March 12, 2008
Spit Him Out
I'm very tired of hearing about Eliot Spitzer. Since his revelation about hiring hookers for ten years and spending more than $80,000 to do so, it seems that every newscast leads and closes with the stories. There are two things that make the story interesting: first, Spitzer was a law-and-order attorney general for New York who loved not only finding the bad guys, but ruining them in any way possible. Second, the story is about sex. Of course.
Why does this still surprise me? We move from one sex-related story to another, with occasional serious news in-between. The line between entertainment and news has disappeared almost entirely and the 24 hour news cycle means that there is no time to research really important news.
We are surrounded by issues that are not being fully addressed. Millions of Americans can name the last group of finalists on 'American Idol' but can't name more than two Supreme Court justices. I wonder what Jefferson, Adams and Washington would think.
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They would think Man she is hot! What is that number? Next time we are in NY we need to call!
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at March 13, 2008 02:40 PM
I watched a movie recently where a guy in the military and a hooker were sent into the future and everyone there was border line retarded. What we are witnessing today is a steady decline in our culture. I know people have always said this but really look around at kids today. Are you scared? I am.
Posted by: David at March 14, 2008 08:53 PM