After a little shopping and a few chores, I was finally able to use my new chair and sit out on the deck! It was even warm enough that I was able to put on the bikini I bought this morning. (I don't wear them when we're at the beach--I'm a boardshorts kinda gal--but if it's just me and the birds, I don't care.) I had a magazine and a cool amber beverage, and it was very pleasant. Once I got the chair set up, that is...I struggled for five minutes with the stupid thing, and I'm lucky it didn't fold up and bite my hand off. It's quite comfy, though, and I'm glad I got a couple of them. And don't worry, I didn't spend too long out there. I don't like to burn!
I won't feel right if I don't write something at least a little substantive, so I'll mention a Facebook discussion I incited started. I posted a story about how Faux News was whining that they didn't get called on to ask a question at the President's press conference the other night...the same press conference that Faux decided not to air, running "Lie to Me" instead. (I love the show, but I'd rather watch a press conference.) To every action there is a reaction, and to every decision there are consequences. For whatever reason, Fox (okay, I'll stop calling it Faux) chose not to air the press conference, despite the fact that the President had some important things to say about the flu outbreak. As a result of their decision, the President didn't call on any of their reporters. End of story, so stop whining.
My pal Dirk brought up the fact that CNN and other "mainstream media" outlets are far from "fair and balanced," as Fox claims to be, and their liberal bias is obvious. I can't really argue with that--I watch CNN and MSNBC, because they have a definite liberal slant. Not arguing is quite a breakthrough, because Dirk and I don't agree on much when it comes to politics! We agree to disagree. But the thing about CNN and MSNBC is that they don't have "fair and balanced" as their tagline. Everyone knows that they tend to lean to the left, although I find their actual reporting (as opposed to opinion shows) to be quite fair and balanced. For Fox to claim that they are "fair and balanced" is utterly laughable to me. They obviously can't stand the President, to the point where they didn't show his press conference, although it's considered to be part of networks' duties to show coverage of Presidential speeches and press conferences so that our populace can be informed.
Frankly, I think it was disrespectful, and a virtual "slap in the face" to the President. I'd say that the President issued a little smackdown of his own when he didn't call on any of Fox's reporters. And Fox has the nerve to whine about it? Cry me a river!
