As far as Britney goes, she does look like a slut but I will admit she looked pretty hot on Thanksgiving day when she performed for the troops. If you teach your kids well from a young age, they will know better and if they do get side tracked, it will be a temporary thing. If you cant deal with your own kids, dont worry about someone else's.
And Dave, I trust you were directing your comments to S. Lo (too funny) as he, not randita, was the author...;-)
I assume your question is rhetorical as I personally don't live in the sticks. I live in the heavily populated NE corridor.
I guess if you expect TV news to be no more than celebrity watches, the newscast described by the author will satisfy you.
If you expect TV news to be a tool for informing us about weighty, current events, you will be sorely disappointed--as I have been, for years.