Opiate of the Masses

It seems like everything about the news is making me angrier and angrier this week. Nothing is more infuriating than the overexposed blondes Paris Hilton and Ann Coulter, whose very presence on the tube proves yet again that news networks don’t give a shit about anything but ratings. CNN bumped Oscar-winner Michael Moore who was planning to talk about the nation’s healthcare crisis from Wednesday’s show to make room for an exclusive interview with a rich girl who spent less than a month in jail for crimes she committed. MSNBC gave a full hour to Ann Coulter and only generated headlines because they took the unusual step of putting her in a position to defend her ghoulish views for five of those sixty minutes. Just what you should expect from the network that kept Don Imus on the air for so long.

And this is from the channels that we’re supposed to be getting out information from. We’re so screwed.




posted by greg on June 28, 2007 @ 4:56 pm

5 comments »

  1. >We’re so screwed

    Actually, we’re not. Don’t forget about PBS, which offers–among other quality programs–the BBC News.

    Comment by Doobie — June 28, 2007 @ 10:15 pm

  2. >> We’re so screwed.

    > Don’t forget about PBS

    Actually, we’re so screwed.
    Have you seen who current heads the Corporation for Public Broadcasting? And the second-in-command?
    link

    Comment by joel hanes — June 29, 2007 @ 12:47 pm

  3. Wow…that sucks. Still, since Karl Rove’s buddy Kenneth Tomlinson left PBS, things have noticeably improved.

    It’s also sad that the U.K.’s BBC is virtually the only provider of relevant televised U.S. news.

    Comment by Doobie — June 30, 2007 @ 1:47 am

  4. I totally hear you. It’s funny after Cindy Sheehan pulled back after the democrats voted to keep paying for the war I was really depressed. And now after this Ann Coulter stuff I’m angry, but that is what they are counting on. They WANT us to be angry at Ann Coulter. And it’s working. The issue is what to do about it.

    Comment by spocko — June 30, 2007 @ 5:56 pm

  5. Opium is the Opiate of the masses, and there’s been a good crop in Afghanistan this year. Thinking the Dems will change anything? It’s YOU THE TAXPAYER who will effect ANY change. For a START, take a minute and CALL NANCY PELOSI@1-202-225-0100 DISCUSS IMPEACHMENT. (she’s only a phonecall away)

    Comment by Mike Meyer — July 2, 2007 @ 11:09 am

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