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perdita9

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24. More evidence that the media is failing the American people
Tue Dec 24, 2024, 06:27 AM
Yesterday

If it had been a Democrat they would have reported on it. Republicans always get a pass.

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I think MAGA Mike should've been aware of this too Diamond_Dog Monday #1
umm.. I do not assume the speaker did not know--. He had to know she was missing since summer. riversedge Monday #8
Exactly. I'm quite sure they all did or most of them anyway. Texin 18 hrs ago #41
If congress doesn't update its spreadsheet if votes daily dickthegrouch Monday #2
It should be there. I think since there are 535 of them, it might be easy for the media to lose track of one. LeftInTX Monday #4
But she is Chair of the House Appropriations Committee BumRushDaShow Monday #7
if she is the chair then i'm wondering what has fallen by the wayside since she's been mia. nt orleans Yesterday #22
It looks like once she had announced this past spring that she was not running again BumRushDaShow Yesterday #23
well, at least that. thanks for letting me know. nt orleans 21 hrs ago #31
I remember Tom Cole's name coming up in the news BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #34
Don't you think mgardener Monday #13
Yeah, but the media didn't notice. LeftInTX Monday #14
The Clerk of the House publishes the Roll Call votes online BumRushDaShow Monday #6
Exactly my point. Thank you /nt dickthegrouch Monday #12
With the amount of did not votes... Historic NY Monday #3
She hasn't voted since July. LeftInTX Monday #5
Even before intermittent Historic NY Monday #9
Why didn't her family or her secretary say something? Or was she just an old woman who was never missed? Srkdqltr Monday #10
I'd think they knew. Someone got her admitted underpants 21 hrs ago #33
Dementia is don't distinguish her from much of the R cohort. mpcamb 10 hrs ago #44
Hans Nichols should be ashamed to call himself a journalist. brer cat Monday #11
I had the same thought. YodaMom2 20 hrs ago #40
The media wouldn't have missed covering an absent Democratic representative. Paladin Monday #15
It was also unethical of her office to keep the ruse going Renew Deal Monday #16
Her staff and her family, but But BUt BUT as long as the gub'mint checks kept coming.... 3Hotdogs Monday #17
So she was re-elected while in a nursing home? idahoblue Yesterday #18
i am wondering those same things orleans Yesterday #21
She was not reelected, she did not run again. Srkdqltr 22 hrs ago #27
No!!!!!!! jimfields33 21 hrs ago #35
News flash for our Press Corpse, this is Hassler Yesterday #19
They are f..king guilty of a missing a lot of very important stories. Probably more like purposely buried them PortTack Yesterday #20
More evidence that the media is failing the American people perdita9 Yesterday #24
"It's like, I mean, you know, like..." Prairie Gates 22 hrs ago #25
I remember back in high school BumRushDaShow 22 hrs ago #26
But it's like, you know, just like normalized now, you know? biophile 22 hrs ago #28
It's been normalized for a LONG time! BumRushDaShow 21 hrs ago #32
SORT OF flamingdem 22 hrs ago #29
When people use "we" When apologizing, they are trying to minimize their Wonder Why 21 hrs ago #30
I wish Linda ladeewolf 21 hrs ago #36
"We're still, as reporters, have limited resources and limited time to report all these stories out" Ray Bruns 21 hrs ago #37
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music 20 hrs ago #38
Political Malpractice. Journalistic Malpractice. Kid Berwyn 20 hrs ago #39
The Slobfather also has "dementia issues" not mentioned by the media DeeDeeNY 16 hrs ago #42
I guess her constituents didn't notice they weren't being represented IronLionZion 14 hrs ago #43
They always get a pass tonekat 9 hrs ago #45
Its not that surprising that it wasn't noticed until recently onenote 7 hrs ago #46
The bigger "issue" BumRushDaShow 2 hrs ago #47
Crux of the matter right up there Captain Zero 1 hr ago #48
Just admit you all are whores for the right wing JI7 1 hr ago #49
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