I'm waking up to the radio earlier this week and there is a 6th grader talking about going to the Obama Presidential inauguration. The radio host asks the 6th grader what advice he would give to Obama. The 6th grader says he would just wish Obama good luck fixing the bad economy and getting us out of Iraq. The radio host then asks how this young person became aware and interested in these things. The 6th grader said that he had been hearing all of these words on the radio and television and wanted to know more. His research consisted mostly of talking to his dad and listening to radio (his uncle works for the radio station that is interviewing him). He had come to the conclusion that the economy was bad and we had to get out of Iraq...........Here's the part that gets me..........Why do you need a radio show to tell you that the economy is bad and we need to get out of Iraq? This 6th grader apparently doesn't know anyone that has been to Iraq, much less that has been directly affected by anything in Iraq. He also must not be feeling any effects from the so-called bad economy, because he didn't know about it until he was told about it. Unfortunately, many adults make up their minds about what they perceive as important in the same way as this 6th grader. The media specializes in shaping our opinions and creating "important issues of the day". The weakest of us are the most susceptible to this media propaganda, and I'm sorry to say, that just happens to be most democrats.