Victor Hanson's Sobering State of Affairs ...

In a frighteningly accurate state of affairs, Victor Hanson describes the lobotomized mindset of a West deep in denial. There are many lose, dangerous parts in motion through out the world and Americans are absorbed with Rosie, Paris Hilton and the rest. It reminds me of the shark attach headlines preceding 9-11.

Scary times.

May 7, 2007

Hooked On Trivia
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services

Americans for weeks woke up and went to bed to news updates about Anna Nicole Smith's death and the fate of her daughter.

Then, we seemed to go into near national paralysis over Don Imus' "hos" slur — yes, including this writer, who wrote half a column on his arrogance.

But then actor Alec Baldwin came to the rescue screaming, "Pig!," at his poor 11-year-old daughter — and, of course, accepting Dr. Phil's televised offer of intervention.

The media run with this trivia because they know it will hook viewers. But why do we care about this transient fluff? After all, it's not as if there hasn't been real news this spring.

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