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    Jeet Heer‏Verified account @HeerJeet 25 Jul 2019

    Jeet Heer Retweeted Andy Richter

    The fusion of politics with entertainment is a big problem, one that predates Trump and helped create him. It's something we see in almost all modern democracies. There's no easy solution to this.https://twitter.com/AndyRichter/status/1154435217202937856 …

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    Andy RichterVerified account @AndyRichter
    The reactions to Mueller’s testimony yesterday really make me suspect that show business is a virus that has infected our public lives and institutions and it may very well kill us
    7:20 PM - 25 Jul 2019
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      1. קשת A*‏ @SababaUSA 25 Jul 2019
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        Meanwhile in Canadapic.twitter.com/SlOhzm2Pqc

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      1. o.O‏ @JimEightDigits 25 Jul 2019
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        Great book on the subject Amusing Ourselves to Death: Public Discourse in the Age of Show Businesshttps://www.amazon.com/dp/014303653X 

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      1. AGIT-POP‏ @agitpopworld 25 Jul 2019
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        *The Trump Administration - Season 3*  A Fox News Production.pic.twitter.com/CjYkskeeYY

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      1. Dumbstache*‏ @Dnlmsstch 25 Jul 2019
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        I blame Ted Turner and CNN for seriously contributing to this problem with 24h news. At least Ted donated most of his fortune to good causes. But the damage seriously outweighed the good.

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      1. Milo Miles‏ @MiloMiles777 25 Jul 2019
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        Well, as long as they show the people being marched into execution chambers on prime time and what happens inside. We can die to live with it.

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      1. Snitch Snatcher‏ @SnitchSnatcher 25 Jul 2019
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        Media companies should differentiate news from opinion under separate brands

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      1. Rick {Likely Anxious & Baffled} Geissal‏ @Rick_Geissal 25 Jul 2019
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        The beginning of the downhill spiral in 'Merica was the founding of People Magazine in the early '70's. I was so sure that people in this country were not that shallow that I thought it would fail within 6 months. (It's the largest selling magazine in the country.)

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      1. Gil Meslin‏ @g_meslin 25 Jul 2019
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        I’ve thought about this often with respect to our thirst for polls, and the rise of various poll aggregators. Politics moves from issues to scorekeeping.

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      1. Gern Blanston (KS)‏ @gblanstonku 25 Jul 2019
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      1. Eric Arentz‏ @EGA65 25 Jul 2019
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        I remember telling my Girlfriend at the time when the 'Bachelor' debuted, 'This is going to end Western Civ as we know it'. HAHAHA Who's right now Amanda!

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