Oink, Oink, FLU!

Oink, Oink, FLU!

That's a great title, eh? It's a current events version of "Duck, Duck, Goose." Get it? Yeah, I'm a horrible person. Whatever.

So, this whole Swine flu thing... Scary, eh? NO. I'm not in the least put off by this recent scare, nor am I going to change my lifestyle because of it. It's been pushed by the media, and has little hold in my everyday life.

Here's the rundown from my point of view:

Corporate media has been at a loss for huge stories ever since Obama clinched the presidency and did so on Jan 20. So, this new Swine Flu thing has been a way for them to get back on the scene in a big way. They've taken every aspect of the situation and have blown it out of proportion.

Some of you are probably saying, "But Jack, people have died!" Yeah, I know that. But the solution to safety is not to create chaos. The solution should be education. The media, instead of reporting statistic updates every five minutes, should be focusing on telling the public little changes they can make in their everyday life to make sure they have the greatest chance possible not to get the illness.

Will they follow my suggestion? Probably not. Why? Because I don't matter. I don't own stock, so no one cares.

So... I think I'm going to team up with Stephen Colbert and take out the media, once and for all.