And if anyone ever had doubts about mainstream media

[PrestonyteParrot]

I agree, he can. I just hope he doesn't. We (the U.S.) have it great, especially compared to other countries. He is inheriting a situation, metamorphically speaking, similar to DeBoer inheriting the Alabama football program. He is not inheriting a situation, again, metamorphically speaking, as Lou did here from Brad Scott.

I am pulling for Trump to succeed. He is inheriting a great economy. Inflation is at a reasonable +2.7% year-over-year, unemployment at a low at 4.2% and a stock market that has gone up 54% the past 4 years. All I ask of Trump is to keep it going. Don't screw it up.

What a joke!!!
If that were true and voters actually felt that way, the laughing hyena would have been elected to be the next puppet for those currently pulling the strings on this ''great economy''. People are hurting economically and want things to change.

 

[ctgarric]

This thread is still going strong?! Color me shocked.

 

[KingWard]

I will say this about oil producers: I don't know if I ever will invest in them again. I don't know if they ever will provide another generational opportunity. But if you are retired and into dividends, there are some nice ones out there.

Who was the guy who made a fortune buying BP after a platform disaster down in the Gulf several years ago? It was lucrative. He bought dirt cheap and rode their recovery train all the way back to normalcy.

Total return is my little niche. I watch my statements. Being somewhat risk-averse, I'm not inclined to assiduously hunt for explosive appreciation potential that I don't understand. I don't mind replacing a languishing position with something that projects growth and pays a decent dividend.

 

[gamecock stock]

What a joke!!!
If that were true and voters actually felt that way, the laughing hyena would have been elected to be the next puppet for those currently pulling the strings on this ''great economy''. People are hurting economically and want things to change.

There are other reasons than economics why people vote the way they do. I quoted the data. The employment numbers don't impact me. And I don't take the time nor effort to measure inflation. But regarding investments, I can attest that I have done VERY well. And that's no joke. I just want those investment numbers to continue. If we don't go into a recession and inflation continues to stay reasonable, there is no reason why those investment numbers should not continue.

 

[gamecock stock]

Total return is my little niche. I watch my statements. Being somewhat risk-averse, I'm not inclined to assiduously hunt for explosive appreciation potential that I don't understand. I don't mind replacing a languishing position with something that projects growth and pays a decent dividend.

Good strategy.

 

[gamecock stock]

Out of curiosity, just wondering what you mean by that, I’m kinda in the opposite camp , S&P up so much for the last few years and PE’s on the high side , very speculative stocks have been going up sometimes for no reason, market seems to be ripe for a nice pullback, maybe then time to buy

I don't invest in the entire market. So, you could be right about the market as a whole. Some sectors go up while others go down.

 

[Beanerball]

It’s America boys, we will survive. Enough said, but watch out an manage China. I didn’t vote for Trump but he is totally right on China, I’m just scared about broad based tatfiffs, But… that’s a line he used to get his base. You can’t take everything he says at a rally for the plan. His advisers will make it a targeted plan, at least hopefully so

 

[gamecock stock]

It’s America boys, we will survive. Enough said, but watch out an manage China. I didn’t vote for Trump but he is totally right on China, I’m just scared about broad based tatfiffs, But… that’s a line he used to get his base. You can’t take everything he says at a rally for the plan. His advisers will make it a targeted plan, at least hopefully so

Trump picked a good Treasury Secretary (Scott Bessent). I'm hopeful, assuming he is confirmed, which he should be.

 

[atl-cock]

We had local TV stations, one in Decatur and the rest in Huntsville. I left Decatur in 1976. Reception was not "iffy" at all. Not in the slightest.

Even in 1964 when you got cable? What did cable offer 60 years ago which could not be received via an antenna?

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

Even in 1964 when you got cable? What did cable offer 60 years ago which could not be received via an antenna?

The Nashville stations could not be received by antenna in Decatur. Birmingham could but you needed one of those big erector set antennas. We even had a weather channel, gauges showing wind speed, direction, temperature, barometer etc with a small camera pivoting back and forth. And in 1976 we had Home Box Office when it first came out.

 

[atl-cock]

The Nashville stations could not be received by antenna in Decatur. Birmingham could but you needed one of those big erector set antennas. We even had a weather channel, gauges showing wind speed, direction, temperature, barometer etc with a small camera pivoting back and forth. And in 1976 we had Home Box Office when it first came out.

The big erector set antennae are needed to pick up tv stations broadcasting on channels 2-6. Few stations do these days. Many stations broadcast on UHF, but the digital signal contains metadata which tells your digital tuner to show the signal on a different channel on your TV. For example, WCSC, the CBS affiliate in Charleston broadcast on channel5 prior to the 2009 digital conversion. Like many tv stations, the channel number is an integral part of the station branding. The FCC was mindful of this as part of the 2009 conversion.

And thus today, WCSC actually broadcasts on channel 19, but the signal your TV tuner receives "tells it" to display WCSC on channel 5.

And in case you're wandering, WLTX, the CBS affiliate in Columbia, actually broadcasts on channel 15, but displays as 19.

And WPDE, ABC Florence, actually broadcasts on channel 27. Your tuner shows it as 15, it's pre-digital channel.

Yeah, it can be pretty confusing.

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

The big erector set antennae are needed to pick up tv stations broadcasting on channels 2-6. Few stations do these days. Many stations broadcast on UHF, but the digital signal contains metadata which tells your digital tuner to show the signal on a different channel on your TV. For example, WCSC, the CBS affiliate in Charleston broadcast on channel5 prior to the 2009 digital conversion. Like many tv stations, the channel number is an integral part of the station branding. The FCC was mindful of this as part of the 2009 conversion.

And thus today, WCSC actually broadcasts on channel 19, but the signal your TV tuner receives "tells it" to display WCSC on channel 5.

And in case you're wandering, WLTX, the CBS affiliate in Columbia, actually broadcasts on channel 15, but displays as 19.

And WPDE, ABC Florence, actually broadcasts on channel 27. Your tuner shows it as 15, it's pre-digital channel.

Yeah, it can be pretty confusing.

That's interesting to know

 

[atl-cock]

That's interesting to know

Thanks, Jacque.

As I've posted on here in the past, I'm a USC alumnus originally from Beaufort, but live in Atlanta. My wife and I have a second "vacation home" in Beaufort.

Growing up, we picked up TV stations from Charleston and Savannah via our rooftop antenna and a klunky-to-control rotor. We watched mostly Charleston.

We had Charter Cable (now part of Spectrum) from around 2008 until Charter sold their Beaufort franchise to Hargray of Hilton Head (recently rebranded as Sparklight) back in 2012. Charter carried the ABC, NBC, and CBS affiliates from both Charleston and Savannah in their lineup. Hargray initially had no Charleston stations in their lineup, but later added one after lots of local requests.

Beaufort County is classified by the FCC and Neilson Market Research as in the Savannah TV market. This means, for all practical purposes, that cable/satellite/streaming providers operating in Beaufort County have to carry Savannah stations. Charleston is optional (optional only because the stations can be received with a good antenna, otherwise a provider would not be allowed to carry anything from the Holy City) and expensive - TV stations are permitted to charge cable/satellite/streaming providers a hefty sum to carry the station in their lineup. And now Hargray/Sparklight has completely dropped Charleston from their lineup due to the hefty sums demanded.

All this is background to state that once I could not longer get Charleston TV in Beaufort via cable, it irked me enought to research and get a good antenna setup erected. Today, I can pick up 21 channels (TV stations and their sub-channels) from Charleston (and a comparable amount from Savannah). This is even more from Charleston than the providers servicing Beaufort County are even allowed to negotiate to carry. When I watch sports on the 10 or 11pm newscasts, I want to see info on USC. From Savannah, it'll probably be UGA and Georgia Southern. No thanks.

But researching to understand the best antenna for my house in Beaufort is how I learned about RF channels (the actual broadcast frequency) and PSIP or virtual channels. I've also learned the Federal law forbids HOAs from categorically prohibiting residents from erecting outside antennas at their residences. I'm no engineer, but I consider myself a reasonably knowledgeable end user.

 

[Gamecock Jacque]

I'm no engineer, but I consider myself a reasonably knowledgeable end user.

I've always thought you were a lawyer for some reason but was starting to think you must have a background in broadcasting. I'm just remembering through the eyes of a child. Huntsville Decatur stopped being typical Alabama after NASA came. Back in the day on Sundays after the Superbowl they would show hockey. I watched one game and was hooked. I organized street hockey with the neighborhood kids. Then like magic the city built an ice rink 2 miles from my house. They taught us to skate and play hockey! My hockey playing days started in Alabama.

 

[atl-cock]

I've always thought you were a lawyer for some reason but was starting to think you must have a background in broadcasting. I'm just remembering through the eyes of a child. Huntsville Decatur stopped being typical Alabama after NASA came. Back in the day on Sundays after the Superbowl they would show hockey. I watched one game and was hooked. I organized street hockey with the neighborhood kids. Then like magic the city built an ice rink 2 miles from my house. They taught us to skate and play hockey! My hockey playing days started in Alabama.

Historically speaking, my understanding is that the University of Alabama at Hunstville sponsors the only Division I men's ice hockey varsity team in the south.

I kind of thought about law school (one of my brothers does practice law in Columbia) but ended up majoring in Computer Science with a cognate (what they called a minor) in broadcast journalism from USC. I was a dj during high school at one of the local radio stations in Beaufort. But most of my working life has been spent in PC Support and customer care. And if anybody knows of someone with an opening who is looking to fill a support/care role which is 100% remote, I'm interested.

While I do understand that with TV markets it makes it easier to sell advertising to a targeted audience, I dislike the lack of choice of over-the-air tv stations providers are able to offer. Hence my love affair with a high-quality antenna setup.

 

[will110]

I got VERY lucky in 2020, when oil prices, due to covid, went under ZERO. I KNEW that was an anomaly. I sold EVERYTHING in my portfolio and loaded up exclusively in oil producers (XOM, COP EOG, etc). I deviated from investment recommendations by NOT diversifying. I was strictly in oil producers. Within a couple of years, my portfolio went up 3-5x and, I have never looked back. Was it a gamble? Maybe. But not really, because there was no way that the oil price could stay that low for long. So, in my mind, I was making an epic generational buy, one for the ages. Was I worried and not watching it? I would be lying if I said I was not nervous and not watching my portfolio daily. But, in the end.............

I don't need the money. There's nothing material-wise in the world I need nor want. It's kind of a game to me to see if I can outdo the smartest investors in the world. In the end, it will all be in my estate for my beneficiaries to benefit from. If I could go back in time to tell my 20 year-old self just one thing, it would be: "You won't need as much money as you think to be happy".

Just for the record, I THINK that we are in the midst of another generational buy with a 2nd to develop next month, Spring-time at the latest.

I'd be happy to take any money off your hands that you don't need.

 

[Hoganman1]

This thread has gotten pretty far afield from MAGA criticism of the media.
Anyway I guess that’s how it goes these days. What I am hearing is many of you have thrived over the last four years.
You can add me to the list. Like you, I just hope you know who doesn’t screw that up.

 

[atl-cock]

This thread has gotten pretty far afield from MAGA criticism of the media.
Anyway I guess that’s how it goes these days. What I am hearing is many of you have thrived over the last four years.
You can add me to the list. Like you, I just hope you know who doesn’t screw that up.

A reasonable person wants everyone to thrive, regardless of who is in charge.

 

[PrestonyteParrot]

People are outraged about a tattoo but breast augmentation, gender affirming hormone therapy and gender transition surgery for a nine-year old is just fine.

Tattoo Artist Slammed for Giving 9-Year-Old Girl Who Wanted a Trump Tattoo an American Flag Tat

She said she was going to get a tattoo whether he agreed or not, so he compromised.

cafemom.com

 

[Gamecock Vet]

Rape of wife - literally nowhere to be found on the internet. - More of your lies.
illegitimate child - literally nowhere to be found on the internet - More of your lies.
Extramarital affairs - literally nowhere to be found on the internet - More of your lies.

They are *NOT* "documented facts" - they are your lies

Musk is not POTUS - more of your lies

This is not a debate - it's a thorough repudiation of your lies, innuendos, and wild accusations.

Do you see??? This is what you and the left do...... you make up a bunch of unfounded allegations, and then present it as "documented fact"

It's "documented BS" - nothing more.

All true statements documented BS is true!!

 

[Hoganman1]

I am so amazed at how brainwashed some of the MAGA followers are these days. While it’s true that the mainstream media tends to lean to the left, almost all of what they report is true. On the other hand Fox paid almost 800 million dollars for lying about Dominion. They will also probably lose a huge amount to Smartmatic when that suit settles. ABC had to pay when they were sued but that’s it as far as I know.
So they only showed your orange god for a few seconds at the Army Navy game.
It’s quite a reach to condemn all mainstream media outlets for that one thing. Please let’s move on to something important.

 

[Lurker123]

I am so amazed at how brainwashed some of the MAGA followers are these days. While it’s true that the mainstream media tends to lean to the left, almost all of what they report is true.

That was the funniest thing I read on the internet in a while. Thank you.

 

[I4CtheFuture]

I am so amazed at how brainwashed some of the MAGA followers are these days. While it’s true that the mainstream media tends to lean to the left, almost all of what they report is true. On the other hand Fox paid almost 800 million dollars for lying about Dominion. They will also probably lose a huge amount to Smartmatic when that suit settles. ABC had to pay when they were sued but that’s it as far as I know.
So they only showed your orange god for a few seconds at the Army Navy game.
It’s quite a reach to condemn all mainstream media outlets for that one thing. Please let’s move on to something important.

Speaking of brainwashed - when you can tell us what a woman is - I might listen. Until then, the left is delusional and dangerous.

 

[atl-cock]

Speaking of brainwashed - when you can tell us what a woman is - I might listen. Until then, the left is delusional and dangerous.

People on any extreme are delusional and dangerous.

 

[I4CtheFuture]

People on any extreme are delusional and dangerous.

Correct......and the problem is about 75 million voted for "extreme" , delusional, nonsense. Not just a handful of people.

The last group of people who were that collectively deranged was the Germans, and we know how that worked out. DANGEROUS!!!! For the time being, I am thrilled they were thoroughly rejected by the voters, as they should have been.

 

[Stock Cock]

Ahhh….the high ground. It wouldn’t even have to be mentioned if it wasn’t so obvious. But you already know that.

Constant ridicule from the obvious has not been their friend; but they come swinging every day, MSM. It has worked for decades, but Americans are tired of the rot.

 

[Stock Cock]

What’s the point he wouldn’t be able to understand what was going on. Would just stand off looking into space with his mouth open.

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