David: Many People Are Saying...

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...that Dick "The Kid" Cheney (we call him "The Kid" 'cause he shot that guy) was a very corrupt vice president. We are looking into his and his family's dealings with foreign energy interests.

"What are things you'll never hear Donald Trump say?", Alex.

David: CNN Annoys Me

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I've been running cable news in the background here lately. I try to flip around every hour or so, usually trying to ping pong between Fox News and CNN or MSNBC.

Fox News is ridiculously one-sided. It's almost comical the lengths they'll go to ignoring facts and pushing illogical leaps.

The same is true of CNN. I'm more annoyed with them, because the facts are generally on their side (and they definitely have a side). Embellishing just weakens their position and gives the opposition a foil.

Also, whoever there thinks saying "All the President's Men" every 5 seconds is clever should know, it's not.

One of my morning rituals is to say, "Alexa, play my news". She then gives me the top NPR and AP stories. The NPR reporting is factual, concise, and fairly unemotional. The AP reporting then starts with great fanfare and over-emoted reads.

I wish more news was like NPR.

David: Presidential AF

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If you’re defending your spelling prowess, proofread the fuck out of your tweet first.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1177539052683309056

David: I Miss the Comments Section

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Comments were a great way to call out bullshit news with facts.

Now everyone just says what they want with impunity, any criticism is divorced from the actual moment, and by the time it's heard the original act is already forgotten.

It's what's wrong with the "debates" that are televised between candidates. Everyone just says their own talking points and maybe tries to get off a zinger or two. There's no actual back and forth of merit.

Here's what I'd like to see: a debate where a candidate gives their response (or non-response) to a question and their opponent's role is to then question or agree with their assertion, BUT NOT PUSH THEIR OWN. Imagine how quickly this would stop many candidates dead...

They'll never agree to it.

David: Raising Funds

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In my 20s I had a policy regarding people selling shit for their kids’ fundraisers at work. If you’d take a flat donation, I’d give it to you. If not, I wasn’t busying any cookie dough, trash bags, or popcorn. I was happy to put some of my disposable income towards kids’ activities, but hated the idea of someone else getting a cut.

Now that I and my kids are older they have their own fundraisers popping up. The pressure to participate in these things is intense, especially in non-school affiliated activities where the fundraising is being spearheaded by another parent. If there’s an opportunity to cut a check for our share, we do so. The problem is that often these things go to a pool which is drawn from by all that participate. Am I the asshole for flatly refusing to participate in these things? Must we become detergent peddlers to fund or children’s sports?

Is it because there’s a stigma associated with asking for money as opposed to selling unneeded and overpriced commodities?