Things we know that we don't know...(with no apologies to D H Rumsfeld)

One thing i've noticed as the ageing process creeps inexorably over my being, is that when it comes to politics and the media, I just don't know who the fuck to believe any more. I know, I didn't mean to set sail on the good ship HMS Politicia, it's just that I heard an interesting radio article today about a little dust-up between The Murdoch Machine and arch climatology bore, Albert Arnold Gore (you can call me Al...source:Paul Simon).
Frankly, there is no referee, umpire, arbiter, etc, etc, qualified to judge who's spilling the truth beans between these two. Darth Murdoch and his yessir I can boogie men, have pretty much got Mediaville in their giant kangaroo pouch and Al...well he was Vice Prez of the US under Billy Bubba Clinton (surely one of the planets most successful post-coital liars in history) and then lost out to Dubya (there really is nothing left to say about that pavement turd). What is undeniable about both of their respective positions however, is surely the sheer volume of porkies they seem hellbound to spout.
In short, Gore has a little venture called Current TV (viewers Sid & Doris Bonkers) and Murdoch is giving it the heave-ho. Gore says it's because they've hired some liberal politics news anchor called Keith Olbermann. Although Keith has an Aryanish surname that makes me think he's fresh out of the Bolivian jungle after experimenting with blue dye in childrens eyes, it appears his motives may more innocuous and he's simply hired to stir up some more sensational contemporary revelations and Murdoch says it's to do with money (who'd have thunk it) and pish viewing figures. Anyhoo, it's all getting very heated (bit like the planet eh, Al?) and the whole debacle is just a microcosm of the political and media circus, bringing me back to my point about who the hell you believe. Sure, this charade is about as important as who was the first astronaut to fart in his spacesuit, but there are innumerable major issues out there that we all care about 'cos they impact on us. Every one of these 'politmedians' has his or her own agenda, which seems to outweigh simply telling us the truth more often than not.
So in conclusion, at the risk of sounding too melodramatic (it's my blog and if I want to inject a little false pathos, get over it) we are my friends, all just smoking beagles and whilst the rich become oligarchs and the liars pick up obscene sums for public speaking engagements, the beagles cough up phlegm and wither on the vine, because they can't afford decent healthcare...