The Era of Bullshit

This is the era of bullshit. It reigns supreme. It is the one asset prized above all else by those who care not to examine or those who would dupe us into believing some bullshit principle. Who needs reason or logic when making an argument when all you have to do is bullshit. News type on tv aren't reporters; they're bullshit artist. They looked good, sound good, but if you really listen they are spouting one nonsensical thought after another. Don Lennon, a supposedly quick witted CNN newscaster with the zany eyes, questions the wisdom of property laws in a marriage with the logic that defies the basic principles of fairness. In the Kobe Bryant divorce case, he argues that a woman shouldn't be entitled to a husband's earnings because she didn't earn it. Sounds a bit 16th Century to me. He is but one example of how the air waves are filled with bullshit from people who haven't a clue as to what they are saying. I don't even want to talk about Fox News where most if not all of their mouth breathers have such a bias laden agenda that to even use the words "fair and balance" is to defy credulity on a level not seen since the Nazi propaganda films. Throwing back their own bullshit at them is a sick pleasure that give me a lot of enjoyment.
It is no wonder that any fool with a gift of gab can delude themselves with the idea that they can be president. They most likely have a penchant to wax on any issue and take pride in their diction and their seeming cogency. What makes matters worse is the contingent of “no nothing” reporters who rather than calling these prevaricators on their outrageous assumptions play along in this foolish parade of fools by asking questions as inane as the initial assumptions. Thus, you have a duplicitous double talking opportunist like Newt proclaiming one non nonsensical position after another – many contradicting his own previous statements on the subject or outright falsehood. Romney can recast himself with bullshit from a middle of the road conservative to a tea party advocate – all of course with bullshit. Bachman looks and talks like she is insane and gets serious attention from the “talking heads” who accept her polemics as if they were rational. And let it be said that commercials are are nothing but sheer bullshit. The most repugnant offender of bullshit is the political commercial that come from any party or organization. Both Democrats and Republicans bring the art of bullshit to a new level of subterfuge when they have the time and money to package whatever of ego driven maniac who is seeking office. These products of the campaign are so rife with bullshit that they should be outlawed.
Fact is our entire waking hours is filled with bullshit. From dawn to dusk, and now even those quiet hours from dusk to dawn are filled with bullshit. From no nothing talking heads who jabber endlessly on the TV, to reality stars and their fake lives, to infomercials designed to sell us useless shit. Yes we are subjected to bullshit at every turn.
There isn't a minute in the day when we aren't bombarded with bullshit. Our government, all branches of it are filled with bullshitters. If the congress and the president were really interested in saving money, they would eliminate any title that relates to bullshit. Public information officers, spokespersons, and all their ilk should be driven from their office and made to serve time in some capacity that benefits humanity, like say picking up dog shit. Fact is the spin masters are good at only one thing and that is twisting facts to make whoever responsible not responsible. Like BP running an ad about how concerned the company is about the environment. Hypocrisy and bullshit go hand in hand. Fact is we have more bullshit than we need. We live in a world of make believe. We are fed bullshit so much that we don't ever get the truth. The war in Iraq has ended. The war made possible because of bullshit. There was no ticker tape parade on Broadway for our troops, nothing but a collective sigh of relief. If blood is to be shed in the cause of something, the cause should have a specific objective. Unfortunately, bullshit wars merely exhaust us, drain our treasury, and sacrifice our young.