Oh boy

[jebbypal]

If this is what Kieth Olbermann had to say last night, I wonder what tonight's will be like.

And, the longer this presidency goes on, the more facts I learn about Watergate (which my US history classes "conveniently" never got to in high school).

ETA: Ummm, can the media please stop with the "what women wear" crap. While, look, I have no problem with you disagreeing with Hillary's ideas, policies, or what have you. Heck, if you want to dislike her for her demeanor, FINE. But can we focus on substance instead of looks? And I'm not just talking about women either. Let's cut the crap about Edwards and Romney and the rest. Running for president shouldn't be a BEAUTY PAGEANT. And that means, let's ask substantive questions instead of crap like "would abortion be the deciding factor in your supreme court justice nomination" and the like. How about "what's your foreign policy", "how would you address poverty and help those in poverty get higher paying jobs", "is there a better way to address drug addiction rather than criminalizing every single small marijuana possession", "what would you do to aid the states in improving foster care", or even "what would progress in Iraq be defined as".

And if we are going to do the beauty pageant questions, please make it "How would you achieve world peace DURING YOUR PRESIDENCY?" (appended by "prefferarably without going to war to achieve it).

ETA2: and here's the scandalous apparel that brought about this rant. Really, America, it's time to outgrow the Puritanism.

Comments

[sdwolfpup.livejournal.com]

Wow, thank you for that Olbermann link. Intense.

[jebbypal]

You are welcome.

When he first started these segments, I kinda laughed at his Murrow impression. Now though, I'm kind of impressed. Murrow spoke to senate power. Olbermann speaking to a deluded president that would be king.

[deathisyourart.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the Olbermann link, it was fabulous!

It did feel a bit like Murrow speaking out against Senator McCarthy and the blacklist, and for that I applaud him!

I'm shocked that you never got Watergate in school. I started reading about it once I became an X-Files geek, but thought that all Americans got their presidents' histories shoved down their throat (bad pun intended).

[jebbypal]

It depends on the area. B, for example, in Baltimore schools received minimal world history prior to the industrial revolution and next to nothing on the civil war. I'm not sure how much modern american history he got.

In Oklahoma, we had 1 semester of OK state history and 1 semester of world history in high school and that was it (for my age group, I know things changed once they passed the "graduation tests"). We also had civics and american history during middle school, but that only really went up to the civil war. Next to nothing on Korean War and past. *shrugs* I don't know if it's a politics thing or what, but it's definitely, odd.

[dknightshade.livejournal.com]

Ummm, can the media please stop with the "what women wear" crap.

Seriously. When I heard that this morning, it just frustrated me (and it came from the Washington Post - a newspaper I normally like). They focus on women's clothing and men's hair (if I never hear Edwards called 'the Breck girl' again I will be very happy). Talk about something important, please.

[jebbypal]

And please don't bang the war drums while they're at it. :)

[sixersfan.livejournal.com]

Wonderful words by Olbermann.