The Workermonkey

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

the world is run by lunatics 

# posted by Supreme Monkey Overlord @ 12/19/2007 08:51:00 PM

sorry, but this made me laugh out loud. just read all the head lines and tell me if I'm crazy. the headlines just seem out of place when they are all together like that. this type of thing really makes me wonder what "news" is.

4 comments

yeah, what qualifies as "news" these days is pretty much complete bullshit. it seems to be a combination of the same political news as the day before and celebrity gossip. everyone seems to wonder how americans can idolize all of these scandalous celebrities. i wonder if they notice the irony of how much attention they pay to them. it would be one thing if all the articles were negative, but many try to justify bad decisions or even gain sympathy.

By  josh, at Wednesday, December 19, 2007 9:58:00 PM  

i agree totally, but what i was trying to get at was what the smaller headlines to the right say. what i would assume for CNN.com is that the biggest news story of the day should come in that big box, not a throw away headline on the right. like the fact that the headline: "Congressman: Iraq lawless like wild west" is sandwiched between two articals whose headlines read; "Kids holiday gala marred by parent melee" and "Amputee boy walks again; My life is Back!"

its like real news stop happening and if they can't sensationalize it its not worth my time. gee, a 16 year old redneck is pregnant, is that really headline news? parent melee? that one has me asking a million questions, like what the fuck is a "kids holiday gala"? what kind of parents get into fights at shit like this, and why on earth is it headline news worthy to tell the world? and why the fuck am i going to be pulling my hair out trying to think of a way to break it to my kids that britney spears little idiot sister is pregnant?!?!?! is this what they think people worry about at night? maybe i shouldn't sleep so well.

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Thursday, December 20, 2007 5:33:00 PM  

damn, i was hoping this one would generate more discussion, i thought it was a really funny portrait of cnn.com, oh well

By  Supreme Monkey Overlord, at Monday, December 24, 2007 8:43:00 PM  

I'm surprised there is less outrage as well. But then again, we're a jaded and cynical group of people (at times).

I agree. It's fucked up, se la vi.

By  Anonymous, at Wednesday, December 26, 2007 8:59:00 PM  

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