Good Morning, I have said this before, but it still drives me nuts. What makes news and what doesn’t? I will give you a test which of these stories made headline front page news on MSN home page.
1 Woman convicted of smuggling monkey into U.S.
2 Mexico gang killings more than double
3 'Keyboard for Blondes' includes 'Oops!' key
4 Murder cases on the rise
5 Romance & credit scores
6 Latest Medical Breakthroughs for 2008
1 & 2 ??
3 & 4 ??
5 & 6 ??
All of the above ??
All But One ??
Give up…?
I will tell you shortly, however let’s look at the first one. Why on earth would anyone want a Monkey? How about number two…Doesn’t anyone want to know about another countries gangs I would think not unless they can’t get into a gang in this country…Oh I know MSN is world wide and not just in the U S…However gangland killings on the front page…what is this Chicago in the Moonshine legacy… Ok looking at three, aren’t there enough Blonde jokes already? I mean Blondes need to stand up and say hey we are not that stupid and some of the top ten in riches happen to be blonde…hell I will play stupid for money...hell yes. Murder Cases on the rise number 4… that is a no brainer…times are tuff and the tuff take without asking. Or perhaps they ask and get pissed when their target says Hell No! Wrong answer…Blam! Blam! Romance and Credit scores…come on and that relates to money and sex? I guess perhaps it does if you have good credit you can have better romance…figure that one out…I can’t Oh shoot My credit score is shrinking…No pun intended…Oh yes there was…
The last one certainly would be good news Medical Breakthroughs for 2008. But alas that is the only story that did not make the front page. When did Monkey Smuggling hit the big time? Haven’t we all heard about gangs and killings of rival fraction gangs and innocent people oh, let’s see forever! How about blondes, let’s pick on idiots and leave the color of hair and skin alone…How about let’s make fun of those dofus’s that oh I don’t know that run from the law because they have an Illegal substance on them and then just before they get caught swallow the evidence…oh that is smart… because most end up spilling their guts…hurling and Oooops looky there Crack cocaine…dude, you are going to Jail!
Just where does Credit score fit into a relationship…perhaps ending one? Murder is on the rise…shoot I could have written that story…gee-wise look at the economy anyone can see people can’t live on dog food…
My point is this, no it can’t always be strawberry fields forever, sweet butterflies and marshmallow clouds… Holey smoke I sound like a Lucky Charms serial commercial… Magically.. delicious…
No I know it can’t be that, however how about some of the time…a cute and fuzzy bunny would be just what the doctor ordered, over killings, rape, drug charges and oh we all want to know more about our favorite movie star and what they ate for breakfast or how they lost 40 pounds just by taking slimfast, or who is screwing who now and which one was hauled in because of spousal abuse…
My gosh it’s a soap opera outside of a soap opera…
Bring me good news…I want to see a child saving another child instead of one child systematically tearing thru a school yard with an ak47, I want to see neighbors donating things to those who have not, Helping those less fortunate… I can’t get enough stories on homeless being giving refuge, people driving hundreds of miles to help those victimized by mother nature…you know in the tragedy Which is known as 9-11 most of that was bad however…shinning thru the cracks and crevices were those men in blue, both fire fighters and police helping, risking their lives for the good of total strangers…but alas…the major story was we were attacked! Who hasn’t been attached…name one country….
Oh ok Marty stop the bitching for one moment and end this on a happy note. Yesterday’s bit was huge the response’s were tremendous and it brought out memories in all of us and net worth of feeling good about the Holidays…not every holiday is grand and most have tragedy tied to them, that sometimes never gives us a positive memory to rely on…however people make the difference, friends, family and internet pals that we only see photos of ever so often. We each have our own life and try to live and let live…I can hear you now…Marty…you bring up the bad stories too…Well dang it… I am tired of talking about the bad things too,
So here goes… Oh shoot I am out of time… see bad news takes up good news time slot…hmmm I wonder if that is why there is more bad news…
A huge hug and many pats
Mart
