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Nov. 3, 2007 I was amazed that the US congress had passed a motion to get Limbaugh's talk show off the air.As he himself said on his show: he is only a private citizen and has absolutely no power at all. It amazes me that any one one would take anything generated electronically seriously. I admit I sometimes listen to the radio, watch TV or go to a movie. You may ask why then do I watch, listen or read any of it. Well I could say to avoid being labeled an egg head. Lets see now; the last movie I saw was Jar Head. I like a good war movie now and again but fifteen minutes into this I knew I was trapped into a horribly boring experience. I was watching a down load and didn't want to insult the guy who owned the computer. Its been a long time since I was in the armed forces but I seem to remember punch ups occurring solely due to some slight against a regiments name. As far as I could make out Jar Head was just a complete mockery of the United States Marine Corps. Got me to wondering about the California fires. Regarding the radio. Sometimes I listen to Public Radio just to keep in touch with the Age of Aquarius types. Their technique interests me.I get a real laugh out of the funeral dirge voiced speakers as they convey the latest US casualty count,the shenanigans of a corrupt businessman, or the plight of the illegal immigrant's. As I like to know how all of people are thinking I must admit I sometimes listen to Rush .I have listened for years, although I don't think I could sit through the whole three hours a day every day;I have too much to do for that. I get a good laugh and a lot of the time I agree with him, even if he doesn't go into things very deeply. I suppose his audience is not really into world events, they probably just want something to listen to while they work which is devoid of the usual doom and gloom and the sheer idiocy of the regular media.
No, the popular media has nothing to do with news, its
just any other form of entertainment.To get a handle
of events you must study such works as the 'Nexus
Factor' by Niall Fergusson or 'The History of the
Modern World' by Paul Johnson, or something by one of
the newer historians not so hide bound to the sky is
falling interpretations of history in the vein Hugh
Trevor Roper.In ending I will leave you with Julia
Lovals book 'The Great Wall' as a great way to brush
up on Chinese History; after all we all now live in a
multicultural society. I advise all to get away from
the petty back biting of modern communications and
into what is real. You could even read An Inconvenient
Truth although I must admit the smarmy self righteous
title turns me completely off.
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