tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post5558289354812557122..comments2024-03-29T05:53:38.691-04:00Comments on Writers Who Kill: Everybody Loves a Scandal by Carla DamronJim Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-37836367684083674612016-09-07T00:16:17.354-04:002016-09-07T00:16:17.354-04:00I'm afraid we love our sensational news, and t...I'm afraid we love our sensational news, and that gets a lot more attention than thoughtful commentaries about the candidates.<br /><br />We have long accepted that a person can be someone we feel had moral failings but still effective in their chosen field, be it sports, celebrities or politicians. KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-29699703702783985362016-09-06T17:51:50.151-04:002016-09-06T17:51:50.151-04:00Ohio is a battleground state including a contentio...Ohio is a battleground state including a contentious senate seat. Our TV coverage includes Indiana and Kentucky so we get THREE times the political ads and so many robocalls they give each other busy signals.<br /><br />The current election takes the prize for promoting hatred and racism.Margaret S. Hamiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07979191318652199350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-17548062531026481922016-09-06T16:56:38.149-04:002016-09-06T16:56:38.149-04:00I really dislike the negative slant on politics th...I really dislike the negative slant on politics these last what, two decades? Where did it all start, does anyone know? I would much rather be informed about the platforms than the peccadilloes. Kaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07758348842858993203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-18924886755756919192016-09-06T15:27:22.140-04:002016-09-06T15:27:22.140-04:00Sadly, negative political ads work. That's why...Sadly, negative political ads work. That's why there are so many of them. I am now in New Zealand so I am spared the constant barrage.Warren Bullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789270258599769915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-10100561352096898452016-09-06T11:34:11.615-04:002016-09-06T11:34:11.615-04:00Sometimes I wonder what passes for "news"...Sometimes I wonder what passes for "news" and "scandal" any more. As Linda wrote the other day, people fighting a corrupt corporation for clean water is barely reported but we can easily find photos of politicians in their underwear. Ugh.<br />And like everyone else, I cannot wait for this election cycle to end!Shari Randallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425493627354028820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-9294526094201054232016-09-06T10:40:00.753-04:002016-09-06T10:40:00.753-04:00I blame it on the 24 hour news cycle, too. Media r...I blame it on the 24 hour news cycle, too. Media repeats the same info over and over and it gains more importance than it should. I crave a news show that could be called "Good News" and focuses on positive things happening in our world. <br />carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15985823239660829148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-68164204190199721642016-09-06T10:29:37.401-04:002016-09-06T10:29:37.401-04:00I agree with Jim, and I can't wait for this el...I agree with Jim, and I can't wait for this election to be over. I am so tired of hearing the negative comments that are in the news every day, the vitriol is so overwhelming. Yes, I'll vote, and I know who I'll vote for. I've only missed voting twice in my long life - shortly after my son died, and once when I had the flu.Gloria Aldenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13581719606924364447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-20419595750932668492016-09-06T07:40:09.200-04:002016-09-06T07:40:09.200-04:00I suspect we have been intrigued by scandalous beh...I suspect we have been intrigued by scandalous behavior since the first humans started communicating around the campfire. "Did you hear what . . . "<br /><br />The major difference now is that it no longer requires an expenditure of great sums of money to bring scandal to the masses. Before paper news and faux-news were communicated by word of mouth and required someone to travel from place to place to increase the spread. Then with written word people had to get access of a printing press, publish and deliver. As cities grew that became more economical.<br /><br />Now we are a global village with electronic communication that costs virtually nothing for an individual to promulgate their screed in tweet, FB post and be picked up by others with like minds to spread.Jim Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090252530437277145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-993649290245605005.post-68751779307960192572016-09-06T06:45:48.213-04:002016-09-06T06:45:48.213-04:00I wish we had two better candidates. If Condoleezz...I wish we had two better candidates. If Condoleezza Rice would run, she'd have my vote.E. B. Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16746747050278597888noreply@blogger.com