If Santa Clause really existed, his importance would probably be number 20 on the popularity charts. Right behind Tiger Woods' extramarital affair and Lady Gaga's newest and weirdest dress.
Still, if he really had the power to grant Christmas wishes, mine would be to end all the nonsense talked about in the media. Why is so much importance being given to people like Tiger Woods, ex-senator John Edwards and ex-governor Eliot Spitzer - when there are other more important issues in the world. What they do in their personal lives should not over-take our own.
For one whole week now, the top news on every channel is about Tiger Woods' affair. Prompting more women to come forward and claiming they had an affair with him. The popularity of the case is drawing out all the weirdos. The news should be limited to the sports arena only.
Its ridiculous that we are constantly hit with images of what Lady Gaga looks like in public. We all know she's an attention freak that just needs to get over it. If I had children, I would never let them wear anything remotely similar to what she wears. I can dress up Fredric (my cat) in more provocative clothing and he'll still look ten times better than her.
In case people have forgotten, we're still at war. Not just in one, but in two. Yet, most of the younger Americans, including my own nieces and nephews, don't know which countries we're at war with. But if we asked the same kids what the ethnicity is of the most recent kid Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are planning to adopt, they'll answer faster than a fighter plane can fire off a missile.
The mature adults of our country are the only ones who care about health care reform. Everyone else seems to be more curious about who the star of Twilight is dating these days. To say that it's only the fault of people reading up on these things is unfair. The truth is that we are inundated with unimportant information which blinds us to the real issues going on in the world.
Upon browsing the net right now, MSN.com has a lot of information that should not be that important to the average American. At eye level is Bing.com searches which include mostly sports information, celebrity news, recipes, and shopping things. In the bottom right corner is where the real news is. To get there, you have to scroll down.
Santa Clause has his hands full if he's planning to grant my wish. Not only does the internet need to be cleaned up of its celebrity clutter, but so does television, radio and print media like magazines.
I think I need to change my wish to wanting a new printer instead. It would be a lot easier.
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