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I'm not as plugged in as, say, like, you know, like they are on CNN.

I know I'm not providing the enormous quality of in-depth analysis of our news, like they

are in CNN.

I mean, I imagine they're going to cover the poll that I'm talking about, which is

proof positive that while you folks may be somewhat elite and exclusive in your understanding

of politics, at the end of the day, your agenda is no different than the vast majority

of Americans who want to see us tax the rich.

I'll get to that poll in a second.

But my point being, we just don't have the capacity to do the type of in-depth reporting

in the smart and intelligent work they're doing in places like CNN, for instance.

You know, yesterday I mentioned this story about the couple of thousand birds that fell

from the sky in Beab, Arkansas, and the wildlife officials there, they are working under

the assumption there was some type of traumatic event like upper altitude hail or a thunderstorm.

And then there was a report that there were thousands of dead fish in another part of

Arkansas, which it looks more like some type of poisoning.

And I guess I just do not have the analytical skills that one would need to be on broadcast,

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