When Did We Fall So Far?

So many times I find myself with words and ideas in my head, all jostling and straining to burst forth - only to realize everything I want to say has been said before, and far better than I ever could.

Sometimes, though, I just wonder what the hell is wrong with the world. There's a pointless war going on, there 's genocide in foreign countries, America is on the brink of an economic disaster, and all that's on the news are stories about celebrities going out without panties on and who's lost or gained weight. And I use the term 'celebrity' loosely. When did the term celebrity come to mean 'whiny spoiled rich brats who are promiscuous'? Because it seems that's all that's out there these days.

I hate the news. I can't watch it without grinding my teeth and yelling, because it's not news. It's pandering to some media-brainwashed mass. I hate discussing politics because that's just as depressing. And somewhere along the line, 'talking about politics' became 'making lame Bush jokes' or 'rabidly defending Bush no matter what's said'. Bush and dumb starlets, that's all that's out there these days. And it's hard to be funny about all this. It's damn hard. Better people than me have tried and failed.

I just don't know anymore. Lost in the sea of stupidity that has become America's reporting media, I find myself clinging to but one clear thought:

I miss Marylin Monroe.