by Ray Newman, radio and television commentator, attorney, educator, author

Friday, July 2, 2010

EXTREME UGLY

Last time, I wrote about EXTREME BEAUTY. Here are some of one morning's headlines from CNN on the news of the day:

ANGER, FRUSTRATION ON GULF OIL CRISIS
JOB LOSSES RETURN
TALIBAN ATTACKS US AGENCY
50 KILLED IN PAKISTAN SHRINE ATTACK
21 DEAD IN SHOOTOUT NEAR US BORDER
HURRICANE ALEX SOAKS MEXICO, FLOOD RISK HIGH
FIRE TRAPS MAN IN BATHROOM WALL
KELSEY GRAMMER'S WIFE FILES FOR DIVORCE
TORI SPELLING'S HUSBAND IN ICU

Nary a word about the wonderful inventions patented this day, the beautiful children born, the number of safe airplane travelers, the successful kidney transplants, the just published book of poetry.

And the main blame for the torrent of depressing world-sucking, spirit and energy draining, negativity? The public, who watch it, read about it, love to talk about it, do nothing to stop it.

Tell CNN and all other purveyors of rampant hell on earth stories what you think BY NOT WATCHING ANYTHING THAT OUTLET PRODUCES. NOTHING. That drop off in audience, no matter how small, will speak louder than any complaints you send them in the mail. They do what they do for the money which is produced by advertising revenue, which is determined by size of audience.

That's us. Shut them off. Today. Now. Off.

And if you try to talk with me about negative stories in other than a positive, constructive, healing way, I shut you OUT.

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