The primary news story is about a famous athlete’s moral mistakes. Not the biggest problem, but apparently interesting enough to make it as the top story.
At the same time Tiger’s infidelity was the talk to news stations everywhere, four bombs simultaneously exploded in Iraq, killed 100’s and injuring more. Believe it or not though, this story was the second topic to be talked about.
“It’s bad that he did that but you can’t change the past, and he is trying to make it better,” sophomore Sara Finkler said. “People dying for our country is a whole lot more important than a famous athlete cheating,” she said. “I mean honestly, cheating and bombing…big difference.”
Celebrity news overshadows the real news.
“To be honest, I didn’t even know about the bombing, probably because we’re all so worried about a guy being degraded by the press,” Finkler said.
Freshman Emily Hafner says it’s a shame the news isn’t covering the men and women who put their lives on the line for us daily.
“I think it’s totally wrong, because, seriously, if Tiger Wood’s wasn’t famous no one would care, people cheat all the time,” Hafner said. “I don’t think it’s fair because those people are dying for us.”
“It seems we are just throwing away their work, like we don’t care or appreciate what they are doing for us,” senior Jaclyn Babyak said. “If I were a soldier over there I would be ashamed of my country, it’s just so wrong.”