Seriously?

Why must people take things so seriously when they are so insignificant? I am thinking about this today because of the Sarah Palin/David Letterman media hype. Sarah says that David owes all women an apology for his joke about her daughter getting pregnant by Alex Rodrigez. It was a kinda funny joke and certainly did not necessitate the onslaught of media coverage it is now getting.

Why aren't we instead outraged about hate crimes in America where real people get really hurt, and even killed as in the Holocaust museum shooting this week? Why aren't we protesting prisoners being kept in Guantanamo without trials or due process? Why aren't we pushing our government to make sure health care is available to all -- poor, sick, unemployed, etc. Why do we hardly hear about Darfur anymore? Instead the only news we hear from Africa is whether or not Madonna gets to adopt another child.

Please, let's save our outrage for important issues and let the little things slide off our backs without another thought.