Fun with a TV Survey
I spent a few minutes yesterday answering a long phone survey about local TV news shows. I answered that I knew all the channel shows and their personnel in detail but that I counted on none of them for info nor did I watch them but a couple times a month. He asked me about the differences between various celebrity anchors among the channels and I said ‘none.’ He asked me about how impt were all the various types of stories and I said ‘not at all.’ He asked me how all the various public agencies were doing their jobs and I said ‘they’re not.’ It was quite a funny litany.
It’s too bad, but I should’ve just chimed in for his personal interest that I’m not negative at all about any aspect of the media or public office. Any time any of these people report a truthful story, in plain language, or if a public person did a project of the sort that would be approved by any generation or person of integrity, I would be entirely in favor of it, no matter how mundane it appeared. But they even lie about the weather! Here in Michigan the TV weathermen lament that it’s going to snow in the winter. They act like we should feel like Floridians. Screw them. If they can’t say “Looks like good sledding weather tomorrow, kids!” when it’s going to snow, I say kick em all out into the gutter. They’re worthless. And if a public person acts like a professional, they’d probably as soon shoot you as look at you. I want ’em to act like a person. We have a small town and the local cops act like RoboCop. …Like our new family doctor sweetly said the other day: “If there’s anything at all I can do for you, just ask.” I told her, “I don’t even care if you’re any good. You’re young, you’ll learn. All that matters to me is that you don’t move. That you stay here. You’re our family doctor. That’s all I want. We live here, were raised here. I want a doctor who knows our family. I’m sure anything else will work out fine.” She laughed, and moved a year later. Professionals work a revolving door. The only thing I care about is neighbors. I haven’t seen one in a long time. But of course I’m positive. Who couldn’t be positive about neighbors? Just coz there aren’t any anymore, that’s no skin off my back. That’s their worry. It’s not me who moved. It’s not me who puts my career ahead of my town. I’m all in favor of towns and all kinds of other things that hardly seem to exist anymore. But what else could someone be positive about? Celebrity? Professionalism? Me first?
