If you say it often enough

I almost turned this into a drinking game. At 50 repetitions during one broadcast, my liver is thankful that I thought better of it.

[Slogans] undermine whatever authority has been amassed by their speakers. There are a lot a of good things about CNN, John King being one. But the mechanical reiteration of a stupid catchphrase like “the best political team on television” calls into question the truth value and the earnestness of the whole enterprise. “Mildred, why are they saying that over and over again? Has Blitzer given the whole staff delayed echolalia?”

Seriously.


One Response to “If you say it often enough”

  1. Jay Baker Says:
    January 10th, 2008 at 1:21 pm

    What a great drinking game … if you’re into cirrhosis.

    I really get tired of hearing this too. I’d watch something else, but what? I try to get most of my news from the interwebs anyway (nytimes.com, digg, newsvine etc.), but on those occasions when I want view my news as opposed to accessign it, what should I watch?