Any man who affects the human race with ideas must be prepared to see them misunderstood.  -H.L. Mencken  That statement seems to be true today as it was before he died in the 50s and spoke  it.  One of the disturbing facts of our times is that it differs when a man stood on a soap box in the village or city square and spoke without amplification.  In today's world, the word of men and women is tweeted, networked, and distorted in is being repeated by the massive media systems.  We have radio which can be heard everywhere, hand held technology that gives instant news, and even apps to inform us that raindrops are about to fall.

Ed Schultz

Rachel Maddow

Today we live in a world where we are subjected to the opinions of people who have no constructive ideas.  As one show pointed out, about three times as many Republicans, most from the Bush administration, while only three Democrats, not especially close to the the killing of Osama bin Laden. were brought in to comment.  Ed Schultz and Rachel Maddow both (MSNBC) questioned why the shows seem to be bringing on a lot of the Bush administration people.  This was unclear to them as it is to me. 

Christianne Amanpour

David Gregory

More importantly, I was a faithful viewer of This Week on ABC and admire Christianne Amanpour but whether by her choice or that of the producer of the show, the past few shows have lacked news and meaning for me as has Meet the Press, though I also don't believe it is the fault of David Gregory, either.  Who chooses the guests?  I'm afraid I have become a non-viewer on Sunday mornings though I cannot get desperate enough to think going to church would improve Sunday mornings.

Could we suggest better choices for guests and panelists in the future?

GOVERNMENT AND RELIGIONS

Christianne Amanpour interviewed 3 religious men much to my hooror at their replies to her questions.  Frank Graham who believes that Christ died for his sins as well as those of the rest of us.  This logic fails me.  If that is true, why do we have so many evil people doing evil things?  Why are newborns assumed to have sins?

Graham believes we are in the last days of our age which he states with extraordinary precision...it may be days, months, or many years but he believes it will come.  He talks of the second coming about which he sincerely believes..I personally found most of what he was sayhing as offensive.  Reverend Graham sounds off as a birther and questions whether Obama is a Christian.  I wonder why the whole country has to be subjected to him and rigid thinkers like him.  If tre media was doing its professed balancing act, there should also have been an Atheist on the program as well.


It is strange to me that there is so much talk of religion and only comedians allowed to bring up atheism.  It would be helpful to the country to follow our Constitution and keep religion out of politics and government.  That will only happen when the media stops pandering to those with 'faith' as their truth.

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