Artificial gloominess makes me mad.

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September 09

Artificial gloominess makes me mad.

Why is it that the headlines on MSN promise a dire future for us? I mean, can't we ever see stories about what it is that we do right? I realize that these headlines are teasers to provoke the internet user to read on but I fear that in the aggregate we are creating a very pessimistic and cynical mindset in America. I can't read in other languages but I wonder if other nations' news outlets are equally gloomy.

I remember when I was in college back when Chester A. Arthur was president and we noted that the oldsters used to lament the lack of good news. So maybe I am just showing my age now.

So news bureaus: Don't waste my time. Just give it to me straight. I don't need Polly-anna nor do I want Eor as my correspondent.

9:50 AM | Blog it | Computers and Internet

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Verne Cottonwrote:

Just give me the data and let me figure things out for myself. Don't need the fearmongering and yellow journalism. Good luck Private Lindauer. Soldier well.

Nov. 15

Jeremy Lindauerwrote:

If it's MSN you hate don't read it, if it's Fox network you REALLY hate don't let your children watch it, just find a source that you find is the most unbiased or in your case the most optimistic. In my case, just give me the shit that I can actually watch, I really don't care if Brittany Spear slapped a stranger or George Clooney killed someone (...actually, I lied, I would watch that, but it's the weeks/months of court that drives me crazy).

I prefer BBC America... but for strictly international news I turn to my techno-savvy side and turn on my Playstation 3 which features a globe that gives you a tid bit of news from the capital of each country.

Sept. 16

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