...speaking of the catharsis of reading the other side.
I just spent five minutes at michellemalkin.com to see how the humorless conservative git crowd lives.
These folks need an enema...or a brain.
Saturday, June 28, 2008
I'M FREE...I'M FREE...AND FREEDOM TASTES
...OF REALITY.
Aren't those the words to the song?
Anyway, this past week I joined the ranks of the unemployed...not by choice. I was invited to resign my post; of course I accepted. But nobody should feel TOO bad for me. I get severance, and it's summer in Chicago.
And since I was pretty much thrown under the bus, it's good to be gone.
No longer do I have to worry about my work and my opinions. And that's the thing: this blog is anonymous because I was not allowed to have an opinion. For those of us who work in the "media"...or at least certain parts of the "media"...we're not allowed to have an opinion on things. The problem is that, of course, if we have an opinion, then it will naturally saturate our work.
The problem with that is the lack of professionalism is assumes of people in the media.
And even if it's true, the REAL problem is that people expect to be spoonfed the news. When really? If ya really wanna know what's going on ,ya gotta get different opinions, different sources. Listen to NPR AND watch FOX News. Read the New York Times and the Corner at the National Review.
The best part...all the "hates" you'll get to have reading/watching/listening to the other side.
But truth? I've never been unemployed. It's gonna be tough; I used to live to read and keep up with the news. I can't do that right now. I keep thinking: "Hey! That'd be good for the show!"
I am a man without a show.
But this too shall pass...
Aren't those the words to the song?
Anyway, this past week I joined the ranks of the unemployed...not by choice. I was invited to resign my post; of course I accepted. But nobody should feel TOO bad for me. I get severance, and it's summer in Chicago.
And since I was pretty much thrown under the bus, it's good to be gone.
No longer do I have to worry about my work and my opinions. And that's the thing: this blog is anonymous because I was not allowed to have an opinion. For those of us who work in the "media"...or at least certain parts of the "media"...we're not allowed to have an opinion on things. The problem is that, of course, if we have an opinion, then it will naturally saturate our work.
The problem with that is the lack of professionalism is assumes of people in the media.
And even if it's true, the REAL problem is that people expect to be spoonfed the news. When really? If ya really wanna know what's going on ,ya gotta get different opinions, different sources. Listen to NPR AND watch FOX News. Read the New York Times and the Corner at the National Review.
The best part...all the "hates" you'll get to have reading/watching/listening to the other side.
But truth? I've never been unemployed. It's gonna be tough; I used to live to read and keep up with the news. I can't do that right now. I keep thinking: "Hey! That'd be good for the show!"
I am a man without a show.
But this too shall pass...
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