Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Thursday, July 3, 2014
Mini-rant: Cable and Pseudo-News
I spent the
better part of the afternoon in a doctor's waiting room doing
everything I could to avoid watching CNN that was blaring from the
far wall. I know it's no great revelation that cable news stations
are inane, but give me a break.
The two biggest, earth-shattering stories on July 3, 2014-- well, really the only stories covered -- was a Category 1 hurricane off the coast of North Carolina and a judge in Georgia denying bond to Justin Ross Harris.
Harris' case would not be of much national import, except that he was sexting while his child tragically died in a hot car. If he'd just been drinking, or just texting and not sexting no one outside of his circle of friends and family would know or much care about this hearing. It is only three letters that shove him into the news: s-e-x.
Also, as someone who's from the Gulf Coast, the idea that a Category 1 hurricane is worthy of big news coverage is so totally ludicrous I was sitting there getting angrier and angrier. What a gigantic waste of time. I was pitying those poor CNN reporters on the beach in their dry rain slickers. For the love of all that is pure and good, couldn't CNN cover some news that was really important?
I don't know - uh, the unemployment numbers that came out today, Obama's low popularity in spite of those positive numbers. Something! Anything, really, is better than the dribble they covered!
Whatever happened to investigative journalism? Are there no outrages being committed right now by over-reaching governments or evil corporations? Of course, there are! There always are.
Well, my gentle readers, if you are no better informed, at least, I, for one, feel better after sharing this mini-rant with you. And for that, bless your little hearts!
The two biggest, earth-shattering stories on July 3, 2014-- well, really the only stories covered -- was a Category 1 hurricane off the coast of North Carolina and a judge in Georgia denying bond to Justin Ross Harris.
Harris' case would not be of much national import, except that he was sexting while his child tragically died in a hot car. If he'd just been drinking, or just texting and not sexting no one outside of his circle of friends and family would know or much care about this hearing. It is only three letters that shove him into the news: s-e-x.
Also, as someone who's from the Gulf Coast, the idea that a Category 1 hurricane is worthy of big news coverage is so totally ludicrous I was sitting there getting angrier and angrier. What a gigantic waste of time. I was pitying those poor CNN reporters on the beach in their dry rain slickers. For the love of all that is pure and good, couldn't CNN cover some news that was really important?
I don't know - uh, the unemployment numbers that came out today, Obama's low popularity in spite of those positive numbers. Something! Anything, really, is better than the dribble they covered!
Whatever happened to investigative journalism? Are there no outrages being committed right now by over-reaching governments or evil corporations? Of course, there are! There always are.
Well, my gentle readers, if you are no better informed, at least, I, for one, feel better after sharing this mini-rant with you. And for that, bless your little hearts!
Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Dubya's Glory Days?
Pretty much the same as the FW Weekly piece. Just a different venue.
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Dubya-s-Glory-Days-by-Ken-Wheatcroft-Par-Dubya-Related_History_Iraq_Krugman-140616-735.html
http://www.opednews.com/articles/Dubya-s-Glory-Days-by-Ken-Wheatcroft-Par-Dubya-Related_History_Iraq_Krugman-140616-735.html
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Re-Greening the Shrub
http://www.fwweekly.com/2014/06/04/re-greening-the-shrub/
Check out the Comments section. It sorta took on a life of its own. We do indeed live in interesting times.
Check out the Comments section. It sorta took on a life of its own. We do indeed live in interesting times.
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