Ok, maybe not. But just in case you were wondering why Americans watch the news constantly and know nothing, here’s a pretty good example. Coming up next – how to write a completely generic blog post, by yours truly
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Man on the Street Votes for 90% More News Anchor Beheadings
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My son and I both agree and we are working on bullets and graphs. Epic.
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Man, I haven’t watched the news in AGES (people tell you when something that’s actually important happens) and even I was laughing at how accurate that is!
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We are being swallowed up by the generic meta.
I’m going to steal this in a few days.
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As a counter – while also demonstrating the redeeming qualities of the media – here is one of the great spiritual anthems of our times, manifesting a spirit we need now more than ever.
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Go right ahead – I stole it from Rod Dreher
.Sharon
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Brilliant and scary at the same time! We don’t watch the news but my kids were laughing at this one.
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It’s in the business of selling (or at least renting) your eyeballs.
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Someone beat you to the punch
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The generic blog post has already been done. More than once…
Here is a good one:http://highclearing.com/index.php/archives/2006/04/07/4991
It was done better on usenet of course as an illustrious commenter said in that string of replies.
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Thank you! I don’t watch the news anymore–what especially appalls me is ‘disaster coverage.’