
elceted.  That is one of the reasons I like SP, I think she would be right at 
home on this list.




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--- On Sun, 12/7/08, Marie McHarry <mmcharry AT gmail.com> wrote:

 If you've noticed, Obama has been telling parents all through the
> campaign that they're the ones who have to oversee their kids'
> schooling and make sure the school work gets done before the video
> games or the TV are turned on.
>