At a family gathering last weekend I spoke up, not my usual self. I had been up since 4AM and the chatter around me was a bit distracting as I tried to concentrate on my cards. I am not sure what piece of information had been delivered by the group, but I finally said in frustration that it was amazing to me how TV engendered not just belief, but instant belief. I was corrected by someone there that it is best to check a number of sources before forming an opinion, which (I did not say) is difficult when one is dealing with a hypnotic medium, TV.
I then said that the news reporters on TV were just reading teleprompters, and then added that the information on them all came from a common source. I suppose I could have added the scene from Ron Burgundy in Anchorman, seen below:
Burgundy himself was shocked later to see himself saying those words.
The opening video above comes to us courtesy of Bart Sibrel, the moon guy. You only need watch a minute of it to get the drift. I am of the opinion that all news all over the country is scripted and comes from a central source, though I’ve no idea where.
Do you want two sides of a story?
- Go to NPR/PBS, where people consider themselves better informed than most, and especially to those who watch FOX. NPR/PBS viewers are morally and intellectually superior to FOX viewers.
- Go to FOX, where people consider themselves better informed than most, and especially to those who watch NPR/PBS. FOX viewers are morally and intellectually superior to NPR/PBS viewers.
Never mind that NPR/PBS and FOX have packaged the exact same “news”, merely changing the attitudinal content to adjust to the mindset of the patrons.
Piece of Mindful 