World leaders are meeting to discuss climate change, there are wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Iran is taking away Nobel Peace Prizes from its citizens, the dollar just had its two month high against the Euro, our President just received a Nobel Peace Prize, the stimulas money is making its rounds in the economy, there is a health care debate still going on, there are still federal departments/agencies under continuing resolutions because Congress has not approriated money for FY2010, the economy is in shambles, the House just passed a questionable bill on financial reform, Guantanamo detainees, energy reform, Cap and Trade is being discussed, genocide is still occurring in Darfur, 90% of African American children will live off of food stamps, more children in the US are going hungry everyday, unemployment is between 10-19%, foreclosures are still high,.....
And the list goes on, but if you turn on the tube you would think that none of those issues exist or that there are no good stories on American heroes to report.........
Every "news" channel is Tiger all the time. Will his wife leave him, can he redeem himself, what about his endorsements - what about John Doe who has been unemployed for 6 months, Cobra benefits are about to expire, is getting more and more calls from collection agencies, is about to lose his home, has to go to food banks to get food to feed his 3 children, has had his car repossessed, and is about to lose his home.
SNL gets it right. Why is someone who has no responsibilities to the public being covered while politicians who have broken ethics laws, are hypocrites, and just purely being corrupt not covered? Ensign paid off his mistress' family, Baucus tried to get his girlfriend to be made a US Attorney and only backed down when a reporter scooped him, several Republicans vote against bills knowing their constituents will still get funding for the earmarks they inserted in the bill, but voted against; governors cover up when they have executed innocent people, spouses' companies get no-bid federal contracts, Congress cannot pass any bill, lets not forget that pesky lie that led to Iraq war.......
This is beyond just turning off the tv and just relying on blogs, research, and actual reporters. What exactly does the corporate media have to gain with this story, but not covering real issues that impact Americans? Why are the same lightweights on TV - David Gregory, John King do not know anything about the issues. They do not even know how to give rebuttals to the lies and spin that politicians give on their infotainment shows.
The 2008 election was about Bush and what he represented anti-intellectualism. The eight year war on science, math, and all--out critical and analytical thought. Sensationalism has always existed to some extent in the media, but there was always a difference between the National Enquirer and the NY Times. All one has to look at is the "op-ed" that someone wrote for Palin that was one of the top 10 reads for the Washington Post for 2009. Really? An "op-ed" that was a dishonest, non-fact supported rant in hope of getting attention. Surely this country can do better, but do we want to do better.