First Rappin' Rove Now This

Bush is in Africa to talk about AIDS funding. He stopped off to get some dancing in with a West African band. This hurts me to even say but Bush was dancing like a crazy man. He even took a turn on drums. CNN anchors turned into Jon Stewart and made the tape room replay the thing because they couldn't stop laughing. It was quite funny but one can't help but get a little twinge in one's gut thinking about the AIDS epidemic in much of Africa. While Bush dances away the US gives criminally little to help people with the disease and, what's more, the US is one of the major advocates of drug patents that keep much needed drugs expensive and out of reach of most Africans. Maybe Al Gore's environmental crusade helps ease his conscious over his key role in helping the big drug companies get these exclusive rights to drugs.

Fiction and Reality

If an actor may run for president why not have another actor comment on this possibility. Fred Thompson, who plays the NYC District Attorney on Law and Order, may run for president. He was a Senator before his starring role in Law and Order and film. So, why bring an political analyst on to discuss his possible candidacy when you can bring his Law and Order co-star, Sam Waterston. Sam insists that Thompson is a straight forward guy who has always been honest and open with him. There it is, then.

Enough is Enough

The Virginia Tech massacre is a tragedy, no doubt. Anyone would have to agree. But in true CNN form, in the search for any and all angles, they have done a disservice to such a tragedy. There has been some good stories. Like the Romanian Jewish professor who was a Holocaust survivor who sacrificed his life to save his students. But then there is Deepak Chopra. A major media organization like CNN can bring him on and, with a straight face ask him "where was God in all of this." If one is religious one may want to personally reflect on this sort of thing. But this was a farce. Chopra goes on to tell the anchor that "God is not a little man in the sky." No kidding. This type of thing to the repeated psychoanalyzing of the guy who perpetrated this horrible act is revolting.

According to classmates he was "a weird kid" who was "hospitalized for mental illness a couple years ago." Then they ask why didn't someone stop him if he showed all of these signs? Is there anyone out there who hasn't known someone with mental illness? Or the odd kid that doesn't fit in? This reminds me when there is a killing by some Satanist kid, parents are warned to look for signs like mood swings, drawing evil images on your notebooks etc. in their kids. This does nothing but create hysteria. Also, the focus on every minute part of this guy's life must be heart wrenching for his parents and family. His sins are not theirs.

How about a little social commentary CNN. Instead of Chopra's incoherent rantings on the subject can we ask why a guy with such an unstable background was able to buy a firearm? How about talking about the hypocrisy of Bush giving a speech deploring such violence while he kills Iraqis and sends US soldiers to their deaths every day? CNN won't focus on these questions. They are outside of what is "news" for them.