Quote:as a conservative im a little annoyed by the amount of outrage for this tiny thing.  this is so not a big deal and it's all people are talking about.  people get distracted by the dumbest stuff.

 

It's not distraction.  It's marketing.  The media profits off of the most contentious issues.  A majority of Americans saw this and thought, "not how I would do it, but he has a right to do it."  Then you get ESPN talking heads, and 24 hour news stations that are exploring it from every possible angle.  They take the most extreme opinions from both sides of the aisle and air those.  Before you know it, the whole country has taken sides, and the media is profiting all the way to the bank.

 

They do serve as a distraction, but it's mostly because people don't care enough about the real issues.  It doesn't hold their attention.

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