ARUBA BULLSHIT

There's a girl missing in Aruba. And there's a brain missing in our media.

Look, I'm sorry that the american girl vacationing in Aruba went missing. Maybe she'll turn up, maybe she won't. There has been no indication of grisly foul play as in the Laci Peterson case, but the press seems eager to turn this into it's next "missing girl du jour" over-broadcast scandal, before it even becomes a scandal! As the "runaway bride" prepares for her first prime time interview (yesterday's "missing girl du jour") I'm shocked to see CNN airing 5 minute segments on this girl in Aruba. One segment even went in depth with an international legal expert who familiarized us with the Aruban legal system and explained why the suspects in the case could be detained with no evidence. Who the fuck cares?

Maybe she's dead. Maybe she ran away. Who knows? And with no disrespect for the girl's friends and family, who besides them should care? But we do know that 53 people died in 2 bombings in Iraq today. Why isn't that given equal time to this one comparatively insignificant girl who may not even be hurt? Isn't this clear proof that our news is slanting coverage away from the bloody horror that is Iraq? And the fact that our president created and perpetuates this horror? No americans were killed in today's blasts, but we don't even care when it IS our soldiers dying in these almost daily bombings, as long as there is some missing girl to focus on. I don't want to live my life looking over my shoulder afraid of conspiracy theories. (Ignorance is bliss.) But unfortunately, this administration and the mainstream media are partnering in a large-scale conspiracy to divert our attention from their dirty dealings, and a lot of people don't know how to read between the lines or check sites like thehuffingtonpost.com for real news. But this Aruba girl provides clear proof of our news' bias: one missing girl gets more coverage than 53 dead in an endless war your tax dollars are paying for.

WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE??? How can we continue to accept propaganda as news? Call them on their crap! The TV news can't function without an audience, so we really hold at least THAT key. Sometimes I feel like the only thing americans express outrage over is when their gas prices go up so that they can't drive to their next door neighbor's house as cheaply.