To believe or not believe

I came across this interesting article today in The New York Times. The article is very relevant to how people are feeling today. For example, today at work, my co-worker and I were talking about how draining all this political talk/media presentations are. We both agreed that there is just so much going on, and it's so laced with "lies" or falsehoods (as we discussed last night) that it's hard to tell what to believe anymore. The article mentions that the news advertisments that both parties are posting are not going to sway voters the way they think it will...the writer believes it soley comes down to the two debates left before election. With everything that has been happening in the media I would guess many Americans are feeling frustrated and don't know where to turn anymore. Another issue is that the media strategically chooses what to cover and what to leave out...could their coverage and often times "b.s." be defering us from important facts? Probably. Thats why it's important to read/watch ALL news, NOT just mainstream. I find NPR very helpful as well as papers like The Nation.

Speaking of the Nation, you all should read this great editorial about covering what matters in the election, and getting away from all these "trivial issues" like lipstick and pigs! Hopefully I can jump on again later and talk more about this...