Crap That Doesn't Deserve a Post

With the weather gone all cold and shitty (as in I'd almost prefer a clear, snowy day compared to this depressing wet), and with so many important issues to beat into the ground next week, I figure I'd just cover some of the more idiotic and pointless things that trickle into the news. And while they are not newsworthy in and of themselves, it's our focus on things like this that are indicative of how far our culture has fallen from intelligence.

The Jon and Kate Debacle - I remember when I once watched the TLC show. It was cute and interesting. Then the tabloid shit began. I assumed that interest would wane and people would turn away from the pseudo-celebrity soon-to-be child abusers and the show would die. Yet every day, I see the bastards in my news feed (I take Fox News and CNN top story and politics feeds). Without even reading the articles (I refuse to on principle), I know daily what's happening with these children (and their kids). And the show doesn't die. Anyone with taste and decency and love for their children would have pulled the damned plug when pseudo-reality killed a relationship. But not today.

If anything was the definition of an attack on family values, it's this shit, not fictional programming. Because there are some things that should not be made a spectacle.

Update: As I was looking for another pointless thing in my feed to write about, God (and lawyers) intervened (sort of)!

Obama goes Olympic - First of all, getting the 2016 Olympics for Chicago would be a good thing for the city, state, region and country. And the POTUS has the power to lobby for it (that whole "leader of the free world" thing).

Having said that, with the White House dealing with multiple "crises" and working day and night to prepare for the next press conference (or Letterman appearance), is it anywhere in the job description of the President of the United States to be a booster for one city? Why he couldn't have sent just the first lady (also from Chicago) along with Biden (as that's kind of what the VP does; as well, the resulting video clip would be worth it) to do the job, along with a short taped statement? From a political angle, it's just another waste of political capital by the administration, which is a good thing in my world (especially if Chi-town doesn't score the games). But as an American, I expect my leader to do some actual leading of the country (even if it's in the wrong direction).

Update: Obama fails! Chicago is NOT getting the 2016 Olympics. While you're over there, you might as well stop in the Middle East and announce Peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Get a good streak of failures going before you come back to your domestic agenda (nightmare).

Filler portion of the post (as though you didn't expect it) - I'm pretty certain there are a few more people I know reading the blog now (as I'm networking it to Facebook (death to MySpace)) So for you noobs (as well as the old hats at annoying me), feel free to drop me an email if there's something you're dying to hear commented on. I'll definitely answer, may actually write a post (if I haven't already), and won't sign you up for any nasty mailing list (porn sites, spammers, the White House). The Email (if you somehow can't find it on the sidebar is patrickmspeaks@gmail.com.

And now, a clip to round out the lackadaisical post: