VMA's

This seems like it is completely irrelevant, but this piece of Broadcast brought up the question of whether media outlets should use their power to broadcast political endorsements and messages.

Here is the link to last nights intro.

Last night, British something Russell Brand made several inappropriate jokes, but that is to be expected on a show on MTV, let alone a "hip" awards show.  After diverging from relevant topics, he went onto endorse Obama as a candidate.  

Firstly, Brand is not an American, so his place critiquing American politics is kind of moot to begin with.  These are decisions that affect the American people, and well as the declaration stated a couple hundred years ago, we are a separate nation from Britain and will operate as that separate entity.

That isn't even the point of my rant, he might be informed or he might not be, the point is that publicly endorsing a candidate, whether in a public or private sphere is still absurd.  They are trying to get the word out by using outlets that will reach a younger demographic.

I get that.

What I don't get is why they need to endorse one candidate and bash another.  They spend ALL the time bashing the republican party, he even at one point said that Bush wouldn't be fit to hold a pair of scissors in England.  That's great, that's an opinion--a joke... hilarious.

But before you start trying to tear down one political party, remember that your party, the democratic party also has it's flaws.  Neither side is perfect, and in a democracy we need to choose the lesser of the two evils.  That might not sound like the perfect solution, but it is reality.

Obama will not be our savior any more than McCain will.  As media outlets, we have a responsibility to inform the general public about the truth of the matter, the heart of things that will actually matter and affect people.

Palin was criticized for leaking the information that her daughter was pregnant, but you better believe that had Obama gotten a hold of that information, he would have used it to his advantage.

I guess I'm just idealistic, but since when has journalism and politics goal to perfectly ruin another reputation.

Where is the truth?