Contribute, look dumb, fear not, repeat.

Last night I actually sat down and watched part of the Democratic debate.  I was hoping for some engaging discussion about how to differentiate Hillary from Obama.  Instead it was a tabloid hash out.  The Washington Post was dead on with their assessment.  Instead of probing the candidates about how they would handle large issues that affect the future of the country like health care, the budget, Iraq, the falling dollar, immigration, and legislative gridlock, ABC decided to pander to the Enquirer crowd.  Most of what I could stand to watch was arguing over sound bites, who said what about whom, who was electable, and which friend of yours said something nasty about the other side.  All of it useless and mostly irrelevant to how each potential leader would handle the future of this country.

However, there is a ray of hope, at least spoken about by some.  Tim Robbins' speech at the National Association of Broadcasters meeting in Las Vegas this month offers a compelling vision, which is at the heart of why networks run debates like a high school lunch room instead of a forum for deciding the future of the American nation.  The speech was considered highly controversial.  After listening to it, the fact that it was considered controversial is at the root of the problem.

So instead of complaining, create, make something good for others to be inspired by.  The above is certainly my share of complaint, and Tim's speech is in my opinion something to be inspired by.