You know what irks me the most about the media??? Besides the personal-slant they all want to impose on the information the send the unwitting public?? (Don’t even get me started on the news channel that was on in the salon the other day)
The need to trick us into reading/staying around to watch by giving us the “doom” preview. For instance. “What could be in your room right now that will kill you in seconds? Tune in for the 10:00pm news!”
I was sure the Darwinian-challenged news folks at Yahoo didn’t do it on purpose, but then then I checked CNN and MSNBC and it seems no one has their thinking caps on.
Or perhaps it’s just me.
I, for one, was startled to know that Georgia bases were being attacked. I mean, I have family on a Georgia base!! More than slightly concerned, I clicked on the link, going “WHAT!?!” Thanks, diligent reporters for including the fact that it is the COUNTRY Georgia that was attacked and the not the state. Okay. So maybe I’m the idiot here. But there was once a time that we never thought we’d see the headlines “World Trade Centers Attacked”. I guess it’s a good thing that there are no US States called Israel or Turkey. But seriously. How hard would it have been to make the article titled “Country of Georgia reports new strikes”?? It’s not like they pay per letter for online publication!!!!
Although I would like to take a moment to acknowledge the lightening fingers at Wikipedia. While looking for a proper title for the news article, I noticed their info on Georgian history already includes the attacks from earlier today. They also had Heath Ledger’s Date of Death listed hours after the news broke. Talk about your up-to-date source of information.
Anyway. I’m sure some of you reading this think I’m a complete idiot. I’m sure some of you agree. If you’re like me, you can go here to get a little pick me up by being glad you don’t have a giant boa wrapped around your sensitive areas. Then again, maybe that’s the dream.
I’ll stick with Tom Brady.