I don’t usually write about politics on this blog, but I’m really sick of seeing this carp in my face every time I go grocery shopping. Rant mode on.
The current issue of the supermarket tabloid The Globe features a cover photo and story on Michelle and Barack Obama and alleges our president has been doing things he shouldn’t with someone he’s not married to.
Question: How is it the highest office of our nation (or any other nation for that matter) is appropriate fodder for the gutter press? Have they run out of Scientologists to harass?
It’s one thing to report facts and debate issues. Our national leaders are not above reproach. But they should not be placed in the same category as Hollywood stars-du-jour and oversexed children of hotel tycoons.
Dignity, that’s the word. When a person does a difficult job to the best of their ability, they deserve a little dignity. And a little respect for the office they hold. No matter how famous they are.
It’s the tip of the iceberg to a much larger issue: sensationalism and its effect on our culture. People are becoming numb. The usual reaction to an article like the one I saw is “who cares?”. Apparently there are just enough people left in the country who find this kind of thing titillating in order to keep the trash press in business. Neither reaction is healthy.
Lord heal our land… help us take pleasure in what is true and good and beautiful, and get rid of the false and harmful and ugly.
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