Once upon a time, I believed the mainstream media was a poor judge of what people wanted to know. I actually believed there were people concerned about America and the road we are on. However, with the death of marginal celeb Anna Nicole Smith, I now realize most Americans, and most people in general, are troglodytes. For those of you with the lexicon of a two year old that means cave-dweller.
I watch CNN and Fox periodically throughout the day, though I no longer monitor their websites because it is just a regurgitation of the same tripe. Now, I surf non-traditional sources of news, and compare it against CNN, Fox, and MSNBC and try to discern the facts that lie somewhere in the middle.
In the last few days though, I have come to realize, it is not the media’s fault people are ignorant of current political, economic, and military issues. It is the fault of every nitwit that blunderbusses over the web looking for the latest gossip on Anna Nicole’s death or Lindsey Lohan’s battle with what the hell ever.
It disappoints me that the primary motivation of most people is not to be informed about what is going on in the world, what forces are shaping their destinies, but instead it is to stay informed about big boobs McGee’s last moments on Earth.
Here, I’ll sum it up for you! She was a drug addict and alcoholic, she apparently screwed anything that moved, and she died! Film at eleven!!! Case closed.
Therefore, as our blundering president stumbles toward yet another military misadventure, don’t worry, just keep your eyes on what Brad and Angelina are doing, everything else will work itself out.
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