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Because our best and brightest were canned long ago, \u00a0and they replaced with folks who grew up admiring Hard Copy<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Roll tape.<\/p>\n

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Let\u2019s stay focused on the most important issues, eh Main Stream Media? Frankly, that\u2019s almost as embarassing as the folks at NBC covering the opening of the Winter Olympic Games by saying, \u201cYou may not understand what you\u2019re seeing, but in Russia this is completely understandable.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sigh. Thanks guys. Have a snowflake malfunction.<\/p>\n

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