Thursday, October 18, 2012

And During Nat'l Bullying Awareness Month. Shameful.

I felt like I was watching an after school special on bullying rather than watching the news this morning.

Story 1

(Secret: I find myself with the same shallow thoughts I held for George Bush back in '04...Mr. McGovern is pretty attractive for an older guy.  I invite judgement.)
 
Sen. George McGovern is in hospice and has become unresponsive at this time.  The fun fact they give us for identifying him:

"He ran against Nixon for the presidency and lost by a landslide."
 
Good time to bring that up.  I'm surprised they didn't throw a "yo momma" joke his way.  Go big or go home, right?
 
 
Story 2
 
They show this video:
 
 
The guy just broke his butt, and instead of a courtesy "oooo! The worst!" the 3 newspeople start laughing and slam his midjudgement of ice thickness.  Their peacocking of temperature change and environmental consequences is bullying in the form of Minnesota climate cockiness.
 
I'm currently searching for some Seasame Street, Care Bears, or Pooh's Corner television to balance this feeling of disappointment in humanity...

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  1. Five Foot MamaOctober 18, 2012 at 6:40 AM

    Well... Story 1 is just sad. They could have at least mentioned that Senator McGovern could bake a killer meatloaf or was known for his impressive woodworking skills, etc. Nope! Just wanted us all to remember that he wasn't as popular as the AWESOME Nixon.

    But, story 2, I have to admit, I laughed my butt off, too. It wouldn't have been so funny except for the fact that he was actually trying to jump through the ice on purpose! The Speedo just made it better, too.

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