Freedom of the Press?

Whatever happened to freedom of speech and freedom of the press?

“When freedom of speech wasn’t every four letter word a sailor never said.”

Gone are the days of Edward R. Morrow, Tom Brokaw, and David Brinkley, hard hitting journalist who were unafraid to ask the tough questions.

Why should we care that a half a world away people are protesting for the rights we enjoy on a daily basis?
Why should the press be bothered to cover actual news when there are so many celebrities going to rehab?

“If it bleeds it leads.”
Guess not enough blood has been shed in Egypt and Tunisia yet to make the American news.

Never mind that the American President just said in one breath the United States would stand behind those who want Democracy and then called for the Egyptian people to protest peacefully.
Obviously oblivious to what’s actually going on and wanting to protect the almighty American oil interests.

It’s not the protestors that are creating the violence, it’s the so-called “government officials and police.”
Note to President Obama: Stop listening to the so-called “experts.” Start listening to the people of Egypt.

“Eyes on the future what’s to be done need understanding to stand as one.”

In Egypt Christians stood as one human chain around their Muslim friends so they could pray in safety, a repayment perhaps for the Coptic Christmas when Muslims joined their Coptic Christian friends in church.

Together they join in a show of solidarity and protest against the current oppressive government.
That is the true future, Christians, Muslims, Hindus, Hebrews, Egyptians all.
Standing united, standing tall.

Gone are the days when reporters could report on actual world news.
Now it’s cost shares and ad space and making the almighty buck for the corporations.
Protect the oil shares of the media corporations.

“It’s time to tell the children that’s not about the rings that we put upon the fingers of the man who would be king.”