Okay, I watched CNN tonight because my son was supposed to be on Campbell Brown's show. Obama's town hall and Natasha Richardson's death trumped that. I have no issue with Obama's town hall because that is important but I'll never understand why it's so important to report anything that happens to a celebrity.

This is exactly the reason why I don't watch the news. I am sick of hearing about Britney Spears, Michael Jackson, and the long list of loonies running around Hollywood. Octomom?????? Who could possibly give a f*ck?? WHO???????

IT'S NOT NEWS. I SAY AGAIN - IT'S NOT NEWS. Why is their arrest, death or anything else more important than what happens to the rest of us. Why should I care? Why should anyone care? This "news" trumps real news? Where's Walter Cronkite, David Brinkley and Chet Huntley? At least they seemed to care and only passed real news important to Americans. I hate the media and they've completely lost focus of what is important. And, this 24hr news crap forces them to make sh*t up and report absolute crap.

Sorry - had to vent. I hope I feel better tomorrow...

The Communist News Network= only the news THEY think you should know.

^ Cult of personality. A sign of the times. Fifteen minutes of fame. And all that other BS.

What's even worse is when they relay results from some lame-ass "reality" show as if it were actual news. Did Michael stuff a fork into Susan's eye live, on the set? Then I don't care what happened on Survivor [Bumfark, Egypt], The Last Whatever, Dancing With Whomever, etc. Some idiots in these news organizations report this stuff as if it happens in the real world. Drives me crazy. Leave that crap for People magazine

I feel guilty for venting on here. I'm that disappointed my son didn't make it on the air. I'm more disappointed that I wasted a full hour of my life (which I'll never get back) watching absolute drivel. . .

I feel sick and kinda dirty. . .

Oops. Meant "not" that disappointed. . . fast fingers

Sorry to hear about your son not getting his interview aired.

Add to your rant anything about animals on the evening news. I don't need to know about a cute dog that needs a home... If the talking head needs to find the dog a home, they should take the damn dog home themselves. They have the money to give the dog anything it wants to be happy, but for sanities sake QUIT GUSHING OVER THE DOG and giving me a ph# to call to adopt it.

If I wanted a dog, I'd go to a shelter and adopt one.

#4, funny you mention that. I was looking at my sidebar news stories last week and early results from American Idol was the #1 story over the church shooting that happened. Sad times in our society that reality TV rules over all other REAL news.

I feel your pain. So do what I do, and just watch C-SPAN. No talking head telling you what to think--just the real stuff as it happens.

The problem is that there's a market for it. If there wasn't, it wouldn't happen. The fact of the matter is that even in a time of national crisis, many Americans still care more about developments on Dancing With the Stars or what Lindsay Lohan's burps smelled like last night than anything of significance.

^ Well, you are right. This is how complacent, lazy, and disconnected the American lemmings are becoming. They have no sense of what is important and can't think past the next paycheck. They don't plan for their future and they think the government owes them something.

It reminds of the movie Wall-E where all the people are fat, confined to chairs, and listen solely to the drivel of one man while they wisk around their "world" and day-to-day life. . . . . it makes me want to puke.

"...what Lindsay Lohan’s burps smelled like last night..."

Pabst and stankety hookers?

I'm always a little surprised how how closely people follow stars and starlets. It's a little disturbing, if you ask me.

I don't know about the rest of you, but I got better things to do with my time...like oogle the oinks on the Picture Posts.

Speaking of which...

I'm all for a little gossip and boob staring from time to time. But, I can't believe the amount of time TV and the 24hr news networks devote to this drivel. I'm truly flabbergasted that Octomom is still in the news and is being followed by hundreds of jounalists. Who cares? Why is she any more important than you?

I watched Campbell Brown and Anderson Cooper last night (waiting for that story) for over 2 hours. I was amazed how many times they told the exact same story. And, Anderson Cooper is on for two hours - the first hour is live and the second was a repeat of the first hour?????????? Did they think we already forgot about the words he stumbled over in the live segment? Or, all the stupid questions he asked the Dr. in regards to Natasha Richardsons death.

It's truly maddening that we, as a nation, have sunk this deep into the muck. Our country will no longer be a super power and we will continue to slide until we are overrun and taken over by the country we owe the most to.