1. Shocking statement of the day: I’m politically engaged. I know, you’re stunned, I never even sound like I’ve got an opinion on the matter.
2. I try to pay attention to the big picture but I’m finding it incredibly difficult to wrap my head around a broader perspective when every single day brings a new insanity avalanche.
3. Like the taxes thing. I can’t get into it tonight, my brain just won’t process this mess.
4. But this tweet sure did make me laugh. I guess we find the funny where we can.
5. We’ve entered into what I like to call the 8th Circle of Political Hell Television. Wall to wall commercials, each one worse than the last, trying their best to convince you you’re voting for the devil if you don’t straighten up and fly right.
6. Ridiculously dramatic voiceovers. Subliminal messaging. Not-so-subliminal messaging for folks who need an anvil dropped on their head.
7. I thought I’d seen it all. This guy used a tax break to remodel his house! [accompanied by a popping champagne bottle] That guy took money from pharmaceutical companies then helped pass their legislation! [accompanied by shady photos of the candidate] I figured we’d pretty much hit rock bottom, now I just had to endure the onslaught until November 3rd.
8. That’s when the first seizure inducing commercial I’ve ever seen appeared.
9. I honestly couldn’t tell you who this commercial is about since I can barely keep my eyes on the strobing screen long enough to process the words. All I see is jumpy purple screen and jagged, jerky words and that’s it, I’m out. Seriously, one of those political consultants who worked on this ad campaign ought to lose their job because it is U-S-E-L-E-S-S.
10. Here’s hoping we’ve seen the worst of the worst. It’s gonna be a long 35 days.
I watch all recorded shows. Those commercials hit the floor as soon as my FF will allow. I do have to suffer the news till the weather but it is only 15 minutes.
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I love Hulu, I truly do, but they won’t let you FF through ads. To be fair they’ll only run 1:30 of ads maybe three times in a show. Still, they ARE annoying.
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If I were a sponsor I wouldn’t want my commericals to be FF. A lot of support for Hulu comes from the sponsors.
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Agreed. It’s a fair tradeoff for the content they make available.
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One of the values of cutting the cord – no political ads. I keep thinking “okay, it can’t get any worse”, and then life does what life does best – prove me wrong. And with each passing day, and each defense of tRump that I see, I worry more. It’s a horror show, and I fear it’s one that isn’t going to end in the forseeable future.
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I’m catching them on Hulu because they use minimal ad streaming to support their service. When it really bugs me I switch over to Netflix. Sometimes sanity has to come first.
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Hopefully t-35 to a new start.
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Oh yeah, you know I’ve got a countdown going here.
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Great tweet.
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Absolutely nailed it.
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omg, I love, love the tweet. says it all.
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It made me laugh out loud last night and that was no small feat.
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It gets worse before it gets better. I just hope Americans vote for the right man.
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I know. I can’t believe we’re heading into October because things are sure to ratchet up.
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It is going to be a very very long 35 days. You are a brave woman to not have the remote in your hand to click MUTE on a moment’s notice. I thought I was safe with HGTV, but alas, they too are bombarded with the crap of politicians.
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Okay now, this is going to sound like the ultimate in lazy but here’s the truth. We run our tv through Roku and the dang Roku remote DOESN’T HAVE A MUTE BUTTON. It makes me crazy. If the commercials make me truly nutty I’ll drop the volume then turn it back up but usually I just suffer through… 😆
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I get it. Maybe we should all plug our ears and go nah nah nah nah nah nah for the length of the commercial. LOL
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