News & Notes From Around The Web

I heard this morning on the local morning show that Ellen Degeneres is going to be the new judge for American Idol. I really don't care, I don't watch the show. If satan was the host then maybe I would care a little more. But then again, maybe he is. It is American IDOL. I kid. I kid.
However, this does make me wonder: If I was a homosexual, could I get a job as a judge on a top rated TV show. I mean, we all know it has nothing to do with her qualifications. And adding a homosexual does make the show a little more gay-friendly-especially since the contestants wait until the show is over to come out of the closet, thus destroying any hope of pulling in the gay demographic for that season.
Honestly though, look at the qualifications. Ellen has been a stand up comedian, had her own comedy show, come out of the closet, destroyed her own show because 'comedies can not survive on gay alone' (don't even bring up Will & Grace), then went on to have a successful daytime talk show. In none of her experience has she sung, been a music producer, started a band, or managed a singing act. But she hasn't missed an episode of the show since it came on. If that's what it takes to get on a show, I want to take Kutner's place on this season's House MD.
Honestly though, if business executives, store managers, sports team higher-ups, or anyone else in the employment field ever hired someone for a job on the same amount of lack of qualifications as American Idol has for Ellen, that person would find themselves looking for a new job. Why? Because the idiocy of hiring someone with no prior experience for something such as a music critique show, reeks of stupidity. Of course, if the only reason they did hire her was because she is gay, to draw the demographic, think of how well that would go over (if it is true). The homosexuals would be offended, well some, for a TV show just trying to 'buy' their viewership, and the rest of the world would be offended as well, or at least should be. It is illegal to fire someone almost solely on the basis of being a homosexual, but it sure is alright to hire one on it.
Elsewhere around the web Hugh Hefner is getting divorced. Didn't see that coming. Studies have actually shown that men who look at pornography alot find their wives, significant other, less attractive no matter how beautiful they are. But then again, any marriage built on sex, and between a 70 year old and a 20, maybe 30 doesn't really seem to stable to begin with. No telling how many people's lives Mr. Hefner has ruined with divorce, molestation, rape (all which studies have proven pornography can be tied to), but hey, at least we can stick it to him by ruining a few marriages.
That's all the time I have now. Next time-something more interesting....hopefully.

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Torn From The Headlines

I was on yahoo earlier today, and actually this has been up there all day, there was an article with the Headline that read something like, "The one actor Bill O'Reilly Won't Watch." I thought it was odd that the newsday was so slow that Bill O'Reilly was on yahoo news, yahoo's homepage all day long.
The main thing though is that the article is a pretty descent sized interview with Mr. O'Reilly and of that entire interview, only about 3-4 lines are given to the actor he won't watch. It's Sean Penn by the way, understandable. But of all the things that were said, the sensationable, not the newsworthy was placed as the header for all to see.
In case you didn't know it, the news media isn't out to sell you news. It's out to sell you papers, advertisements, time, thousands of other things, and don't forget, a point-of-view. The last thing on the list is the actual news. Remember that when the anchor man comes on to tell you about what great things President Obama has done today, or what this politician has to say, or what is hot in Hollywood.
The truth is something that is far from the newsroom nowadays, no matter what your point-of-view may be, right or left. It seems that in the mass majority of mass media, our only hope is either how close to the truth we can get, or which viewpoint we prefer.
Hitler once said, "what luck for rulers that men don't think." God bless. And don't be an automaton.