I hate that i am forced to write this blog, but the media has gone to far. We are spending, as a country, close to $40billion on a war that no one supports. Not only that, but we dont even get to hear the half of whats going on. Its ridiculous, it really is. And, on top of that, we get to sit through a 30min segment on how some actress showed too much boob, or some wrapper did drugs and went to rehad, or even, the mother of all wastes of time! The 3-day coverage of Britney Spears shaving her head! LIKE I CARE!!!! LIKE ANYONE CARES!!! Its just to keep us thinking that everything is going ok. I know its not just me, does anyone else notice that everytime something major happens, namely something bad, like katrina, or the iowa floods, or the war in iraq hitting a new high in fatalities, it gets, not only a 4min segment, but the media comes out with about 3x as many goofy, silly, who gives a crap stories. Like, for instance, when katrina hit, we had 2 talking dogs, a waterskiing squirrel, and a midget playing basketball. Its only AFTER the news is old news, that they give it SOME of the attention it warrants. Its not always their faults, granted, but its happened too many times to be coincidence. Noone knows why, maybe its the government, maybe its the media's fear of the wrath of the government, or maybe they actually think that makes us happy. Well, media, when I wake up at 5:00 to get ready for work, i want some real news on. The last thing i want to see is a 20min segment on a talking dog. My dog makes noises that sounds suspiciously like words too, doesnt make him talented. Trust me, he is dumb. Its either a coincidence, or a parlor trick, not a show of intelligence. If the goal of the media is to inform the public of what is going on in the world, they are scraping the bare minimum of acceptable. And even then theyre cutting it close. I think that if the media doesnt have a second gear, they should turn in their mics and cameras and leave it to somone who isnt afraid to tell it like it is.

Obermann