There was a time when people looked forward to receiving the news of the day; unfortunately, that time has passed. The written word was often given an extra printing when something big happened. The spoken word would generate program interruptions with a news flash. Today, the people who call themselves news outlets are nothing more than whores to advertisers and panderers of propaganda. Instead of printing an honest account of events, they decide what version fits their agenda and use their editorializing as if it were factual. There are two sides to every story and presenting only one side is equivalent to lying. It is called a lie of omission, in case you haven’t heard.
Political issues are polarizing. Your unabashed devotion to one particular side, prevents truth from surfacing. Your opinions should be reserved to the editorial section while the truth should be presented in its entirety. Anything less than that is prevarication. Your distortions create fantasy; and a dangerous fantasy at that.
Where were you when Brian Terry was murdered with a gun that our government allowed to pass into the hands of criminals? Where were you when four brave Americans were murdered in Benghazi while presidential staff watched in real time? Why have you not spoken out on these issues? Were you so enamored with the president that you could not see what happened? If that is true, than you are not a news outlet, you are a groupie. Newsmen tell the truth regardless of the fallout.
You were quick to tell the story of our presidents visit to New Jersey after super storm Sandy. Nice photo op. But you have not been quick to report that much of the funding that was promised, has yet to be delivered because the funding bill had so many attachments to it that were not “Sandy” related. More absence of the truth. The president’s staff has openly declared, “never let a crisis go to waste”. And he doesn’t. Of course the kind of crises is decided by what would benefit his agenda. Brian Terry would not; Benghazi would not, any truth related to the growth of terrorist organizations would not.
We have been told repeatedly that we have to tighten our belts during the recovery process; but the belt tightening does not seem to apply to the president. He takes his family on lavish vacations while hard working Americans struggle to pay their bills. He is definitely not a good role model. Seems he feels entitled to ride on the backs of the taxpayers. Oh, that might be the problem, entitlements. I do not mean the entitlements that Americans were swindled into paying toward their social security which were subsequently stolen from the lockbox. I mean the entitlements that third and fourth generation welfare recipients are receiving. By the way, I am not against welfare, just its abuse. I am talking about the fraud and waste in these programs and the duplication of federal committees. I am talking about congressional salaries and perks which should be addressed. After all, they are the ones who created this boondoggle of financial burden. And why are they not subject to the very same laws that we, as taxpayers who pay their salary, must endure?
If you want your customer base to increase, then start bringing the real news. Local airways will have the attention of people who want to know what is happening in their neighborhood. And newsprint circulation will depend on people who clip coupons and those who have cats. Intelligent people will find real news elsewhere.