This morning, there is news that North Korea now proclaims itself a full nuclear power with missiles able to hit anywhere in the USA to deliver atomic weapons. There is also news that the GDP growth in the third quarter hit 3.3% even despite hurricanes Harvey and Irma which cut that growth; this is the best quarter in a number of years and it follows another quarter of good growth, something that is just a distant memory from pre-Obama days. Oh, and Matt Lauer was fired by NBC. So what gets the big news coverage? The answer is Matt Lauer and his sexcapades. The two stories that will impact the lives of all Americans (one very good and one very bad) are all but ignored. We have to hear coverage of what some highly paid media phony did as he pushed supposed support for women while allegedly sexually harassing them as if none of his public positions meant anything to him. Is it really a big story to hear that Lauer is just another Charlie Rose? The media seems too taken with itself to report the real news.
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