How DARE you tune to the news!

[Cat]

They actually blocked the main news web sites yesterday at work, but let us watch it on the TV in the kitchen.

After his speech I just listened to it streaming on NPR (the forgot to block that one)

[CaroPhoenix]

That clearly shows a pro-terrorist bias!


Furthermore, I was in a store yesterday where there was a TV tuned to the Telletubbies, this clearly shows a pro-toddler bias!

And you know ... toddlers are messy and sticky and like to say the word "no" a lot and are generally very very stubborn. Besides, you can't trust toddlers 'cos umm ... where was I going with this again?

[bunnyboy]

And you know ... toddlers are messy and sticky and like to say the word "no" a lot and are generally very very stubborn. Besides, you can't trust toddlers 'cos umm ... where was I going with this again?

Scary thing is, those toddlers are better than most SC's.

just taking a stab in the dark.

[Can I Help Your A$$?]

How is anything NOT going to offend SOMEONE?

[PepperElf]

How is anything NOT going to offend SOMEONE?

OMG I'm offended by that statement!!!!!11!!!eleventy!!!!

[MystyGlyttyr]

Dude, I work in a NEWSPAPER. And I didn't want to see the inauguration, and, even though I work in a place where news IS our work, I was able to not see it. It involved attaching a light to my phone and having my headphones going at full blast, but I was able to completely tune the whole thing out. So if I could do it, anyone could do it. So, they need to STFU.

[Mikkel]

Anyway, wouldn't actively NOT showing the inauguration piss off even more people. After all a majority voted for him, right?

[Pagan]

But - I always say with something like this:
"I don't care what your stance is / was - it's time to support (the president etc..)."

Exactly. You might not respect the person, but you respect the office.

[Bright_Star]

That's funny cause at Sam's Club people were BEGGING for the big screen display tv's to be tuned to the inauguration coverage. The tv in the breakroom was set on NBC & you could hear a pin drop when the president was giving his inauguration speech.

[PepperElf]

Dude, I work in a NEWSPAPER.

I can understand wanting to escape the news!

And yeah, it's not hard to avoid it if you really don't want to watch it.

I personally don't have a TV (by choice) but ... well there's always the "off button" show, or ... go to a movie, read a book, just avoid being near a TV or if you have to go out in public just walk away from the tvs if you're offended.

come to think of it ... i dont think i've ever watched an inauguration, regardless of political views.
then again i don't have a tv, so i get bored when i'm stuck in front of one without anything else to do.

[Pagan]

come to think of it ... i dont think i've ever watched an inauguration, regardless of political views.

You didn't even need a TV to watch this inauguration! Lots of the news sites were streaming it.