The earthquake in Haiti and rescue efforts from most of the world’s countries. The election of Republican Scott Brown to the Senate seat in Massachusetts; the ensuing demise of the controversial health care bill. The Kraft buyout of Cadbury, interesting to me because Kraft also own Milka, the delicious chocolate I had in Germany. Heidi Montag’s plastic surgery obsession. And what’s the deal with NBC and the Tonight Show?
The news used to come to us via reliable newspapers or trustworthy, deep-voiced newsmen in an evening televised time slot, but now it is 24/7 and imparted often by attractive, perfectly dressed and coiffed young women whose uncovered crossed legs can dilute the seriousness of what they’re saying. It is also now delivered with a right or leftward slant that makes us question its credibility, or a teasing sensationalism that is aimed at keeping us coming back for more. We now look beyond the facts, to motives and philosophies. I am not a real newshound as political news seems overwhelming and complicated and can leave me with a sense of powerlessness, but I try to keep up with what’s being dished out the best I can. In addition to all the big networks, there are many websites where we can go to read various takes on what’s going on. Being a Conservative, I occasionally like to check out Michelle Malkin, Right Bias, and Drudge, and I also stumble on sites that attack the Right and find them to be enlightening as to what others think but lacking in insight. On the way to work, I try to tune in to Janet Parshall’s America, which discusses news from a Christian worldview. And in non-political news, there are the ordinary people who for some reason have become celebrities, and whose every little false step becomes news to some. Maybe it acts as a diversion to the disturbing news, crimes, wasteful spending, and hopeless situations.
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