TV news is pure entertainment in the USA. It's also partisan. Fox News is fiercely pro-Republican, MSNBC is pro Democrat - though both channel's bosses would argue that they present a mixed view. MSNBC is the most entertaining and it's my daily go-to for what's happening in the world. Moving to a new country means you quickly make things familiar as you try to establish a routine. My day is measured out by the shows on MSNBC. Keith Olberman just quit tonight from his role as presenter of the 8pm - 9pm slot. Eccentric, loud and opinionated, he was suspended in November for giving party donations to the Democrats, including, incidentally, Congresswoman Gaby Giffords of Tucson. Since then, he's been recklessly stating his personal opinions all over the place and it was clearly a matter of time before he jumped. I will miss watching his odd, funny, shouty shows. Hopefully he'll turn up somewhere else.
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