The beast that must be fed.

The 24/7 cable news cycle -- the beast that must be fed -- has been on a binge of over-eating,  pumping and spinning and milking every morsel, trying to extract a few more viewers for their channel.

Let's clear up a couple of them.

1.  Is being a stay-at-home Mom work?

Hilary Rosen, commenting as a political pundit on CNN, said of Mitt's wife, Ann:  "his wife has actually never worked a day in her life. She's never really dealt with the kinds of economic issues that a majority of the women in this country are facing."

Of course we know what she meant -- the privilege of the rich -- but this was prime rib for the spin-meisters.  Fox went to town with it.   First they had Ann Romney on.   This woman of privilege, who had the luxury of being able to be a stay-at-home mom, nevertheless makes the perfectly valid point that raising five kids is work.    And I would add, keeping up with all those homes must make it extra difficult.   So, OK, fair game, and the Repubs played the card.

Then FoxNews had Barbara Bush herself on to comment, and she sort of put it to rest.  Responding to the news that Rosen had issued an apology to Ann Romney, Barb said:

“Well God bless her, good girl. . . .I’m sorry she took a knock at us who chose – or were able to – stay home and take care of our children. . . [but]  Forget it.  Women who stay at home are wonderful. Women who go to work are wonderful. Whatever.”

2.  Does Florida's Stand You Ground law apply to George Zimmerman?


The simple answer is No.   Although Florida's law has no requirement
to try to retreat from the threatening situation before using force, 
legal experts have said that, if Zimmerman was pursuing Martin, 
he cannot claim self-defense.


Former Florida Governor Jeb Bush put it most succinctly:  

"Stand your ground means stand your ground.

It doesn't mean chase after somebody who's turned their back."

Of course.   It's that simple.   Why has it become such a media hot 
potato?   Oh, yes, I forget.  The beast must be fed.


Ralph