Exactly why is Tom Cruise's marriage "breaking news"?

[MoonRiver]

MSNBC broke into regular programming to show the outside of the castle where the marriage is taking place, with big"BREAKING NEWS!" fanfare. Then the commentator announced they THINK Tom and whomever are now officially married.

I never cease to be astounded at the farcical nature of American "news". Just when it seems they can't dumb it down any further...
:eyes:

[BuyingThyme]

1. Because we still don't know what happened on 9/11/1.

[HereSince1628]

2. OBL isn't thawed out yet?

[TwilightZone]

3. Because that's what the public is interested in.

If the public was NOT interested in stupid crap like this, we wouldn't have six million mindless magazines and TV shows based on exactly that.

Mindless blather sells, even if we're not interested in it. Unfortunately, many, many, MANY people are.

[MoonRiver]

9. But I wonder if the media provided us with real news and interesting

commentary, whether people wouldn't rise to the higher level. People are so used to drivel that it's what they've come to expect and like. Same as those who go to McDonald's every night. They don't know what good food tastes like, so they THINK they prefer junk.

[TwilightZone]

15. Celebrity worship has been around roughly as long as celebrities

I think there has always been - and will always be - a segment of the population that is more interested in that than in "real" news. Myriad alternatives are already available, and real news is available to anyone who seeks it. Some people just have no interest in trying very hard to find it. Or are simply disinterested in reality.

[treestar]

35. IA, but there was a time when it would not have been "breaking news"

and relegated to the Entertainment Section.

Why is it this important now? Because of the 24/7 media?

[Seabiscuit]

32. TV has become "merely wires and lights in a box"

Edward R. Murrow (from "Good Night, And Good Luck") talking about the future of television:

"To those who say people wouldn't look; they wouldn't be interested; they're too complacent, indifferent and insulated, I can only reply: There is, in one reporter's opinion, considerable evidence against that contention. But even if they are right, what have they got to lose? Because if they are right, and this instrument is good for nothing but to entertain, amuse and insulate, then the tube is flickering now and we will soon see that the whole struggle is lost. This instrument can teach, it can illuminate; yes, and it can even inspire. But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it is merely wires and lights in a box. Good night, and good luck."

Were it not for Keith Olbermann, Mr. Murrow would be turning over in his grave by now.

[TechBear_Seattle]

4. And all this talk about "Scientologist weddings are normal."

For the last week, every MSM "news" outlet has been gushing about Scientology weddings and how they are perfectly normal and just like any other. :puke:

[LibDemAlways]

13. If Tom and Kat didn't bother to fill out the necessary

paperwork with local authorities, as seems to be the case, this whole thing is a big farce anyway. He must be paying Katie millions to go along with this charade.

[Pyrzqxgl]

31. Tom & Kat are"shackin' up" and the kid's a bastard, so what's new?

[philosophie_en_rose]

33. Because every wedding involves frying pans for women and untrustworthy men.

:eyes:

Seriously.... the vows involve admonishing the groom to buy the women "frills" like frying pans and combs and cats. :shrug:

And the women are told not to expect men to keep promises, which no doubt casts a wonderful glow upon an exchange of vows.

:rofl:

[zanne]

5. Because he has excellent publicity agents. nt

[FormerDittoHead]

28. Exactly. Like, WTF do we care about Paris Hilton or Madonna's baby?

I agree totally. I figure Madonna lets the TV network show her films for free, almost all of which have been ranked "worst movie of the year" in each of the years they were released. Is there ANYONE ASKING to see "Who's that Girl" on HBO?

Thanks to these publicists, I'm thinking, we're supposed to think there are like, what, 10-15 celebrities in the WORLD?

..and just why the FUCK should I care about Nichole Richie? Does she act, sing, dance, write, etc?

It honestly makes me sad when I think of the thousands of actors and actresses wanting to get noticed, wanting a chance - actors with REAL talent.

I'm not saying that Tom Cruise doesn't have ability, but I think things are WAY out of proportion.

[Imagevision]

6. It's control damage to rescue/ressuracte Cruise's low popularity caused

by his past behavior, that's why the fairy tale wedding especially to regain his popularity amongst the female-folk...

[eauclaireliberal]

7. RE: Exactly why is Tom Cruise's marriage "breaking news"?

Exactly why is Tom Cruise's marriage "breaking news"?

Because the thousands of U.S. and Iraqi dead in the ME is not as important, donchaknow. That's they way the elite want it.

[AlCzervik]

8. as usual i'm out of the loop again, didn't know they were getting

married and now that i do i don't care.

[Seabiscuit]

21. Yeah! And for that matter, just who is this "Cruise" fellow, anyway?

[onehandle]

10. People are morons. nt

[question everything]

11. This is what Richard Dreyfuss alluded to yesterday on Bill Maher

I hope that his comments are posted someplace. They need to be heard and discussed again and again.

[malaise]

12. This is beyond nonsense n/t

[AnotherMother4Peace]

19. Stupidest piece of crap news I've heard in a while. Our soldiers are

dying, Iraq is being devastated, and this is what is considered "breaking news" Shame on CNN.

[malaise]

25. MSNBC as well

Breaking News used to be something important. This is so fugged up.

[Eurobabe]

14. Really, who the fuck cares?

Too bad that cute little baby has such nimrods for parents.

[Liberal In Texas]

16. It's INFOTAINMENT.

The modern version of Bread and Circuses.

Somebody needs to start a real news service. It actually might make money.

[Oleladylib]

20. That would be Al Jazeera English..Check it out..n/t

[MADem]

17. Peppier than Darfur, perhaps? Easier to digest, they think? NT

[Breeze54]

18. U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD: 2865 / 2 more today!

Because the MSM is trying to distract you from what matters.

As they've been doing...

Or maybe it's this they don't want you to get angry about!!

====================== :grr:

Army Unit to Serve Third Tour in Iraq

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6223911,00.html

Saturday November 18, 2006 11:31 AM

By ROBERT BURNS

AP Military Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) -

The Army's 3rd Infantry Division, which helped lead the charge to Baghdad at the outset of the war,
will return next year and become the first Army division to serve three tours in Iraq.

More at Link...

:nuke:

[SoCalDem]

22. Because if you jump on Oprah's couch, everyone wants to watch your wedding?

:shrug:

[MoonRiver]

23. Yes, that's got to be it.

Now I understand. :banghead:

[agentkgb]

27. Apparently

Mass media will cover what they think people want to know about.

[asjr]

24. Evidently there are not enough

people being killed in Iraq today, and besides they must have something to vie with the latest flap on O.J. Simpson.

[treestar]

36. With 24/7 media they probably do have to look for things to

talk about.

[chaska]

26. I started watching TV again recently...

Mostly, I just leave it on when I'm cooking. I have seen way too much about this shit. Did you know that she spent $12,000 on underwear for the wedding? (!!!!)

This damned wedding is going to cost 9 million dollars!

It's time for another French Revolution. Let's just get rid of all these worthless genetic celebrities, off with their heads. I don't care if he's a Democrat (or so he thinks). He and whatshername are two talentless overpaid hacks that tear down our society by turning its values upside down.

Class envy? Fuck, yeah!

[Annces]

29. Ha, ha I agree

Off with their heads.

[SoCalDem]

30. Don't forget.. Poor people around the world watch OUR tv

and when they see shit like this, imagine what they are thinking..

and we wonder why they have "issues" with us:)

[Cleita]

34. It's not to me.

I seldom watch those channels unless a DUer says, "you have to see this!".

I get my news from the internet but I go to the print media, the newspapers that have websites.

You should too.