How many of you actually are willing to turn on a 24 hour news channel right now, and keep it on? I'm willing to bet some individuals can't keep the program on for longer than 20 minutes, mainly due to the bashing that is being spewed out of the screen at an almost alarming rate. It's similar to the girl who climbed out of the T.V. set in the horror film The Ring when it comes to the information flowing out of these shows.
I believe that one of the major problems facing America today when it comes to any type of semi-political talk is the extreme polarization that has taken place with the two major parties. It has gone from, "I probably just don't understand their issues, but at least I can respect they care about something I don't agree with" to the extreme opposite of, "Are you with me? Because if you aren't, you are my enemy and there is no room for common ground anymore." As