The media as we know it sucks...

One ideology that irks me is the idea that "if it bleeds it leads." Would it be so terrible if the media reported on something positive once in a while? I am sitting here watching Anderson Cooper 360, and his last two topics have been two of the most depressing topics in the world.

1. The Swine Flu Pandemic: I am sure this is bad, and as much as I would like to care I simply can bring myself to. This has been elevated to near pandemic status, and if the media has its way we are all going to die. This apparently can be avoided by doing simple things like washing our hands. So what they're telling us is if we do not wash our hands humanity as we know it will be wiped out. You're probably thinking that this sickness is probably not that severe. I would argue that it must be since the media says it is severe, we are all doomed to death, and they may have possibly implied more than once that our eyes are going to melt out of our skulls (well, maybe not, but at least if that were the case they would have something cool to report on).

2. Even more troubling than the pandemic that threatens humanity are the ladies from "The View." Pandemic nothing, these women scare the hell out of me. Who has time to worry about the swine flu when you have to worry about getting your ass kicked by Whoopi Goldberg and Barbara Walters? Now that's a real threat. Perhaps what troubles me the most about this isn't that CNN has devoted a segment to them, but two segments. One to conduct an interview with these mental midgets, and another to recap the interview on the following night.

In my mind this is problematic because we have Kim Jong Il in North Korea preparing nuclear weapons and possibly getting ready to point them at us, but as long as we nail down that interview with Barbara Walters, everything is good. Maybe if we are lucky the women of "The View" can give us an analysis of his character. With any luck it will culminate in a debate where the other 3 women justify his actions because he is on the left from center in the political spectrum (since he's a communist), in which Elizabeth Hasselbeck throws a temper tantrum of the likes that could only be thown by a Republican. If you are not sure what exactly I am talking about tune into the "O'Reilly Factor" on any given night. This usually happens whenever he has a guest on his show that proves him wrong. The result is O'Reilly obnoxiously yelling over what the guest is saying so that nobody can hear what is going on. If you have a point to prove, and you really believe that you are right, then this is the only acceptable way to prove your point. Drown out those around you and yell at them until they respect you. This is the only logical way to win a debate. I mean after all, Fox News is fair and balanced. Naturally this means that you will not get to hear the other side of the argument over O'Reilly's yelling, screaming, and eventually sobbing when he gets owned in a debate.

It has finally happened. While composing this blog entry CNN has finally broke a story that matters! George Clooney's opinion on US President Barack Obama. Yes! The segment has yet to begin at this point, but it appears that he will give a slightly flawed history lesson to really whet our appetites as to where he might be going with it, and then bam! He will hit us with his opinion of President Obama. Why formulate my own opinion when I can just get a celebrity to do it for me.

Television is not the only form of media that is absurd. Recently a magazine was brought to my attention. After suffering through a couple of pages of this garbage I wanted nothing more than go gouge my eyes out. This combined with the fact that I was at work at the time led me to be at a suicide alert of 10, which means the highest threat of suicide. This magazine is called "The Republic." Excuse my word choice here but I have never seen such a steaming shit pile. I would be tempted to classify this as Republican propaganda, but I don't even think the Republicans are this ignorant, which says a lot. (Please note that I am not necessarily implying that the Democrats are any better) This magazine, which is extremely far to the right, basically compares Obama to Hitler. The magazine article that I read basically makes a comparison of the United States today and the Weimar Republic (Germany during the 1920s and 30s.) The Obama Administration and its actions are likened to the actions of Adolf Hitler when he "seized" power (first in 1923 via the Beerhall Putsch in Munich, and again in 1932 through his political appointment to the rank of chancellor). This magazine then goes on to twist the facts of the problems that plagued the Weimar Republic. I will stop there on that subject as I could conduct a seminar on it, and aspire to do just that some day.

What is truly disappointing is it is probable that the best news sources on television are "The Daily Show" and the "Colbert Report." I am not knocking the shows in any way. Colbert is my hero.

The bottom line is the media is useless. Real news is not reported, and facts are twisted to prove a point until facts no longer exist. My advice: shut off your TV, turn on your computer, and read my blog; some real entertainment. Also, I hate Larry King.