Tom Brokaw Talks Downhill Slide of the White House Correspondents Dinner and Press Corps

WHERE DIGNITY GOES TO DIE

THIS INTERVIEW WITH TOM BROKAW BY POLITICO IS VERY REVEALING and well worth the ten minutes needed to watch it. I couldn't agree more with what he says. The MSM press corps of all ilks is increasing salacious, petty and unserious as it caters to our---and their---insatiable need to be  entertained.  Lindsey Lohan was his breaking point. I agree:  what could be more pathetic than our obsession with this poor, unappealing, unattractive woman?

What passes for journalism today is only a shadow of what passed for it in Tom's and my day. To put it  more concisely, we are increasingly a culture of voyeurs  wanting to be spoon-fed what passes as news by a silly, inconsequential celebrity-obsessed press corps vultures.

We're a culture that majors in the minors. We don't mind throwing dignity to the wind for a photo op and a few drinks with celebrities. This is especially unfortunate at a time we have so many pressing issues as a nation to address with depth and maturity. When the chickens come home to roost because of our and the press' superficiality, will we be shocked and say we never saw it coming?

I don't know, but wouldn't be surprised if we are. Meanwhile,  Brokaw's reputation has gone up with me as a result of this interview.

ADDITION:  PHOTOS OF EXPECTED CELEBRITIES ATTENDING this self-congratulatory smooze-fest.

ADDITION 2:  Updated celebrity guest list