Fox News Disrespects Mister Rogers

You don't tug on Superman's cape. You don't spit into the wind. You don't pull the mask off the old Lone Ranger, and you don't mess around with....Fred Rogers.



Here's a Mister Rogers quote that Fox would be well-served to memorize.

"When I say it's you I like, I'm talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you that allows you to stand for those things without which humankind cannot survive. Love that conquers hate, peace that rises triumphant over war, and justice that proves more powerful than greed."

Do The Right Thing for Haiti Relief

My good friend Kevin has posted a short, consise summary of what you can do (and what  you shouldn't do) if you truly want to make a difference in the Haiti relief efforts currently underway.

Kevin says:

I have been both the “boots on the ground” and the “remote support” in a small number of national and international disasters. I’ve been in your shoes: wanting to do something to help. I’d like to share a bit of my experience to help you help others (and possibly yourself.).

Read the full article here.

Teen Spends 11 Days Riding Subway, World Doesn't Care

Sad. There's just no other word to describe this story.

A 13-year old Brooklyn lad with Asperger's syndrome got frightened as a result of a potential school scolding from his mom and, with $10 in his pocket, rode the subway for 11 days before a transit cop recognized his face from a poster and stepped in to help.

No one spoke to him. Asked if he saw any larger meaning in that, he said, "Nobody really cares about the world and about people."

Hug your kids today. Or someone else's kids. No child should feel this way.

Via Gawker

Compassion for Conservative Gov. Sanford

Listening to South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford's epic apologetic meltdown today, yet another in an absolute deluge of politicians who have pontificated to the citizenry about how to lead their lives while personally going face down in the cake, I kept coming back to this thought.

Humans are flawed, imperfect beings, struggling against ego and id, temptation and captivation, and when it's obvious that we've fallen short, we cry out for compassion and understanding, for assistance, knowing full well that it makes no sense to judge a person's life by their worst moment.

If only those who profess to have an elevated moral compass could exhibit compassion and understanding to the rest of us imperfect humans in their roles as leaders prior to failing so spectacularly in public, then perhaps humanity would replace hypocrisy as the political tour de force.