http://bugskippy.com/2008/05/14/the-cyclone-tornados-and-chinas-earthquake-are-we-desensitized-to-tragedies/ Reflections on Christianity, God, Comics, and Stuff. Mon, 02 Aug 2010 03:42:10 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://bugskippy.com/2008/05/14/the-cyclone-tornados-and-chinas-earthquake-are-we-desensitized-to-tragedies/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Bob Fri, 23 May 2008 13:46:27 +0000 http://bugskippy.com/?p=271#comment-136 Years ago there was a popular sheet spread by fax(I believe it predated wide spread e-mail. It covered negative predictions made by presidential candidates about their opponents. All of these predictions came true except the candidate making the negative prediction was the winner. Sometimes it doesn't make that much difference who wins the elections.Things have to be done even if they may be politically unpopular. Years ago there was a popular sheet spread by fax(I believe it predated wide spread e-mail. It covered negative predictions made by presidential candidates about their opponents. All of these predictions came true except the candidate making the negative prediction was the winner. Sometimes it doesn’t make that much difference who wins the elections.Things have to be done even if they may be politically unpopular.

]]> http://bugskippy.com/2008/05/14/the-cyclone-tornados-and-chinas-earthquake-are-we-desensitized-to-tragedies/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Julie Sat, 17 May 2008 02:46:57 +0000 http://bugskippy.com/?p=271#comment-131 I couldn't agree more. It's gotten so bad, I feel like we're on the verge of hearing what the candidates had for breakfast each day. The election is important, but I think the media is on overkill. I couldn’t agree more. It’s gotten so bad, I feel like we’re on the verge of hearing what the candidates had for breakfast each day. The election is important, but I think the media is on overkill.

]]> http://bugskippy.com/2008/05/14/the-cyclone-tornados-and-chinas-earthquake-are-we-desensitized-to-tragedies/comment-page-1/#comment-127 tazdog Fri, 16 May 2008 01:49:31 +0000 http://bugskippy.com/?p=271#comment-127 You bring up some really good points, and I would have to agree with you. Of course politics and the election this year is huge and I think the media thinks it's some big pow-wow and needs to be aired 24/7. However I personally don't think so. I think the media needs to cover more of the big stories and the tragedies longer and not just flip the switch and go back to the democratic race. You bring up some really good points, and I would have to agree with you. Of course politics and the election this year is huge and I think the media thinks it’s some big pow-wow and needs to be aired 24/7. However I personally don’t think so. I think the media needs to cover more of the big stories and the tragedies longer and not just flip the switch and go back to the democratic race.

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