tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post3154376848944209326..comments2024-03-29T05:23:06.618-04:00Comments on Ramona's Voices: Diogenes and Me - On the Road AgainRamona Grigghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-17589768531322881972009-02-15T14:21:00.000-05:002009-02-15T14:21:00.000-05:00I think you hit the nail on the head--that 24-hour...I think you hit the nail on the head--that 24-hour "news" cycle. It's a voracious monster that must constantly be fed, so once it gorges itself on the main meal--REAL news--it has to come up with tidbits to satisfy its hunger. <BR/><BR/>The other problem is that the public is so used to celebrities and personalities, controversy and humiliation, it becomes easily bored by real reporters and newscasters.<BR/><BR/>Rachel Maddow had Dan Rather on the other night, and I realized how much I missed those old fashioned reporters who went out into the trenches to gather news that had some substance to it. He knows what he's talking about and he doesn't have to put down anybody to get his views across. How refreshing. I'm working on a piece about this, and I'm hoping to get it out soon.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for writing. Other voices are what it's all about.<BR/>RamonaRamona Grigghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07160614050077886238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2772956368752433326.post-46793821836250294012009-02-15T11:40:00.000-05:002009-02-15T11:40:00.000-05:00Ramona,You struck a chord in my heart here.What is...Ramona,<BR/>You struck a chord in my heart here.<BR/>What is there about Washington and being in the Power Circle that appears to change people. And to bring money and lots of it to our lawmakers.<BR/>The Special Interest groups are alive and well in Washington and I am sure that those who do "business" in Washington think that this is the "only" way of doing business.<BR/>And I think that needs to change, especially with President Obama and the leaders of the Democrats in Washington but how does one break this impasse. <BR/>You know when the present Administration is limiting any type of Lobbying for their Administration that the problem must be rampart.<BR/>And thanks to a very hungry Press looking for the sensation and someone finally called them for what they are: Shock Jocks but they appeal to the American people much like those newspapers at all the checkout stands with scandal after scandal and even with lawsuits, they persist.<BR/>So the question lies in our system and in 24-hour news and the startling speed of the internet and telephones that record images and talks, that the transparency that all look for is obvious but so is the price for coming up with a scandal. What is that inherent feature of "us" that makes us curious about this and as such, it fosters a system that creates its own monster.<BR/>So I now am On the Road Again and looking for that ideal state of politics, I have a feeling it is going to be a long road,<BR/><BR/>NeenaNeenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11174441907546246052noreply@blogger.com