As I get older, I wonder why so many people are so stupid. Or maybe it's me getting senile... Naahh... that's impossible! The reason for these deep thoughts is that today I was amused to read the online MSNBC News site to check out their weekly "News Quiz. This Einstein like brain teaser consists of ten questions, but one was about video games, one was about the music GRAMMY awards, and two were about sports. The remaining six were actually about the weeks news.
Why do I find this a strange and sad reflection on what is commonly referred to amongst the intelligentsia (I obviously include myself in that group) as the "Main Stream Media?" Because MSNBC also has other weekly news quizzes, including one on sports and one on entertainment. What do you think the odds are on finding that 40% of the questions on both of these sites are actually about world news and events, rather than trivia? Don't worry, I checked them out, and the answer is ZERO.
Then again, every time I get back to the UK and put the "telly" on, I either get Jimmy Saville, Cliff Richards or Terry Wogan. I rest my case.
George Parker
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