Media as Gate Keepers: Their Lack of Management Skills

In our highly electronic age, the media acts as a gate keeper to the information that we are allowed access. It pushes some topics on us, rather forcibly, and fails to cover others. What drives their decisions as to what makes headlines and what makes trash bins? Ratings. The more people who watch, read, or subscribe, the better off they are. This is absolute crap. There is no fair and accurate reporting anymore. Zippo!

They interrupted radio and television programming today to tell us that the stockmarket dipped...wait for it...wait...to 2004 lows!!!! They're calling this recession the next GREAT DEPRESSION. Yes, folks, this is not a great time for investments, for liquidity, or even for hedge funds. Yes, we have a legitimate fear about our future, but stop playing it up. Sometimes, if you focus on something too much, you overhype it. Sometimes, a sprained ankle is just a sprained ankle, not a break.

To make matters worse, this is an election year. It behooves the Presidential candidates to make out the economy to be worse than it actually is b/c it gives their ideas credence, as though their new policies will erase all poverty and fortify all markets. In the meantime, our world is responding to the fear projected from the tvs, from the radios, from the websites, and from the politicians. Groceries have went up, again. Gas is thankfully lower, but for how long? Some people are pulling their money out of banks. Fear is rampant. And this is after the "masterful" bailout plan that Congress passed; their legacy legislation as they called it.

Sigh. I used to be such a political junkie. Yes, I was a liberal. I wanted to save the world; yet, I had no power, few skills, and absolutely no money. Today, I'm a bit more conservative. I'm definitely into less gov't unless we absolutely need it. I don't affiliate myself with a party. I'm not advocating one side over the other; however, I am advocating that we become fiscally responsible as a people and as a nation. We need a gov't wide audit. That's right, I said the A word. We're spending money in stupid ways...wasting cash...creating more debt. Before you cut necessary programs, get rid of beauracratic rigamarole. Before we become any more socialist, please take stock of what we have and what it means.

I have been very concerned watching the news lately, as most of us have been. I was concerned when China announced they would no longer lend us money and then called for a worldwide currency. International markets are also taking a hit right now b/c we're all so interconnected. Does Revelation ring in anyone else's ears? It's always seemed so far off to me, but this is bringing it home to me. I'm not crazy or wild. I'm not going to go drink poisoned koolaid or go hole-up in some cave. I'm just concerned. If the end times are near, I'm unprepared. If they will take away our Bibles, I do not know enough scripture.

This is my venting board and I reserve the right to correct, add, or simply change my mind at anytime. :-) It is my perrogative. LOL