"Random Wish List"

This is what Gatz has to say:

I have been in a wish mode lately. Wishing losing weight were easier, wishing pasta was like a vegetable and wishing money were no object. However everyone wishes things like this. What wishes would I have on a larger scale that affected more people and maybe improved our society. Here is my "random wish list":

1. I wish more americans were smarter. I swear the average american is dumber than dirt. I know not literally but for Pete's sake they vote for presidents because the person is " the kind of guy you'd like to have a bar-b-que with" or they "like the color of their tie" or they promise things like change, transparency and just seem as honest as "aw shucks" my grandpa. Americans fall for dubious psychological advertising, annoint cronies like Dr. Phil, or Tony Robbins or Oprah as the sages of the century. These are clowns whose message isn't any more profound than mine or yours. Please american citizens get smarter before it's too late.

2. I wish sports had integrity. Did you see that ESPN show where Lebron chooses which city he will play in. The gall of ESPN to think anyone would watch such silliness but oh yeah...they did. There is cheating, doping, steroids, tainted records, and how about all the parent obsessive involvement in their kids "sports careers". The fact that a kid has a "sports career" is insanity to begin with. How about every kid is an all star, every kid gets a trophy, every kid believes they are the one going to the big pro contract but oh yes only 1% do. Parents fight with each other, have killed each other over their stupid 7 year olds game. Do me a favor look up the name Todd Marinovich who is the poster child for what is wrong with sports in America today. I love sports, but sports like years past.

3. I wish TV news reported the news instead of creating it. The fact that FOX news is labled conservative or liberal and so is CNN and CNBC and so forth is wrong to begin with. News stations once reported the news but apparently that is no longer enough. They create news now with how they slant stories, take facts out of context, and in some cases completely manufacture the story. William Randolph Hearst pioneered "yellow" journalism (sensational journalism) with no integrity at all. That was in the 1930's, I thought we had come a long way from that. Wasn't Walter Cronkite, CBS news anchor of (1960-70's) voted the most trusted man in America? We did so well those years and now we are back to bull shit, worthless yellow journalism.

4. I wish Americans were sincere when they say "educating our kids is one of our most important values". NO IT"S NOT! It's one of the weakest values. How do I know this? Because you put your money where your mouth is and education in this country is literally starving from lack of funds. States can't keep schools open, buy new text books or keep teachers. It is critical right now and has been more than once in this country. Whenever there are cuts to be made in a budget, the first place they go is schools. Do parents cry out? NO! They let it happen. California is 49th out of all states in the amount of money supplied to schools. If it were really a priority we would insist on stopping our stupid wars and put that money into schools. We don't, never have and never will.


5. I wish this country would go back to sound financial principles. Greed, and making money are the only criteria guiding people individually and in corporate America. Why else would we hire people here illegally and pay under the table, why else would we out source jobs and have Americans without work, why else would we give up our preeminent position as producers of the world in favor of being mostly consumers? We have gotten away from all the basic fundamentals of finance that was designed to keep our country strong, in favor of selling out the country for profit. I hope every corporate raider, or golden parashoot executive gets the karma coming to them. We have to stop this financial suicide.

That's is my 2010 wish list for this country and for the people in it. What is it you wish for?