Beware of the Monkey Flu
Let's put this into perspective, OK.
The swine flu was suspected to have killed 152 people so far in Mexico. And 98 cases of the flu were confirmed worldwide.
It's bad. I should know because CNN, MSNBC, and all the other news channels told me so.
Meanwhile, consider that 36,000 Americans die from the regular influenza each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
And about 45,000 Americans die in car accidents every year.
Finally, another 173,000 Americans die of boredom while watching "Two and a Half Men" every year. I don't even want to mention how many keel over from their exposure to VH1's "Rock of Love."
But here, the TV news - as well as newspapers like us - have been touting the swine flu like it's the coming apocalypse.
That's what TV news and mainstream media does best - scare the living beejesus out of us. How do you think George Bush got elected to office? By scaring us into voting for him.
This is what CNN said on its Web site: "Mexico City is a metropolis under siege."
That just brings up images of tiny influenza bugs armed with assault rifles and belts of bullets crisscrossing their little chests.
This is why I hate most TV news (and a lot of other mainstream media sources).
Just venting.
The swine flu was suspected to have killed 152 people so far in Mexico. And 98 cases of the flu were confirmed worldwide.
It's bad. I should know because CNN, MSNBC, and all the other news channels told me so.
Meanwhile, consider that 36,000 Americans die from the regular influenza each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
And about 45,000 Americans die in car accidents every year.
Finally, another 173,000 Americans die of boredom while watching "Two and a Half Men" every year. I don't even want to mention how many keel over from their exposure to VH1's "Rock of Love."
But here, the TV news - as well as newspapers like us - have been touting the swine flu like it's the coming apocalypse.
That's what TV news and mainstream media does best - scare the living beejesus out of us. How do you think George Bush got elected to office? By scaring us into voting for him.
This is what CNN said on its Web site: "Mexico City is a metropolis under siege."
That just brings up images of tiny influenza bugs armed with assault rifles and belts of bullets crisscrossing their little chests.
This is why I hate most TV news (and a lot of other mainstream media sources).
Just venting.
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