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Warpy

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10. He's a "name." That means he's famous because he's famous

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Sat May 21, 2022, 11:17 AM

May 2022

he's a dunce with little to nothing to offer the world but his name on a promo.

It sucks, but being a"name" is vastly more important than expertise, charm, wit, or anything else these days.

Reality TV has elevated the dullards and lowered everybody else.

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I can't believe Rick Perry was on CNBC this morning [View all] Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 OP

I share your concern. Ugh secondwind May 2022 #1

Ashamed to say I watched that channel for almost 15 years bucolic_frolic May 2022 #2

Lol. Sound was off. Just know having him on is not going to help my IRA Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #4

Seriously, WTF!! What's going on with CNBC... it's becomin unwatchable!! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2022 #3

They like having Gottlieb on too for covid. He's a scary brainiac to me.. Laura PourMeADrink May 2022 #5

I hear ya! InAbLuEsTaTe May 2022 #9

CNBC is just as bad as FOX News. Both are Roger Ailes projects and carry on in his tradition. Midnight Writer May 2022 #6

How can we organize ourselves to jam switchboards when these traitors are legitimized by Scrivener7 May 2022 #7

Laura PourMeADrink, what do you think of this? Scrivener7 May 2022 #8

He's a "name." That means he's famous because he's famous Warpy May 2022 #10