Tuesday Newsday July 7th

This weeks tuesday newsday, and yes I am doing it on the right day for a change, asks about the prolonged media attention on 2008 candidates.

The last Senatorial election is finally decided. The Governor of Alaska, former Vice Presidential candidate, resigns. Franken and Palin. Do you find it strange that two people from the LAST election are still making news?

I find it more strange that Michael Jackson, a self proclaimed king of pop (coke maybe?) is getting all this attention. Okay, he died. It's sad when anyone dies, but what makes him so special? Jesse Jackson says it's because he had more international influence than any president and he said it with a straight face! Everyone is acting as if this man was a great war hero or something instead of a pedophile and drug addict! If this is what black people honor and feel is worthy of a media circus then I have to wonder about how they form their ethics and morals.

But as for Franken, well there's another laughing stock. He sure played up his comedic talent and stole that election. I am glad Norm Coleman finally had enough class to realize it was a lost cause and move on to bigger and better things. Sarah Palin will always be in the news regardless of what she does or doesn't do. She was fresh, unique, and very off the wall and no one knew what to make of her. She could have chosen a better time to resign, but from what I understand she did it at that time AFTER talking with republican leaders and her Lt. Governor Sean Parnell. So, it wasn't as if she just woke up and said this is it.

But, no I'm not surprised the media is still focusing on the 2008 election and it's candidates long after it should have been over. It was one of the most disgusting as well as interesting elections I've ever witnessed. Hopefully we will never see the likes of it again and hopefully by the end of this year the fascination with all the crap will be over.