Civics

Civics, Civics, Civics. What was the public school system thinking when they put me in civics. Did they really want me to have a class that is designed for me to debate other students. Honestly, nobody should let a student like me take civics. It's dangerous to other people's minds, because I'd spend all class promoting socialism (and not the American way) if I had the opportunity.

However, this is the only class I've had that truly encourages the watching of the news. Granted, my teacher tells me that we need to get our news from nightly news programs (such as NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams). However, I don't see any value in national news shows, because they do not provide you with everything that's happening in the world. For example, after the Tucson shootings, all the nightly news programs would cover was Tucson (failing to realize that people are killed everyday around the world, not just in America). This is why I get my news, for the most part, off the internet. You can only show so much in a 30 minute news program, especially since only 15 minutes are dedicated to actual news stories, the rest of the time donated to special interest nonsense.

For example, on NBC Nightly News last night, there was a 5 minute story about how Obama is about to stop smoking. Here's my response to that... What does that have to do with anything that actually matters and is affecting our country? However, I will give her some credit for encouraging us to watch PBS Newshour with Jim Lehrer, a real news program.

Meanwhile, I was reading this article during civics and found it hilarious. Sarah Palin said she has a journalism degree and wanted to help the American media. Here are a few questions for Mrs. Palin: Where did you get your journalism degree (Wasilla Degree Factory)? Why do you act unprofessional in interviews? Why is the media so "liberal" in your opinion, when your party is clearly a failure?