Survival of the Fittest

Everyone who reads my blog is well aware that I do not harbor any love for the majority of television news reporters. I have yet to find true and unbiased reporting on any of the news services, even though they go out of their way to advertise they are just that, unbiased

Yesterday, while watching a segment on television, I had an occasion to like them even less. I will not name the show, but there was a reporter in Israel being interviewed by one of the talking heads sitting safely behind a desk on the show. The talking head asked the reporter in Israel a question that I hear asked on every news show, “Is America using Israel to fight their war against the Hezbollah?”

The reporter appeared taken back hearing that question by one of his own fraternity, but he did his best to respond in a truthful manner and explained why his answer was no. The talking head appeared satisfied for the moment, then said “Well, you are there right now, can you tell us how long the Israel war is going to last?” It was quite evident the reporter standing in Israel did not know how to answer this stupid question, as he was silent for a moment before answering. The reporter explained that this was a war initiated by the State of Israel, not America and he could not respond to that question.

So, what does the ever intrepid talking head do now that he has been informed his reporter could not answer the question, why he asked it again, only this time more forcefully as if badgering a union official to open up for the cameras and the reporter responds in the same manner.

I do not know how this ended, I changed the channel in disgust, sometimes it is better to watch the History Channel then it is to listen to talking heads.

This exchange between two reporters for the same network made me realize that the news services are frustrated with the Israeli war, as they are unable to find out any dirt to dish out to their viewers. They cannot find out troop movements, strengths and any other item relating to the military because Israel does not permit it and this is driving them to feed on one another in a true survival of the fittest test of the fittest. In addition, one more thing, I love it, yes, every single moment of it, I love it.