The volcanic ash that brought European air travel to a standstill forced the cancellation of President Barack Obama's weekend trip to attend the funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski. As understandable as Mr. Obama's inability to travel to Krakow was, his choice of alternative activity boggles the mind. Seeing the sudden opening in his schedule, he and three companions headed to the links for a round of golf. (source)

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As President Obama enjoys golfing, tennis and his $35,000 per week vacation rental the media provides wall-to-wall coverage of the travels of the dead body of a US Senator. Meanwhile real Americans are suffering. According to Atlanta Fed chief Dennis Lockhart, "If one considers the people who would like a job but have stopped looking - so-called discouraged workers - and those who are working fewer hours than they want, the unemployment rate would move from the official 9.4 percent to 16 percent." (source)

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It was tough to avoid television coverage of the Michael Jackson Memorial today. Though I wasn't interested in watching, I understand that millions were and so it was broadcasted live on all major networks, cable news channels, etc. Over the past week there have been many debates over the massive amount of coverage Jackson's death has received and the bottom line seems to be...well...the bottom line. If these media outlets stop covering the Jackson story or merely cover it a little less, they will lose millions of viewers who can't seem to get enough.

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