The Media

Okay my fellow-Americans, what are we doing? We are allowing the media to determine what news we want to hear.

I went to Yahoo today to search for something and instead of seeing a news update about the meetings with President George W. Bush and President-elect Obama; I see a news article on which dog breed might be the official one in the White House with the Obamas. And yesterday one of the lead stories was which code names were picked for the Obamas.

Now to be fair, I don't really look to Yahoo as my main source of national news. But I'm sure there are those that could tell you the code names selected for the Obamas, but have no clue that China is authorizing a stimulus package that could have grave effects on the American people. And we let the media do this to us. We are satisfied with only bare-bones reporting and fluff pieces. We settle for mediocrity in media and let even national news reporters dictate which side we listen to...right or left.

We live blindly being led like lambs by shepherds of the media who couldn't care less if we fall off a cliff or are fed to the wolves. As long as we are quiet sheep who follow and do not create a debate or question the news we receive, we will not suffer attack. If you doubt the prowess of the media, talk to Joe the Plumber who simply asked a question of the President-elect Messiah and had his life investigated more than if he himself were running for office. And isn't it sad that we Americans know more about Joe the Plumber's personal beliefs, financial information, and actions than the man whom we just elected leader of the free world?

Stand up my fellow Americans, don't be lazy, do the research, and demand that we receive news that is accurate, relevant, educational, and unbiased. Until we do, we will see headlines that entail the fluff of which dog will be in the White House next; and not a word about our President-elect turning our nation into a socialist republic.