Let’s see if the mainstream media is keeping me up-to-date on the important events in my life: the price of oil is up over $110 per barrel; the price of gold is fast approaching $1,000 an ounce; the value of the dollar continues to decline; the feds pump another $200 billion of funny-money into the system – which the stock market seems to ignore; and the DJIA has dropped some 2,000 points in recent months. And so, what is the important news upon which the MSM seeks to bring to my attention: the identity of the call-girl employed by Gov. Spitzer! Inquiring minds want to know!

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