Live from CityWalk — anything but news!
I knew things were rough when I started listening to KJ103.
Now, I like dance and pop music as much (or even much, much less) than the average guy, but lately I’ve found my radio dial tuned to pounding synth and constant remix channel that is KJ103. Why? Because everything else is so damned depressing.
Everybody complains that there’s too much bad news in the world and the newspapers and TV stations only ever report bad things. Which is complete and total bull, but that’s because nobody is actually reading newspapers or watching TV news — they just need something to say when people talk to them.
But I will admit, I have been getting very depressed when listening to the news lately. Not that the news is so bad, just that all the people involved in the news are so stupid.
For example:
Health Care Reform — It’s going to cost a bunch of money! But people need health care! Can we blame it on the immigrants? No? Let’s scream about it being partisan, then! PARTISAN, PARTISAN, PARTISAN!
The California Economy — There’s no money! Wait, there is money, but we don’t want to take it! Taxes are bad! Services are good! Nobody can make a decision! Can we blame it on the immigrants?
Michael Jackson — Still dead! Can we keep talking about him some more? He had kids! He might have molested children! Who gets the money? He was broke! Let’s blame it on the immigrants!
I want to listen to NPR. I want to be informed. But I just cannot stand to listen to another “balanced” story that involved two people talking back and forth about how the other guy is wrong about everything. And apparently, people still don’t like immigration. Big surprise.
So I’m listening to KJ103. It’s like pouring a milkshake over third-degree burns. I’m sure it’s not doing much to help, but at least it feels good for a little while.
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