When the last balloon fell from the rafters in Minnesota at the Republican National Convention last week, the bile from my stomach started to rise up. I was sickened by the so called television “news” on every major network, peeling candidates apart like an onion, rarely discussing politics, but “experience.”
Television news hasn’t been news in 30 years. Its public pandering, knowing full well that most Americans would rather be told who to vote for rather than do some research that might involve reading. Apathetic Americans all over the nation tune into Fox news for their information, only to find that Fox news might as well be a wholly owned subsidiary of the Republican National Party. CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, are just as bad.
They constantly find new ways to insult the people’s intelligence by putting celebrities on the air to get their “take” on the upcoming election. We have heard from Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Jesse Ventura, Ted Nugent, and Fergie. Was Britney Spears not available?
Experience is nice in politics but not necessary. Do you think if John McCain is elected President, Sarah Palin would be spending all her time at the Clinique counter?
Barack Obama if elected, will name Snoop Dog Secretary of the Treasury? Of course not. But the news pundits want to make you believe that this will happen.
We need to stop listening to these celebrities who have eaten up their 15 minutes of fame and just want to be heard one more time.
I want to hear what Mr. Obama thinks about abortion, the Iraq war, legalizing marijuana, and lowering my taxes.
I want to know how John McCain feels about gas prices, helping victims of natural disasters, and ending our dependence on foreign oil.
And I want to hear it from them, not Bill O’ Reilly or Glenn Beck. We need to bring back the style of Walter Cronkite, Chet Huntley and David Brinkley, journalists who just gave us the news instead of telling us how we should feel about it.
Here’s an idea that’s way out there, but I’m going to suggest it anyway.
Read about the candidates and their policy. Let it swirl around in that brain of yours for awhile. Then make a decision. Be an informed voter, not the sheep that the television news wants you to be.
Todd Nuttman is a resident of Kent. Send your responses to: laura.pierce@reporternews
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