Personally, I'd be happy if every single "opinion" show that debuted within the past 10 yrs on ANY station was scrapped. Becuase what it has led to is the Ceasarean Rome-ing of the masses. F#*$($ng bread and circuses. If the news is not entertaining, it is one big yawn. We expect our news to come with big popcorn and junk food buckets of talking point "debate." If it was possible to bring back Uncle Walter, the audience would do the equivalent of throwing tomatoes at him and booing him off the stage while munching on their popcorn.
I don't remember being bored with the news until the tabloidization of it taught me to be bored. Certainly, as a kid, "Nightline" didn't leave me bored or feeling bereft. I'd rather eat Shredded Wheat newswise these days, when so much is imjportant is going on, than sugar-laced, teeth rotting crap (fill in sugared cereal of your choice.) It may taste good, but it rots your teeth in the long run (your brain). In the end, we have all been dumbed down. It's sad when I have to go on foreign news sites to find out what's happening with international news.
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i've been getting as much response to my new avatar as i have been to my sig! 
