Now that we have established the it is not Tim Oreilly who is ruining America. :-) Ebert is longing for the days when there were only 12 VHF TV channels, mono

Now that we have established the it is not Tim Oreilly who is ruining America. :-) Ebert is longing for the days when there were only 12 VHF TV channels, monopolized by NBC, ABC, and CBS, and patrolled by the FCC. Those were the days when the networks thought of themselves as journalists. Fastforward to hundreds of TV, cable, and satellite channels, not to mention the Internet. Now there is not the cozy oligarchy, and new upstarts like Fox are trying out news as entertainment, and people lap it up. It's the consequence of wider choice mixed with competition. I dont see the ruination of America in this. Of course, like all overly educated types, I would prefer that the unwashed not hear such idiots. ;-)