Faceless Names?

I'm sure this is my fault more than anyone's, but....

In the past couple of weeks, my Comcast daily news is saturated with names I don't recognize: Ashton, Rhianna (spelling?), Heigl, and even some names I recognize, but only as names. I have no idea who these people are. Actually, I do have an idea. They must be some pseudo-celebrities: Hollywood-types or Hippy Rock Guys, something like that. Now, why are they the headline news? OK, I know why, but why do people care what happens to Ashton, Rhianna, Heigl, and the others more than matters of substance, perhaps, like the upcoming elections, the federal government deficit, the usurpation of individual right by those in DC, the sad state of affairs in Michigan, etc.? I suppose I have an inkling of an answer to that one, too, I suppose.

In the same vein, why was this Colbert guy invited to testify before a Congressional committee? Granted, the two or three times I've seen him, he seemed pretty funny. But, why is he testifying? Do the other comedians on the Hill need some comic relief? To his credit, John Conyers asked that Colbert leave, at least initially, but caved in when he found out one of his Dem colleagues had invited him. We certainly wouldn't want to make any of our colleagues "uncomfortable," even if they do foolish things.

Just curious, too: When will the history textbooks and teachers begin to at least give the side that maintains FDR and his New Deal not only didn't end the Depression, but likely lengthened and deepened it--at least give the side...?

And, with a move toward expanding our union involvement at MCC, I am once again torn between the current efficacy of unions. Hmmm....for me, there's really a double-edged sword.

It was nice that not a single one, nobody, from the local Huron Valley School board responded to my suggestion that we name schools after important historical (national or local personalities. That's just what we need another "Country Oaks" (with nary an oak around) or "Oak Valley" (at the top of the highest point around). Is this yet another example of the arrogance of the self-anointed elite, that they are smarter than the rest of us, that they know better, so don't bother them with matters?

Out....