Reply #41: I agree with you on all above, however, I have my own personal...

[rasputin1952]

pet peeve with the "news".

I don't give a damn about "celebrities". When I turn on the news, I want news, not some crap about some overpaid, highly made up, overexposed, piece of crap that has as his/her only claim to humanity, is that they get rid of outtakes and present an airbrushed view of society. I don't give a damn about whom Angelina Jolie(sp) is going out with, or if Brad Pitt lives or dies. I don't care about the romantic exploits of Geraldo Rivera, or some "hot-shot" sports "star". I could care less about the "impact" someone has by being a celebrity. It seems to me the only thing they are good for is constant stream of "hey! look at me!", while issues of great importance get swept away because some shining "star" farted in an upscale restaurant.

At least a third to half of all "news" shows are caught up in some form of idol worship, in the mean time, people are fighting for the right to keep a job or their health care. I care that the Gulf has become a cesspool, I don't care that Lady Gaga showed some butt cheek. I enjoy movies and music as much as the next guy, but I don't dwell on the people in them, I'm looking for a message or a chuckle...I don't need to hear about how much money some goomer that has a pretty mug made. I'm more woried about the cash that BP should be laying out to clean up their "mistake".

I figure an asteroid could be heading to earth, and after reporting that, (if it's "important" enough to report on by today's standards), being assaulted by Pamela Anderson's latest boob job or if Todd Palin buys viagra by the case.

What passes for news is a joke. The few cable news people that actually deliver news, are not seen by the vast majority of Americans...and we remain ignorant of anything that truly has a sense of import.

And the masses see Anderson's chest grow, and Todd's "package" shrinkwrapped...we should all be ashamed.