December Hate Thing, Day 29

The media.  I've found myself in the position where I never want to watch the news on t.v.  The outlet or agency is unimportant.  I feel the news has an agenda rather than being concerned with the truth.  Opinion is quoted as fact.  There is a rush to "get the story out" at all cost.  By doing so, these "news" stories end up being edited, updated, re-updated and then changed all together.  Along with some kind of agenda, there is an abundance of misinformation and opinion being quoted as fact.  I've got news for you as a consumer.  If you get your news from Chris Matthews or Rush Limbaugh you are getting a heavily biased opinion most likely devoid of truth.

Look at these fuckers!  One looks like a shitty used car salesman and the other looks like someones perverted uncle who loads his pockets with candy and asks the neighborhood kids to help themselves!

I think its funny when someone discounts a news source as "illegitimate" but then goes on to cite another source as the true "legitimate" source for news.  I think all of the t.v. media is biased.  I think the "news casters" are nothing more than self aggrandizing propaganda machines that lack an ounce of integrity.  These aren't news people.  They are fraudulent commentary providers, and its like the country doesn't care.  And why would they when the news doesn't care enough to get the story right before getting it out there?  We just accept this shit. 

Everybody in the country hates to hear about one of these ridiculous mass shootings.  It's worse when it occurs at a school.  The psychology of the whole thing is amplified when there are kids involved. This is precisely the time when the news should be accurate.  This is also the time where accuracy doesn't matter to the news people. " Just get it out there, make sure there is blood and gore.  Oh, don't forget to make some shit up about how many shooters there are and be sure to mention assault weapon."  They don't care what they say, they aren't interested in an education that would provide truth and accuracy in the story.  Its not about that.  Its about being first.

Why don't we demand better from our news sources?  Maybe if the people they were interviewing for these stories weren't so full of shit we could get some truth!  We'll start getting truth in the news at about the same time politicians quit lying and start working.  Don't hold your breath folks. 

I hate the media....