[dankhank]

watch the news hour with jim lehrer or some other serious news show if you want to avoid all the entertainment angles but still know what's going on. i like following the news. it is good for making conversation i guess, and it probably helps make financial decisions occasionally. for example a person could've made smart real estate choices the last few years. or a person who knows how to navigate through unclear news stories might've handled the uiega/neteller situations a little better than the average fool.

i agree though when i'm sitting in an airport or other random place where msnbc et. all is on, i'm amazed at what passes for news these days.