Posted on 05/03/2007 4:51:39 AM PDT by IrishMike
Ahmadinejad Loves Rosie ..... Hooked on trivia. Americans for weeks woke up and went to bed to news updates about Anna Nicole Smith’s death and the fate of her daughter. Then, we seemed to go into near national paralysis over Don Imus’s “hos” slur — yes, including this writer, who wrote half a column on his arrogance.
But then actor Alec Baldwin came to the rescue screaming, “Pig!,” at his poor 11-year-old daughter — and, of course, accepting Dr. Phil’s televised offer of intervention.
The media run with this trivia because they know it will hook viewers. But why do we care about this transient fluff? After all, it’s not as if there hasn’t been real news this spring.
To recap just some of what’s been going on while we waste our time following spats between Rosie O’Donnell and Donald Trump:
We are reaching the 11th hour in Iraq, as Gen. David Petraeus surges troops to secure Baghdad and stabilize a fragile democracy before the Democrats cut off funds for the war effort. Al Qaeda in Iraq tries to pull off as many spectacular attacks as possible to demoralize Americans. The future of much of the Middle East hangs in the balance.
Last week, jihadists who were planning to blow up an oil field in Saudi Arabia were arrested. And according to a leaked memo from British intelligence, others plot new major attacks.
(Excerpt) Read more at article.nationalreview.com ...
He’s right. These stories are only getting play because there’s good news from the change in strategy.
VDH points out another looming shortage —
We’re running out of sand to bury our heads in....
Good article. New Media BUMP!
LOL!
Funny, Brian Kilmeade just asked if the war on terror was over since they are spending all of their time talking about the judge suing over his pants.
Kind of illustrates the problem. Going to look for some more sand.
” Funny, Brian Kilmeade just asked if the war on terror was over since they are spending all of their time talking about the judge suing over his pants. “
Yeah - I heard that...
I’ve been known to observe that Kilmeade behaves like a ritalin-deficient 12-year-old....
And, like a hyperactive youngster, he will, from time to time, blurt out a family secret.....
;~)
If this happens Washington and the MSM will finally address the situation. Unfortunately, their focus will be on whose fault it is (Republicans or Democrats) and a somber interview with Tim Russert concerning the political implications on the 2008 elections.
I am always astounded at the insight of Victor Davis Hanson.
If I were Bush - I would have VDH give me a weekly briefing entitled “Keeping Perspective with an Eye on History”.
The man is a genius for keeping the world view on the times we live in.
Its worth noting that despite the desire of liberals everywhere, its leftwing ‘talkers’ that are losing their jobs these days.
Was she 11 or 12? The only think I know about her age comes from hearing Baldwin's rant and he wasn't sure.
FYI
If I could fit this in my tagline, I'd use it. Thanks for posting this gem, IrishMike.
its a shame but in this day and time the president needs to hire a PR firm to get the good news out.
Bread and Circus
Ack, you beat me to it
A friend sent me this e-mail...............
I bought a bird feeder. I hung it on my back porch and
filled it with seed.
Within a week we had hundreds of birds taking
advantage of the continuous flow of free and easily
accessible food.
But then the birds started building nests in the
boards of the patio, above the table, and next to the
barbecue.
Then came the poop. It was everywhere: on the patio
tile, the chairs, the table...everywhere. Then some of
the birds turned mean: They would dive bomb me and try
to peck me even though I had fed them out of my own
pocket. And others birds were boisterous and loud:
They sat on the feeder and squawked and creamed at all
hours of the day and night and demanded that I fill it
when it got low on food.
After a while, I couldn’t even sit on my own back
porch anymore. I took down the bird feeder and in
three days the birds were gone. I cleaned up their
mess and took down the many nests they had built all
over the patio.
Soon, the back yard was like it used to be...quiet,
serene and no one demanding their rights to a free
meal.
Now lets see...our government gives out free food,
subsidized housing, free medical care, free education
and allows anyone born here to be an automatic
citizen. Then the illegals came by the tens of
thousands.
Suddenly our taxes went up to pay for free services;
small apartments are housing 5 families: you have to
wait 6 hours to be seen by an emergency room doctor:
your child’s 2nd grade class is behind other schools
because over half the class doesn’t speak English:
Corn Flakes now come in a bilingual box; I have to
press “one” to hear my bank talk to me in English, and
people waving flags other than “Old Glory” are
squawking and screaming in the streets, demanding more
rights and free liberties.
Maybe it’s time for the government to take down the
bird feeder.
Great minds think alike!
Sleeping Beauty, Tom Thumb, and Quasimodo were all talking one day.
Sleeping Beauty said, “I believe myself to be the most beautiful girl in the world.”
Tom Thumb said, “I must be the smallest person in the world.”
Quasimodo said, “I absolutely have to be the most disgusting person in the world.”
So they all decided to go to the Guinness Book of World Records to have their claims verified.
Sleeping Beauty went in first and came out looking deliriously happy.
“It’s official, I AM the most beautiful girl in the world.”
Tom Thumb went next and emerged triumphant, “I am now officially the smallest person in the world.”
Sometime later, Quasimodo comes out looking utterly confused and says, “Who the heck is Rosie O’Donnell ?”
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