Civilization down the tubes

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I had been watching “Jeopardy!” and didn’t get up to change the channel soon enough, so I saw the first 30 seconds of the incredible waste of electrons that is “The Insider.” This was the portion of the show where they were previewing what tonight’s broadcast would contain.

“Where,” the host asked, “were Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie when the bombs went off in London?”

I cannot possibly fathom what type of worthless excuse for a human being can look at a tragedy like the London bombing and wonder where Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were. The people who produce this show, the television stations that air it, and the people who watch it need to be ashamed of themselves. I am ashamed to be a part of the culture that produced this steaming heap of manure.

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John Carney is a journalist, a certified United Methodist lay speaker, a veteran of foreign and domestic short-term mission trips, and author of a self-published novel, Soapstone.
  • http://nohats.com Ted

    Perhaps you reacted too quickly–I know it sounds like “The Insider” was just looking for a way to tie their celebrity gossip story to the tragedy of the day, but maybe there is another explaination. It could be that Brad and Angelina are missing… they could be among the victims, possibly in a London hospital suffering from amnesia. Or, maybe “The Insider” was trying to implicate Brad and Angelina in the explosions, having heard that they have both bombed at the box office in the past. Just a thought. :)
    -T

  • http://nohats.com Ted

    Perhaps you reacted too quickly–I know it sounds like “The Insider” was just looking for a way to tie their celebrity gossip story to the tragedy of the day, but maybe there is another explaination. It could be that Brad and Angelina are missing… they could be among the victims, possibly in a London hospital suffering from amnesia. Or, maybe “The Insider” was trying to implicate Brad and Angelina in the explosions, having heard that they have both bombed at the box office in the past. Just a thought. :)
    -T

  • http://www.gryfalia.com Kristi

    *chuckle*

    Manure indeed….but have you ever watched Street Smarts? I’m convinced it’s secretly a talent scout show for programs such as Insider.

    It never ceases to boggle my mind how incredibly stupid people can be. Just reinforces my belief that people should have to pass basic IQ and common sense tests before they are allowed to procreate.

  • http://www.gryfalia.com Kristi

    *chuckle*

    Manure indeed….but have you ever watched Street Smarts? I’m convinced it’s secretly a talent scout show for programs such as Insider.

    It never ceases to boggle my mind how incredibly stupid people can be. Just reinforces my belief that people should have to pass basic IQ and common sense tests before they are allowed to procreate.