The mainstream media is back at it today. I listened to a radio newscast while in my car this morning. The top story from CBS News was the appointment of a "super hawk" as National Security Adviser. The story made it sound as if Bolton thinks military action is the answer to every problem. The second story was a long piece about the former Playboy bunny who claims she had an affair with Donald Trump many years ago. Really? There's a major ongoing terrorist attack in France, but the Playboy bunny is more important? There's all sorts of other important stories, but the Playboy bunny is more important? Are they kidding?
Let's put it this way: After the Access Hollywood tape during the campaign, there shouldn't be anyone in America who is surprised to find out that Donald Trump had affairs in the past. There's also no one who is saying that this conduct is continuing, so Trump does not sink to the level of Bill Clinton or John Kennedy on that score. But there is surely no surprise to hear of some former affair. At least, there ought to be no surprise. So why is this such big news?
There's a new poll out today about American's attitudes towards the Iraq War. It's been 15 years since the start of that conflict. The amazing thing is that fewer than a fifth of those polled knew when or why the Iraq War began. A large majority didn't know how the war progressed either. Maybe the reason for this lack of knowledge is that there were too many news reports about unimportant things like the Playboy bunny and too little information disseminated by the media about things that truly matter.
Let's put it this way: After the Access Hollywood tape during the campaign, there shouldn't be anyone in America who is surprised to find out that Donald Trump had affairs in the past. There's also no one who is saying that this conduct is continuing, so Trump does not sink to the level of Bill Clinton or John Kennedy on that score. But there is surely no surprise to hear of some former affair. At least, there ought to be no surprise. So why is this such big news?
There's a new poll out today about American's attitudes towards the Iraq War. It's been 15 years since the start of that conflict. The amazing thing is that fewer than a fifth of those polled knew when or why the Iraq War began. A large majority didn't know how the war progressed either. Maybe the reason for this lack of knowledge is that there were too many news reports about unimportant things like the Playboy bunny and too little information disseminated by the media about things that truly matter.
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