What happened to the MSM? When did all the media outlets become no better than a supermarket tabloid magazine? When and why did they stop reporting facts, exposing government cover-ups, corporate lies, misuse of power in our government? When did they stop reporting the truth? When did they become no better than the propaganda machines. When did opinions become fact? When did “spinning” a story by omitting facts or rigging audio/video tapes to favor certain people or political parties become acceptable? When did it become ok to out-and-out lie to your viewers/readers/listeners? When did it become acceptable to ignore breaking news of huge proportions, news that makes a difference to the American people and the state of our country? What happened to journalists and reporters you could trust, who had integrity and a willingness to go up against the “powers that be”, a sense of right and wrong, a sense of justice, a sense of duty to do what was right and report the facts no matter who the story was about. What happened to people like Walter Cronkite, Edward R. Murrow, Woodward & Bernstein, Ted Koppel & Dan Rather. Journalists today are nothing more than puppets reading a script they are given, no better than those who write articles for the National Enquirer. Trying to convince the sheeple they are telling the truth and reporting the “real” news. It’s no longer news, nor is it the truth. It’s no longer unbiased, real reporting. It’s propaganda. It’s opinion. It’s sensationalism. And anyone with any brains or common sense should be able to see right through it. Check your sources, verify what you’re being told, figure it out for yourself. We’re on our own. Conservative, liberal, local news, cable news, television, radio, print….none of its “real”. We can no longer afford to listen to them without verifying the facts for ourselves. They can no longer be trusted. Do yourself a favor. No matter what political party you are affiliated with, no matter what news outlet you favor, confirm your own facts, form your own opinions, make up your own mind. Don’t let these false heralds do it for you. This concludes my rant of the year. Thank you.