tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post676030200984846079..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-20625475906113611192010-06-01T18:31:26.985-05:002010-06-01T18:31:26.985-05:00The mass media, including their news organizations, are as much a part of the corporatocracy (locally known as public-private partnerships) that is intent on distracting us, with talking points, wedge issues, celebrity nonsense and anti-intellectual garbage. <br /><br />While are IQ&#39;s are dropping, the politicians, in league with their corporate brethren, whom they report to, are robbing us blind in every way imaginableCitizen Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17083803017411939029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-32090210206782055112010-06-01T09:18:37.864-05:002010-06-01T09:18:37.864-05:00Celebrity has often come to those who deserve it less than others. Even in electoral politics we see where nice hair and teeth and well chosen sound bites will get someone farther than actually knowing what the heck they are talking about.<br /><br />We no longer seem to celebrate inventions, innovation or great works of art and music. Although, I wonder if we ever did except when looking into the past.<br /><br />Somewhere in a couple of laboratories are people who came up with some great medicines or cures for bad diseases - we don&#39;t know their names but we know Paris Hilton and the Kardashian clan. <br /><br />I like to think more people know who John Williams, Danny Elfman or James Horner are than probably do. Or people like the recently departed Frank Frazetta.Sean Shepardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784017076656340302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-42716963373774226262010-06-01T08:18:52.961-05:002010-06-01T08:18:52.961-05:00Would it be possible? That might require covering real issues with real journalism. After a few generations of societal decline (some might include &quot;morality&quot;), how are we to put the genie back in the bottle?<br /><br />It&#39;s not as simple as wishing we could return to mainstream media covering both sides of the issues. If our populace continues to care more and more about short-term gratification for one&#39;s self than any attempt to think long-term about anything of substance, China and other countries with broader history and outlook will indeed pick at our bones.<br /><br />It&#39;s dismal that so soon after the malarky of the Bush &#39;Compassionate Conservatism&#39;, that it&#39;s a step-up to hope a wave of religiously conservative judicial candidates are successful in California. If only this stuff were confined to California....dcrutchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12856825454020971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-39998754891255000172010-05-31T19:52:17.028-05:002010-05-31T19:52:17.028-05:00So agree. Ugh, ugh, ugh!Marycatherine Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14674049191412285346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-7033048370741321822010-05-31T18:32:16.852-05:002010-05-31T18:32:16.852-05:00I&#39;m so glad I didn&#39;t turn on the TV this weekend. I&#39;m also glad I don&#39;t subscribe to cable or the paper.Melyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423331485686546817noreply@blogger.com