Bad Behavior? Here's Your Prize

This week, I had coffee with a friend of mine and we got to talking about politics, as we tend to do. We were talking about the President's remarks to Congress and Joe Wilson's "you lie" comment. I mentioned to her that Fox News hadn't covered the remarks; instead it aired a show called Glee.

Our nation is debating one of the most important issues of a generation, and a major news network decides not to cover it. Unfair and unbalanced, they are after all.

Why do things like that surprise me still? But more importantly, why is Fox News allowed to get away with their continued lies and manipulation on all things political? Leaving their reporting aside, have we devolved as a nation so much that a supposedly reputable organization can print an ad that is an out and out lie and have no consequences? Does anyone in this country still believe in the idea that actions have consequences?

Clearly not if Joe Wilson can raise the kind of money he has since his outburst; Serena Williams is interviewed on the Today Show to explain her feelings; and Kanye West goes on the Jay Leno Show to pour his heart out.

Why do we continue to reward bad behavior? Are we so starved for entertainment in our own lives that this is all we have? I'd truly like to know.