I understand that we need leaders. I get that. But, why does everyone that calls themselves a leader/politician have to be a liar? Why can't there be honest politicians? Do those words just clash so much that they can not go hand in hand?
Today, here in the great city of Indianapolis, IN, we re-elected Mayor Ballard. Great, congratulations, you did it again! Now, let's move on to the important issues. Let's stop our city from circling the drain of that large toilet we call the American economy. Let's put our teachers back to work. Let's stop building sound barriers around our city and start fixing roads that actually need it. Let's stop buying $1,000 hammers that never get used. Let's stop buying $800 bar stools in our lottery offices! Let's do something for our city. Stop interrupting my regularly scheduled programming for your election results that are not final yet!
I am getting ready to get my workout on, I do my cardio while watching the Biggest Loser. While getting into the show, I am interrupted and shown the Indiana Roof Ballroom and the Democratic candidates supporters awaiting the results of the vote. I am shown a room full of people sitting at tables, the candidate is not even in the room. I am shown a reporter telling me that these people are supporters of said candidate who has not yet arrived, and they are just sitting here waiting....Thanks, I can see that myself! I am shown another reporter standing in the Murat Center with the supporters of the Republican Candidate, he is there with them. I am told by the reporter that they too are awaiting results. This BREAKING NEWS goes on for about 10 minutes, only to take me back to the Biggest Loser commercial break! They cut off the Biggest Loser and then bring us back to see the commercials that I always fast forward while watching my DVR!
So, tell me why it was so important for you to interrupt my workout for some rooms full of people waiting for some ballots to be tallied? I have been watching the little ticker go across the bottom of the screen. That had more exciting news than those rooms of people!
Now, we will have to hear about how the Mayor will get four more years, for the next 4 weeks! Yeah! But, it was important to cut into our regular programming. Not to mention that they had all of that streaming live on the news website. If I was really interested in what was happening in that room full of people just waiting, I would have went to the computer, sat on my fat ass, and watched my computer screen!
They always seem to choose the most exciting moments to cut into your shows with their boring news too. Doesn't matter what show you are watching, or what Breaking News they have, it couldn't come at a more inconvenient time! And, it is always something that could have waited a couple minutes more. Just until the end of the show when the 11 o'clock news comes on! Or, in some cases, the 10 o'clock news!
It is not always the politicians that break into our regular programming, it could be the drunk that decided it was a good idea to park his car in a local convenience store. Just an example, that I have seen here in this city before. Now, 9/11/01, that was Breaking News.....Osama Bin Ladin dead, Breaking News (I like how Obama credited himself for this one btw)....Heavy D passing away, not breaking news. Do you see what I am getting at?
So, what have we learned today? I am a huge fan of the Biggest Loser. Don't interrupt my show, I won't get cranky!
