With the election less than two months away it’s hard to ignore the constant political chatter on NPR. I like NPR and BBC radio. They are honest – and while the news may not always be promising, it’s truthful.
It’s probably wrong to want to ignore such a prominent event as the upcoming election. However, it’s the politics of this particular election and the media’s role in perpetuating sexism, ignorance and Hollywood glam that makes me want to hole myself up for the next two months, hold my breath and hope for the best.
When did a presidential campaign turn into a never-ending episode of Entertainment Tonight?
The media frenzy surrounding Sarah Palin is sickening. If one based all their information on the mainstream media, then you wouldn’t even know that John McCain was running for President anymore. In fact, I had to laugh, in a “oh-you-have-to-be-kidding-me” kind of way, when I saw Obama and Palin’s pictures side by side on the front page of the Boston Globe, with McCain nowhere to be found.
I’m just as politically opinionated as the next, but this particular rant isn’t about imposing my political views (though I am a devote Barack Obama supporter). Consider this a plea to take a moment and think. Whether you’re conservative, liberal or adamantly in between, ask yourself why Palin’s fanfare is equatable to that of Lindsay Lohen. I’m all for the trashy magazine while sitting in the doctor’s office or on the train, but I’d simply prefer not to see a Vice Presidential candidate gracing the cover of US Weekly next to the Olsen Twins.
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