Tidbits of news and other things I find interesting

Ok, so let me get this straight. Some subhuman organism is able to get a pilot’s license and fly within 3 miles of the White House. A highly monitored and policed no fly zone over D.C. and the line is “Not really a big deal.” Wait, did I just hear someone say “well that plane really couldn’t have done any damage, so evacuating all those folks was really overreacting and a waste of those folks time?” Um….what? To make matters worse the lame stream media is reporting these comments like it makes perfect sense. I feel about as out of place as a one legged man in an ass kicking contest. Have we all lost our collective minds? Have we sunk to a level of gullibility that when something happens we all say “oh that wasn’t so bad, because CNN tells me so?”

Have we lost the ability to feel, to care, and comprehend?

Let me just say this. If you ever find think to yourself “Self, you know I think that guy is too close to that rattlesnake on the floor next to him. In fact I don’t even think he realizes that it is there, but I would hate to waste his time by telling him. I am sure he has more important things to do” GET HELP!

When did to err on the side of caution become a bad idea? Did I miss that memo? Then to make matters worse, when the hell did this become George Orwell’s 1984 with the lame stream media telling me how to feel, think, act and even look? Screw that.

I think we need to take a look at ourselves as a nation and realize what we are dealing with as a whole. We as people need to rise up and speak our minds and let the MSM know that we don’t all think the way they do. We don’t all agree with the messages they are pushing. And we will not base our lives on the words of an overpaid, under-talented, weak minded, but cute blonde on CNN. How stupid do they think we are? Well it’s been working for them this long so I’m going to say pretty stupid.

Whatever happened to basic rules of journalism:

1. Get the facts
2. Check your sources
3. Report the facts
4. Let the people decide what they think and how they feel about it?

It seems as though the new rules are:

1. Get the facts
2. Check source (optional step)
3. Spice up the story with controversial commentary
4. Report the corrected facts
5. (place good looking reporter here)
6. Report what the people are thinking – (Use a poll of some sort, make sure it backs up the correct facts or use interview with an expert that will back up the story)
7. Mention that the new burger at McDonalds is great
8. Ensure that the people are fully aware of how they should think and how to feel about the story

It is at this moment that I am reminded of those immortal words of Yogi Berra “If you come to a fork in the road, take it.”