This blog posting was originally created Sunday, February 24, 2008. You may remember there was a Presidential Campaign raging at that time. I’m truly sorry to have reminded you of this chaotic time in your recent past.
Right away you will see that I am referring to Hillary Clinton. DO NOT jump to the false conclusion that this is a political posting. It is actually a posting about the sorry state that all of us (you, me and Hillary) are surrounded by.
What ticked me off back on February 22, 2008 was the News Media ... again. In the Atlanta Journal Constitution there is short article on page A4 that was headlined...
"Clinton tells fans to vote early"
You may ask what's wrong with that. Don’t you see the offending word? It's the word "fans". It's not "supporters" but "fans". It's like this is some kind of game. Some of us may laugh and say it is a game but a Presidential Campaign is serious stuff. Campaigns ought to be talked about by the News Media in serious terms.
It's the same as when a politician concludes a news conference and the News Media refers to how the news conference came off by saying it was a "performance". This is not a stage play. It is politics. Politics may be shameful but politics should be treated as serious shameful stuff.
Don't get me started about the "congregations" in our churches being referred to as "audiences".
Oh my gosh! ... I am picky.
Would I kid u?
