Yep Rich, when ya have more people caring about the latest developments on the "Kardashian Front" than substantive news, and with the News divisions of the Major Media now under the umbrella of their "Entertainment" division(and unlike during that old "Edward R. Murrow" era I previously mentioned in which the news divisions were separate entities which were NOT solely profit-oriented), and which by necessity today ARE ratings oriented in order to pull in the biggest bucks possible for their shareholders, then THIS is what you end up with.
(..aah, but then again, money IS everything in our culture, ya know...just ask anyone who thinks ANY regulation of big money interests is "the Devil incarnate", THEY'LL tell ya...I mean, whaddaya wanna do, "kill the Economy" or somethin'?...yep, give the people what they want and EVERYBODY'S happy...well, except for people who prefer to THINK about the "real" issues and their possible causes and effects, anyway!)
