Current Events
Jan. 26th, 2005 05:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
charliesmumWhen I was in the fifth grade we would have to bring in a news clipping once a week and share with the class what it was about. It was hard trying to pick out something that everyone else wasn't going to pick out. I had a friend who brought in one of those 1 paragraph 'human interest' stories every single time. Current Events is why I remember the landmark case involving coma patient Anna Quinlan, whose family wanted to pull her plug. The hospital didn't want them to. They eventually won, pulled the plug and darned if the girl didn't continue breating without the respirator. She never did recover, though. It was drugs, in case anyone is wondering what put her in the coma in the first place.
Anyway...I was going through CNN.com, just killing some time, and thought I'd post a couple of stories that caught my eye, and it reminded me of that. So without further ado
First story. Our President is the anti-christ. Seriously. Doesn't anyone notice what he's saying here? Change "Democracy" to "Communism" or "Fascism" and you'll see what I mean.
The next story gives DJs a bad name Unless you are Howard Stern, who actually knows the position of the envelope and how far to push it, you shouldn't try to be 'edgy' on the radio. I don't personally like Howard Stern, but he at least, knows when not to be crass.
So we're also living in a"A post Janet Jackson World when not even cartoons are safe from censorship. I mean, I personally don't need to see cartoon bums, but considering all the horrible things that are going on in the world (see first story) do we really need to be worrying about nudity? I'd rather see Janet Jackson's breast than any one of the reality shows that are still polluting the airwaves. Nudity doesn't offend me. Stupidity does.
I'd say Happy Australia Day to any Australians on my flist, but it's already tomorrow there, so I'm too late.
Anyway...I was going through CNN.com, just killing some time, and thought I'd post a couple of stories that caught my eye, and it reminded me of that. So without further ado
First story. Our President is the anti-christ. Seriously. Doesn't anyone notice what he's saying here? Change "Democracy" to "Communism" or "Fascism" and you'll see what I mean.
The next story gives DJs a bad name Unless you are Howard Stern, who actually knows the position of the envelope and how far to push it, you shouldn't try to be 'edgy' on the radio. I don't personally like Howard Stern, but he at least, knows when not to be crass.
So we're also living in a"A post Janet Jackson World when not even cartoons are safe from censorship. I mean, I personally don't need to see cartoon bums, but considering all the horrible things that are going on in the world (see first story) do we really need to be worrying about nudity? I'd rather see Janet Jackson's breast than any one of the reality shows that are still polluting the airwaves. Nudity doesn't offend me. Stupidity does.
I'd say Happy Australia Day to any Australians on my flist, but it's already tomorrow there, so I'm too late.
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on 2005-01-26 11:20 pm (UTC)no subject
on 2005-01-26 11:46 pm (UTC)*shrugs*
What a weird breed we are, eh?
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on 2005-01-27 03:54 am (UTC)I'm sticking with my idea that Ronald Reagan was the anti-christ. Bushie is only his avatar. Ron is the one who started this "rob form the poor and give to the rich" economic plan. Plus, his name is an anagram for "Insane Anglo Warlord."