tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23489379.post445438205584297770..comments2023-08-28T07:59:13.626-04:00Comments on Vagrant Memories: The overused word of 2007 - devastationwbf 8)http://www.blogger.com/profile/00594418664571857307noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23489379.post-88974782552818640402008-03-24T22:59:00.000-04:002008-03-24T22:59:00.000-04:00Before it was "the devastation" it was something e...Before it was "the devastation" it was something else. Take it all the way back to the Hindenburg fiasco and it was "oh the humanity". I'm sure that got overused. It's not really reporting anymore, it's sensationalism at it's finest. Make everyone sit up and pay attention. Make people feel sorry for those who have lost (I am by no means saying we shouldn't help our brother, we should, just hear me out) so they take up a monetary collection to help out. That's all fine and good until you realize that the huge amount of money spent there could have been divvied up better. Need I remind your readers of the tsunami where America raised billions for relief efforts but couldn't raise half that to help our brothers and sisters in New Orleans. But, as usual, I'm straying from the point. The point is that the newsmedia in this country is just plain old sensationalist bullcrap (think Entertainment Tonight only with real news). Lets not start on the loss of self censorship over the decades. I'm with you 100% on this one. Sorry to hear of your very own disaster area, hope all goes well to fix it all.hooliganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05105166014211731019noreply@blogger.com