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ok I'm not waiting any longer, have fun
The average American voter everyone.
I mean, with this hold music, I don't blame them.
I do wonder why none of the media uses dark mode, though
I'd hope the average american voter has enough self respect not to let anyone waste their time like this
Flipping between CNN and MSNBC so no hold music for me... just talking heads trying to fill air time...
"So......How 'bout that Biden?"
"....what?"
"Biden. You know. The president. What do you think he's going to say?"
"What? He's giving the speech right now. Just tune into the main CNN feed......why are you doing this?"
"No Jon. It's been delayed. We're live pal!"
"Oh, I think Biden is going to hit all the major talking points, such as..."
I'm not watching right now. I'm at work. But I suspect CNN with all their professionalism have essentially said this. I'm not sure what MSNBC is saying. I've never been clear about why they exist. I'm sure SOMEBODY watches them. Maybe a family of raccoons who somehow obtained a TV remote, and use it to troll a family from outside in the bushes. You know, they're just inside, watching American Idol or some bullshit, and then suddenly MSNBC. Everyone looks around, but can't find the remote. Then the family of raccoons runs off to the backyard where they play on the tire swing the family put up. Maybe they terrorize some cats later on. Or maybe the cats would respect their give-no-fucks attitude, and befriend them. Then the golden retriever comes over, and he's just a big dumb happy dog. He doesn't care what they're doing. He's just happy to be involved. So they all venture into the city, where they take over a train, which only travels to a small abandoned town in the forest. And they set up their own shops, with the birds, and horses, and gorillas for some reason. Ok, now I'm just describing Animal Crossing on Gamecube. How many of you actually noticed that I went from discussing modern politics, to discussing a game about a raccoon running a criminal empire to exploit the local wildlife population?