Enough is Enough

You may not have heard this, but Michael Jackson died the other day. /snark

I woke up not long ago and I usually sit around watching news for a couple hours while checking email, plotting my blog entry, etc. I don’t have that option today. Why?

Because CNN, CNN HLN, MSNBC, Fox News, CBS, ABC and NBC are all showing the fucking Michael Jackson memorial! I don’t think we had this much coverage when Ford died, and he was actually president!

Jesus, this pisses me off! There’s actual, real news happening out there and all the news sources on TV are wasting time covering this stupid memorial! Why?! It can’t be for ad revenue, since they aren’t breaking for ads, and I don’t think it’s going to make any difference to their ratings.

I’m sure they’ll justify it by saying that they’re just giving the audience what they want. Yeah, well, you know what? I’m sure the Roman government were just giving audiences what they want when they gave them bread and circuses. That’s not an excuse.

Yet again the media is ignoring it’s duty. I just hope that once this is done, it’s done, and we can move on and pay attention to real news again.