The News

 

I was getting in my cardio workout on the stair master today and caught a few MSNBC pundits talking about how Trump's lies and misinformation is infringing on hurricane relief. Now, I am no Trump pundit but I am also no Harris pundit. My attitude is resigned to choosing the lesser of two evils in this election, but is it really that bad?

I am not sure it is, but I do know one thing for sure—the news will not be a help to us. These two pundits were trying to make the case that Trump was causing issues with current efforts for Hurricane Milton. The facts are these:

The hurricane, as I write this, has yet to make landfall. All evacuation efforts and preparations are completed. It is now time to hunker down and survive this storm. Trump has nothing to do with this storm nor will he be a help. The point is this: The news, which presents itself as neutral and as truth, is neither. And, they have also become very bad at their job.

A quick glance at the last debate and the moderators will provide some evidence in support of my thesis. Both moderators rushed to fact check JD Vance concerning his claim about illegal immigrants in a certain small city, and their fact check was a statement by the city administrator. The problem is who fact checks the city administrator or, better yet, who fact checks the moderators. Both came off as pompous and arrogant, not neutral and truthful.

Can we trust the news anymore? Well, with headlines like, "Experts have been screaming about storms like Milton, Republicans refuse to listen." Or this one, "Trump face-plants again while trying to insult Harris' intelligence." On this particular website there are twelve stories about Trump and they are all negative. Every mention of the Republicans is negative. Every mention of Harris is positive and every mention of the Democrats is positive. This organization presents itself as news and many people read it as news, but it is not news. It is pure propaganda. 

I am not Republican nor am I Democrat; I am independent and it is people like me actually elect politicians. Sadly, I no longer get my facts from the news. Each has a side and each slants to that side. Headlines are designed to pull you into the article which has nothing to do with the headline. I have found the news to be a waste of time when it comes to facts. However, as far as entertaining, if you can get your sense of humor in a good place, reading the news can be humorous if it does not make you cry first. 

The news is no longer the news, but there are those out there who swear by the news. Here is a challenge! Find a story ... any story that presents the facts without a slant one way or another. Bet you can't do it! If you find one, please leave a comment and tell me where it is and I will give you all the credit. So, where do you go for the facts? Today, you have to find them yourself, but you have the whole World Wide Web at your disposal. If you don't have the facts, it is no one's fault but your own. Happy Hunting!