What a sad commentary on the state of television news today. Every network this morning, even Fox, is nothing but the "Royal Wedding". The real news is left to scroll across the bottom of the screen. Which is, of course, impossible to see while you're doing other things. Is this really relevant to anything in the real world? How many people actually want to sit and watch hours on end of that? Or maybe you'd rather get an update on the latest casualty figures from Afghanistan, or the terrible storms across the South, or Osama's (Oops, did it again, must be habit-I mean Obama's) latest fraud or power grab? Or, am I once again overestimating the intelligence of the average American in the 21st century, and hundreds of thousands are clamoring for this?
Hmmm, when I think about the rest of the TV programs, movies, and even a lot of the authors on the best seller list that Americans love today, maybe the last is right.
What are your thoughts on this, my readers? How much coverage of things like this is enough? How many hours on Lindsey Lohan's latest idiocy is enough? 5, 50, or 500 minutes? Click on comments below this post to share your opinion.
Dumb Farmer
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5, for sure
ReplyDeleteI agree, 5. It is interesting to get a bit of that stuff thrown in once in a newscast, but 5 minutes of it is definetly enough.
ReplyDeleteWhat's wrong with a break from the worries of the world once in a while? Give me 5 hours of peace.
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