Over the last few weeks, it seems that as a nation we have been overly occupied with the so-called "wardrobe malfunction" during the Superbowl half-time show. We can all be enticed by a scandal every now and then, but this one has gone too far. Was it really that big of a deal? I think there are much more important things going on that America should be focusing its attention on.
At the top of the list is the fact that we will have what is thought to be one of the most critical presidential elections in decades, mainly due to the fact that we are in the middle of a war. There is currently a push for elections in Iraq by the White House, and by the Sunni Muslim majority in Iraq, who are urging the United Nations for open elections. There is also widespread fear that this issue could ignite a civil war in that country.
The economic recovery that supposedly started 2 years ago has not been very successful, here in our state it is hard not to notice that a number of businesses and industries have been closing down in recent years. Those jobs are gone, and there is no sign that they will be replaced anytime soon.
There has also been talk in recent weeks by Alan Greenspan, the head of the Federal Reserve Commission is recommending Social Security cuts in order to balance budgets. This information has somehow been left out of our headlines and top stories in favor of the sensationalism of Janet Jackson's bare breast.
Then there is the fact that scientists in South Korea have successfully cloned a human embryo, reportedly the first ever. This raises many questions about the nature of our own humanity, at the very least. Do we really want, or need to make copies of ourselves? Who would have the ability to do that? Are the medical research benefits worth the price of possibly using humans as lab subjects?.
I watched the Superbowl, and missed the half-time show, but my parents, with whom I was watching the game, saw the show but missed the "malfunction.
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