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Slow News Day

Years ago, I recall my father watching the local evening news and making the following comment: "Must be a Slow News Day". He would then lose interest in what was being presented as news, then simply wait for the weather forecast which came around 20 minutes after the newscast began.

Those non news "news" items per the broadcast most often centered around something like this. "How to properly groom your pet" etc. *smile*

Now we have the President of the United States allegedly uttering a "vulgar slur" (a number of news outlets were much more explicit) regarding certain countries and their immigrants.

Almost every single news feed, local or otherwise featured a story regarding the slur. Not just a mention, but prominently displayed for immediate reading.

I might add, very little was mentioned about the effort on the part of the President (and the Democrats) in this meeting to work on a bipartisan immigration agreement, BUT ... the media simply cannot stop talking about "THE SLUR".

Now, in analyzing the news (which is kinda what I do day to day) .... "I" am talking about it ... Imagine that LOL.

He may or may not have said it. His opponents say that he did & I suppose I have to believe them. Because they spend a lot more time looking for those kind of things as opposed to trying to come up with an agreement to deal with immigration.

OK, He said it ....

Like I  started off ... "A Slow News Day" *smile*, Anyone know what the weather looks like tomorrow?








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