Ted Rall for March 12, 2001
Transcript:
How it works. The president has proposed a bill to prevent what happened from happening again. Your opinion? (Woman: I don't care.) Oh, come on- it's the lead story on every network! (Woman: Why don't politicians and journalists care about issues that matter to real people?) Everyone's talking about it... look at the ratings! (Woman: Not me.) If you ignore issues important to other people, you're apathetic. You don't want to be apathetic, do you? (Woman: Ok... it sounds a tap unnecessary, based on what I've heard.) Why? (Woman: Just because something's in the news doesn't necessarily mean that legislation is the best response. Sometimes-) So what about those "real" issues you really care about? (Woman: Um... what issues?) Exactly