I am sick and tired of hearing about the so-called "Octo Mom" and her brood and I want this story to go away. Every time I turn on the TV, there's this incensed commentator vehemently tearing into this woman and almost salivating in the hopes that some hanger-on will drop some nugget of information that will lead to the children being removed, or at least the story can be moved forward one more day, so they can pound away another day. These so-called stories that appear on these "current affairs" programs are the worst drivel on television today and have no redeeming factors.
All they do is stridently attack people and trundle in lawyers, experts, and special guests to undermine everyone involved. The worst part is that when viewers begin to tire of the story of the day, they drop all their commentary and move on to the next big story and then they begin the cycle once more. Their self-righteous indignation moves on because the story has become old news, there is never another word about the old news. Disgusting.
They play up the latest homicide, investment scandal, drug-overdose or whatever meaningless story pops up on the purient media's collective consciousness that will garner the programs some ratings and playing up to the lowest common denominator. Even if I had even the slightest interest in whatever the "Octo-Mom" is up to, hopefully, I wouldn't be spending my day glued to the tube with baited breath to see if her nanny situation works out. I just don't care and you shouldn't either. If there are problems incurred with raising her own little tribe, let her deal with it and if she can't, there are people able to step in and help, either by removing the kids if mistreated or neglected. This is not a story that should be glammed up for television. It is not news. People need to move on and GET A LIFE! Okay, I'm now done ranting.
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