Comments on: Dave Barry Runs for President, Tax Plan Is Surprisingly Simple http://www.taxgirl.com/dave-barry-runs-for-president-tax-plan-is-surprisingly-simple/ Paying taxes is painful... but reading about them shouldn't be. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:33:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Casey http://www.taxgirl.com/dave-barry-runs-for-president-tax-plan-is-surprisingly-simple/comment-page-1/#comment-4670 Casey Wed, 23 Jul 2008 09:20:13 +0000 http://www.taxgirl.com/dave-barry-runs-for-president-tax-plan-is-surprisingly-simple/#comment-4670 Must have been a slow news day. I guess covering the REAL non-mainstream candidates would be asking too much from the CNN. I realize that these filler pieces are necessary, but it's somewhat insulting to candidates who are actually running but can't even get their named mentioned on the air. Also, at what point do the candidate's positions actually become the headlines of the news. Instead, 80% of the coverage is where so-and-so went, who so-and-so talked to today, and the latest gaffe or gossip. In 6-months or even 24 hours from now, is any of that even relevant? Sadly, there is no relief on the horizon. Must have been a slow news day. I guess covering the REAL non-mainstream candidates would be asking too much from the CNN. I realize that these filler pieces are necessary, but it’s somewhat insulting to candidates who are actually running but can’t even get their named mentioned on the air.

Also, at what point do the candidate’s positions actually become the headlines of the news. Instead, 80% of the coverage is where so-and-so went, who so-and-so talked to today, and the latest gaffe or gossip. In 6-months or even 24 hours from now, is any of that even relevant?

Sadly, there is no relief on the horizon.

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