So I called work this morning to see if anyone needed anything and was told to turn on the news. There it was my rig on the news saying they had a major oil spill. WTF! I listen to the story couldn't help but start laughing at the sensationalism that the media portrays. First they compare the spill to the Deepwater Horizon, this is not even close, this is only about 300 barrels. Second the spill is synthetic drilling mud. It's main ingredient is vegetable oil and its 100% environmentally friendly. The stuff is pretty much edible, although I wouldn't recommend trying it. But the entire news story is showing footage from the Deepwater Horizon incident. They showed all of maybe 10 seconds of footage from my rig. I know it's bad having anything go overboard but why do they keep on the Horizon thing. Comparing this incident to the Horizon is like comparing your backyard fence to the great wall of china. Its like any time a gun is used in a crime they say "assault rifle" and other evil things. Damn the media is annoying!

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/oilandgas/8969125/Shell-shuts-down-drilling-at-Gulf-of-Mexico-rig.html

... and they were firing AK47s! in to the air ... while spilling oil... AK47s! OMGZ!!!*!&!*!*!

 

I know what you mean, I really cant stand watching the news either.

319 barrels of cooking oil leaked, lets stop ALL offshore drilling.

its an Obama election year & we gotta please the environmentalists.

Drama sells.....sad but true fact.

just torch the oil and have a big fish fry- problem solved and lunch served.

The media makes me sick. Bunch of assclowns.

I feel you pain, most news stories about the airline industry are so off it's frustrating, but like others said, if it's not exciting it's news and doesn't get the ratings they are looking for.

Yep, the media sucks. Like was said, drama sells. Today, unfortunately, most of what you see on mainstream media is pure hogwash. It is so sensationalize and often times just flat out lies, it is ridiculous. Once you see a news story on something you have personal information about, like the OP's example, that is when you truly realize how pathetic it is.

 

Awhile back there was an incident on the news. When the story came on I was thinking, "damn, I was there for that! I already know what happened!". Then they aired the story and I realized I apparently, even though was present at the time, had no idea what happened. The story they portrayed was so absurdly different I couldn't believe it.

 

And this is why the country is going down the drain. Because news agency push an agenda and pass of lies as the truth to get people to think a certain way or support a certain viewpoint....that is false. Pathetic.

Been going on since the late 1600s here in the USA. Media pushes agendas... people read media, believe the information fed them, and then repeat. People have been too lazy to figure things out for themselves since the dawn of time.

 

I liken it to the Civil War discussions I used to have with my college roomate who is from Charleston, SC. He was taught that the Civil War was an invasion of the south by the northern states to steal the wealth and agricultural bounty of the south in basically a fit of jelousy. That it was never about the slavery issue, states rights versus federal powers or in defense of the constitution.

 

People BELIEVE what they are fed no matter if it comes from a preacher, town crier, bartender, politician, teacher or reporter.

The lefties will get over it as long as you guy's didn't kill any bears.

The lefties will get over it as long as you guy's didn't kill any bears.

 

Dude, I follow your posts cause they make me giggle like a school girl. Keep'm comin sweetie pie.

Dude, I follow your posts cause they make me giggle like a school girl. Keep'm comin sweetie pie.

 

I love you!

My view is that it's not the media that is at fault here, they are just providing a service that (enough) people want. It's the people who want this style of "news entertainment".. There must be enough of them based on the number of trashy magazines being sold in stores, reality shows on TV, etc and the number of people I see hovering around the TVs in the office.

 

TheWombat

This is what it's all about.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46bBWBG9r2o