Nowadays it’s quite commonplace to blame human behavior on a political stance. The other night David Letterman made a crude and insensitive joke about Sarah Palin’s daughter. He said that “Palin’s daughter had sex with Alex Rodriguez during the seventh inning stretch.” The Palin family answered like any other American family , whose daughter was denigrated for no apparent reason. Mr. Letterman gave a halfhearted apology but it doesn’t seem to be enough because Sarah Palin is out getting her revenge by going on any network that will televise this war between her and Letterman. Right leaning pundits are trying to say the Hollywood lefties are out to marginalize Sarah Palin because they see her as a threat. Nothing could be further from the truth, because this was a cruel joke by David Letterman, nothing else. Conservative columnists S. E. Cupp told Sean Hannity said that it was all Obama’s fault because he allowed his surrogates in the media to do his dirty talking for him. Huh?
The Holocaust Museum shootings reminded us that we have a lot of lunatics out there, like James Wenneher von Brunn who are not affiliated with any political part party or mainstream political movement. The media called Mr. Von Brunn a right wing extremist and the conservative talk show hosts took offense. Rush Limbaugh went on offense by the saying the murderer was definitely a leftist and President Obama is desensitizing the public to the Holocaust due to his stance on Gaza. On the other side, Paul Krugman is saying all this right wing violence is fueled by talk radio and Fox. Usually the crazies are in their world all their own, and the only fuel they have is paranoia and ignorance.
I wish the media would keep the sideshows to a minimum, so the American people can concentrate on the important things like Health Care Reform, the economy, and the outcome of today’s election in Iran.
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June 15, 2009 at 1:37 p.m.I think the media is the forth branch of government without official status, but to inform the general public and is another form of checks and balances…Sometimes it wavers off course but that is not a reason to break up the media giants…The viewers, listeners, and readers determine their existence…IMO
Great blog Mike. When has any male gotten away with a half-hearted apology to any female? There is nothing sexist about my statement, it is just an observation. I love them for being so mysterious. Any man that believes he understands women is a fool in my opinion.
June 13, 2009 at 12:54 p.m.LMAO! As always Rusty, you have a way with words.
June 12, 2009 at 1:27 p.m.As a long time member of the "media" I'd sure hate to be associated with the term. That's a bunch we should turn those kooks like Mr. Von BUNS loose on. They're a bunch of lily livered, snot suckin', lyin', no integrity, worthless, pi$$ants that ought to stick to writin' weird, far out comic books for idiots. That's the "quality" and true substance of their reporting. Tellin' the truth'd probably kill'em deader'n outhouse rats. And, GOOD RIDDANCE. As Lily Tomlin's EDITH ANN would say,"And that's the truth, ppssstttt."
June 12, 2009 at 1:19 p.m.I hear you…. I long for to the days of investigative reporting.
June 12, 2009 at 11:18 a.m.Sometimes I wish they would shut the CSPAN cameras off during the congressional debates. You just know their staff has chosen some outrageous things for them to say on camera. I’m so glad cameras are barred from Supreme Court hearings…. I can just imagine Antonin Scalia hamming it up for the cameras… But it is what it is.
I long for the days of only having network news and real journalists reporting. All these "entertainers" are so predictable.
June 12, 2009 at 10:58 a.m.