Fake News and Entertainment

Would this blog ever put out "fake news?"

We've probably seen all of the recent noise about "fake news." What's that? Could it be disinformation by our government to promote an agendas and "narrative?" Of course not. Or could it be misinformation or disinformation by our print or television "journalists" to promote a personal agenda or a one sided view? Of course not. (We all know that only people like Rush Limbaugh would ever do that).

Those paragons of virtue, our Hollywood and other entertainers. They are the most generous, most enlightened and most educated on the planet. Of course what they say is the absolute truth. They can show us the path to virtue and they do, each and every day.

The Internet has always been the source of the best of "facts." All those stories for decades about it being the "wild wild west" of information, why they were false. Social media sites such as Facebook? They fact check everything. We can trust what we read implicitly. Which is why FB asks us "What's on your mind?" when we sit down to enter our latest pearl and streams of consciousness.

The news isn't about presenting a narrow point of view, is it? We can trust NPR and PBS to give us the straight goods. No government propaganda. No omissions, No bias. No politics. No sir.

The news isn't about selling advertising is it? Even the announcements about weather aren't intended to keep us glued to the screen for the next three commercials before eventually telling us what we already know, is it? Our television news is in depth, We know what's happening all over the world each and every day, don't we? CNN and MSNBC makes certain of that, don't they?

Even a California politician apparently wants to teach little kiddies how to detect fake news. Everyone is not on the bandwagon.

My, this is all such a recent development. Something happened after November 7. Prior to that, I guess the power brokers had everything "under control" and there was not a problem. Suddenly there have been massive breakouts of hysteria.

Blogs and Entertainment
Of course, all of the blogs in the blogosphere are to be trusted, including this one. I'd never get on the fake news bandwagon would I? Well, why not? It is a brave new world. PC is out. Niceness is out.

Actually, I'm liking this, Be real and be nasty. Strut around like a politician or an entertainer. No more hiding behind smirks and smart sayings. Let's just say it like it is. Let's dump "political correctness" and get real. Let's just go at it. That's what the formerly PC people are calling for. Wow. This could be fun?

I guess the mantra is "no more Mr, Nice Person."

This somewhat dry blog might become very entertaining, and that's what people apparently want. We don't want facts. We want to be entertained.

Newsletters
Well, some things won't change. The newsletter may remain very dry and unentertaining for a few more months. However, there was an attempt a few years ago to make our association newsletters "entertaining." For a short time it was the "happy news" newsletter. Neighbor of the month, a push for garage sales, parties on the grounds, even free donuts and coffee.

Who knows, the newsletter may become like the media News. Happy stuff one month and doom and gloom and vitriol the next.  Perhaps we can get Snoop Dog to write a piece on "Kicking Your Ass" or where to get the best junk. Then on the next page we can get Martha Stewart can give us a few recipes for cookies and other things to bake.

Obama says Goodby
Well, I got an email from the President this morning. His final words were "'We shall overcome.' Yes, we can." He says he wants to stay connected and I can sign up for email news. What a nice guy. All I have to do is click on that link in the email. But wait, could this be a fake, too? I mean, the President wants to stay connected to me?