Recently I have noticed the news has gotten out of hand with its offbeat stories. I have noticed public interest waning as newscasters and tabloids beat the same stories to death every day, and it needs to stop.

Has anyone heard about the Tiger Woods car crash? Of course you have. Everyone has to have at least heard that it happened. I personally do not mind Tiger Woods; and I like golf, but I do not care about his car crash, why it happened or that he might have a mistress. All the public really cares to know is that he was in a car crash and he is going to be able to play golf again. What is the use of musing over the cause of his accident or whether or not he is seeing someone other than his wife? Perhaps this might make him a less than perfect role model, but I am sure we can all stand to stay out of his personal life.

Another story that has been irritating the masses is the one about Michaele and Tareq Salahi crashing the White House dinner. Yes, it is disheartening that security can prevent terrorists from attacking the United States, yet they cannot seem to prevent those sneaky socialites from getting into a high-profile dinner. Even so, we do not really care who manages to slip into the party (so long as they are not terrorists), but we definitely care why security did not manage to stop them. What is worse is that this pair is a part of the “Real Housewives of D.C.” reality show. I am of the opinion that reality stars do not need any more air time than they get in the first place, and we do not need to be seeing them among our regular news stories.

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Speaking of reality stars, Jon and Kate have gone beyond the call of duty when it comes to annoying tabloids. I do not believe that I have been able to go into my grocery store once in the last few months without seeing some ridiculous headline about the state of this couple’s failed marriage. I understand that their show has been a hit for TLC. Raising eight children must be difficult to manage, but I hardly see it as entertainment. A good portion of the viewers for that show might do themselves some good if they stopped watching Jon and Kate’s family and started worrying about their own problems.  Reality television is hardly escapism, so why do people want to invite more marital problems and drama into their homes by watching it play out?

Really, these persistent tabloids and annoying news stories cannot be stopped. The public will always be more interested in the lives of celebrities than they are in their own. As exciting as they all may seem, these people do not have much more fabulous lives than everyone else that you know. They just happen to be on television. It seems that people have forgotten the difference between other people’s lives as seen on television, and their own.

For an Associated Press report on the Tiger Woods incident, check out this video.

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