Sunday, August 31, 2008

Impolite.

Sunday mornings are the only reason I wish I had a TV. I love Sunday morning news shows. I used to watch The Sunday Morning Show on CBS, then Face the Nation, then flip over and watch Meet the Press. It was wonderful. I am watching Face the Nation online right now. It is last week's episode from the DNC. Bob Schieffer just showed the newest McCain ad where Hilary says bad things about Obama. The purpose is to divide the democratic party, just like McCain's VP pick. It makes me mad, but I guess that is politics.
I haven't done my research on Obama's VP pick yet. I really need to. Kevin and I always talk about politics. He and I also talk about how uninformed the average American is. It makes me sad. I am not nearly as informed as I should be, but I am working on that.
We saw some statistics about how few college students read about politics, or read a newspaper, or just read! It is astounding how few people are actually getting their information from reputable sources. Most people rely on the internet, especially wikipedia. I have no problem with wikipedia when it isn't the only place someone is getting their information. Kevin recently wanted to buy a book on American history and I think it is a great idea. I want to be more informed from a list of real sources. The internet is a wonderful tool, but I am afraid we are raising a nation of idiots who only want to wait two seconds for inofrmation, which they probably won't retain.

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