There’s no doubt that much of the media has turned from objective journalism to spearheading a fan club for President Barack Obama. However, even though I shouldn’t be, I continue to be more surprised daily by how far the media will go to praise the President.
Today, things might have hit a new low. I was looking on the front page of USAToday.com for some REAL news, when I came across this FRONT PAGE story:
Dead on: Obama kills fly in on-camera interview
Video: Nice aim, Mr. President. A pesky fly interrupts a CNBC interview with the president, and undeterred, Obama smacks it dead on camera.
When you click on the link, you can actually read the report and watch the video (below) of President Obama killing the fly.
Sadly, it looks like we’ll have at least 4 years of the media telling us every time he sneezes, coughs, blinks, or wins a game of Battleship. And when he does win at Battleship, don’t be surprised to hear it used as an illustration of how he’ll win the battle in Iraq, against terrorism, and the battle with the economy and health care. If he loses at Battleship, the media will just blame it on George Bush.
I was reading an article in USA Today this afternoon and came across a Q&A that really caught my eye. Let me give you the info before I tell who you the interview was with:
Q: What do you think of these video games as a way for music lovers to interact with music?
A: The music thing is OK, but there are so many other video games. Like I went “wow” at the one with carjacking and all of that. Some desensitize kids, you know. It’s a changing time.
If you are my age (23), or slightly older, you may remember a teenage drama that captivated much of America during the early 90s. I’m not talking about Saved By the Bell (which I consider to be one of the greatest TV shows of all time). I’m referring to something that was not quite as innocent.
Maybe you remember Steve, Andrea, Brandon, Dylan, Brenda, Donna, David, and Kelly–students of West Beverly Hills High School. (Okay if you were born after 1985, you still have no idea who these people are unless you watch Charmed, Dancing with the Stars, or some reality show for washed-up celebrities).
These people made up the teen drama Beverly Hills, 90210, a show that ran FOX from 1990-2000.
The show followed several spoiled rich kids and the teen issues they faced in high school (and later in college). While dealing with the everyday materialistic issues of high schoolers, the show also addressed Read more…
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These people made up the teen drama Beverly Hills, 90210, a show that ran FOX from 1990-2000.