The Press by Rudyard Kipling

Some laundry, though dirtier than others, is not seen by the media.

Posted by Bob Agard at February 26, 2013 12:17 PM

Some laundry, though dirtier than others, is not seen by the media.

Posted by Bob Agard at February 26, 2013 12:44 PM

Kipling was a prophet.

Posted by Fat Man at September 22, 2014 2:17 PM

Nice metaphor: News and the Mainstream Media as entertainment, and none too heavy at that. I have in past referred to the news as a puppet show.

Kipling was prescient.

Posted by chasmatic at September 23, 2014 12:03 AM

Played it again. It sounds like Huey Lewis and the News without the horns.

Posted by chasmatic at September 23, 2014 1:19 AM

Worked out for David Mamet, until he went all "Hey, wait a minute..." and stuff.

Some folks still SWEAR that "Oleanna" is all about the organized oppression of women in college.

Posted by CaptDMO at September 24, 2014 11:12 AM