Mr Lamarr has made some intersting statements today (which were actually made last Saturday, or whenever), and it's given me some insight about the state of American journalism and my own preferences. First, here are the quotes:

"Everyone says, 'Wouldn't it be great if Buddy Holly had lived?' Of course it wouldn't be great, it would be terrible! He made loads of terrible records during his lifetime."

"I think it was the guy from Coldplay who said, 'For every good song I write, I write 99 bad ones. I'm not sure how the math works out, but I think he's written about 87 songs so far..."

It's not the negativity I'm interested in - although that is refreshing. It's the simple expression of an honest opinion, and that's where the American media falls short. I wouldn't go so far as to suggest abandoning the principle of impartiality, but I for one would watch the news more often if they offered more intelligent (and less pandering) commentary/editorials/jokes about political figures.