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Good News for People who Hate Bad News (ie, Fox News)

Posted on 25/05/2010 | Leave a comment

Panic Time at Fox News as Glenn Beck loses 50% of his Viewers: “The Beck fad appears to be over, and what Fox News has left is redundant, repetitive, one trick pony of a host…. (via Politicususa.com.)

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Kids and Kommercialism II

Posted on 20/05/2009 | 1 comment

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Here are some factoids on children and television and advertising: Continue reading →

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