As I finished packing my bag this morning, and grabbed some Pop Tarts, which subsequently became a paste-like substance in my purse, I fought the urge to go back to bed. In the meantime the background noise was infiltrated by the 'news stories' produced by Good Morning America.
Apparently, it has become news worthy to report what a power-house female politician's choice of outfit will be. This has escaladed far beyond the point of admiring such political/fashion icons such as Jackie O' and Nancy Reagan.
It has become headline-news!
It has become headline-news!
This morning's news reported a 30-second segment on the country's extreme stand on universal health care; however, an exposee on newly appointed Justice Sotomayor's choice of judicial robes lasted about 4 minutes. Details went back to Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and her quest on finding the perfect robe in London and a more-than perfect collar from Paris's Champs Elysees.
Don't misunderstand me. I love and appreciate the art that fashion is. However, I have yet to discover why a story like "Ms. Obama vs. Ms. Bruni-Sarkozy" is reported more frequently than other stories such as: our complications with North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, or the Kyoto Treaty or the over-population and poverty. No, we have become so desensitized and egocentric as a nation, that We The People prefer to Twitter, Facebook or Blog (Yes, I am guilty of that as well) our disappointments than step outside the gates of Washington like generations past, and exercise our rights in freedom of speech and freedom to assembly.
We have become the Silent Cyber Generation who can text 50 words per minute to their B.F.F.s, but who cannot take 5 minutes to call their state representative and express their concern.
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