Received a CNN breaking news alert text earlier today on my cell phone letting me know that Michael Jackson’s gold casket was on stage at the Staples Center. Wow, thanks CNN! Thank goodness I was aware of that breaking news. Not to be outdone by themselves, CNN followed that up with a news alert text letting me know that Jackson’s daughter said he was like the best father ever. Boy, I feel so much better knowing these tidbits of information. When did journalism in this country die? Between this sick obsession with the accused child molesting freak show and the undying devotion to the “One”, journalism is long dead here in the States.
Where is the questioning of all the spending being done by Washington? The hard hitting stories on what Cap and Trade really means to the average American family and the future generations that this country is screwing for their personal gain today? We have officially lost our independent journalists and I fear because of it that we have also failed at the experiment our founding fathers started all those years ago. The founding fathers seemed concerned enough back in the day to make sure they include a freedom for the press; it was key to ensuring fair, democratic information was distributed to the masses. I propose today that we call our representatives and demand that they put forth an amendment giving us the people freedom from the press. I suggest we call that the Fishdeck Act of 2009. Now go make that phone call.