Sinking Fast

I’ve been watching quite a bit of CNN and MSNBC during the day recently. I very seldom do that, preferring to read the Wall Street Journal and scan the Internet for news. I have to say that it gives me a better understanding of why public opinion cuts the way it does. There’s very little red meat ever discussed – it’a all about what he said and how she reacted – interspersed with interminable commercials and murders and car crashes. It’s no wonder that most of their viewers are “LIV”‘s – low information voters.

But that’s America. We’re kind of a dumb place – poorly informed citizens surrounded by a shallow media. Journalism is pretty much dead. The Republicans seem to understand this – they don’t even try to broach any issues. They are just manipulating images. Sarah Palin is perfect for them – shallow, pretty, snotty. She’s good footage. She’s an easily exposed liar as well, but there’s no exposure. None of it matters. It’s images alone that will carry the day.

If the Obama people don’t learn that lesson, and soon, they are sunk.