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Dave: These cable-news talking heads rub me the wrong way sometimes! All they do is yell at each other; there is no actual debate. They are so unproductive and uninformative.

Isabel: Yeah, I know what you mean. It seems like their only purpose is to see who can yell inside-the-Beltway jargon louder.

Dave: I really wish there were a channel that actually fostered legitimate debate and discussion. I find this kind of media very unappealing.

Isabel: I agree. The hosts and the commentators all seem so immature and irresponsible.

Dave: Exactly, and they have the nerve to call their channel "Impartial and Even."

Isabel: What a joke!

Dave: More like "Partial and Uneven."

Isabel: What about the channel that brands itself as "NNC = Politics?"

Dave: Haha, more like "NNC = Terrible."

Isabel: Well, at least C-SPAN is pretty fair.

Dave: Yeah, if you can stay awake! It's so uninteresting sometimes.

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デイブ：こういうケーブルニュースの評論家たちって見ててイライラするよ。彼らがしてるのはお互いに叫びあってるだけで、実際の討論なんて１つもない。本当に非生産的で学べるものがないよ。

イザベル：ええ、分かるわ。まるで彼らの唯一の目的は政界用語を誰が1番大声で叫べるか決めることみたい。

デイブ：筋の通った討論やデスカッションを放映するチャンネルがあってほしいな。この種のメディアは全然魅力的じゃない。

イザベル：同意するわ。司会者とコメンテーター達は全員、未熟で無責任に思える。

デイブ：その通り。それに彼らはずうずうしいことに、自分たちのチャンネルの名称を「平等で公平」にしているし。

イザベル：すごいジョークね！

デイブ：むしろ「不平等で不公平」だな。

イザベル：自らを「NNC=政治」ってブランドしてるチャンネルはどう思う？

デイブ：ハハハ…、それより「NNC=最悪」だね。

イザベル：でも、少なくともC-SPANはすごく適切ね。

デイブ：ああ、もし起きていられたらね！あれは時々すごく退屈だよ。

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