Well, it seems like what I suspected was what happened. Heath Ledger died of an accidental overdose and drug interaction. When I first heard about his death I just thought it was irresponsibile of him to be on drugs. After all, we are inundated with the Lindsay Lohan’s and Britney Spears who are going in and out of rehab like it’s a revolving door. But the more I thought about it, the more I realized that it was out of character to for him to have died from an intentional overdose, especially since he is a father of a two year old. I was guilty of stereotyping Heath Ledger as another one of these celebrities who live a life of excess.

Turns out that the poor bastard wanted to get some sleep. He was taking a bunch of anti-anxiety meds which were prescribed presumably by a psychiatrist. I think it’s that mentality that someone else can give you drugs to help you deal with a problem. The fact of the matter is, HIS PROBLEMS WERE REAL. He’d broken up with the mother of his child. He wouldn’t get to see his kid as often as he would have liked. That is reality. What kind of drug fixes a relationship? I think in this society we’re too fast to prescribe drugs to solve problems.

I'm pretty pissed at NBC and the media in general. I was looking forward to hearing what Dennis Kucinich was going to say in the debates. If you don't already know what happened, NBC changed their requirements and uninvited him. A Nevada judge ruled that he should be able to participate, however an appeal was filed and he was excluded from the debates.

My guess is the fact that Kucinich's anti-nuclear pissed off General Electric, the parent company of NBC. He was known for his platform of peace, which also goes against General Electric's military defense contract business.

The reason I'm talking about this now is that I've been taking a bunch of those candidate selector website tests. I knew Gravel, who was my first choice, would be at the top of the results. What suprised me is that on a bunch of them, if Gravel didn't appear my most compatible candidate, Kucinich was the top one.

So needless to say it pisses me off that he was forced to abandon his campaign efforts. There's almost no chance for a candidate if they can't get exposure.

But here is the thing, I hate the notion of paying for Satellite(or Cable) and having big media tell me what to think. I want to hear what a candidate has to say and decide for myself. The entire country is not filled with mindless sheep. I would surmise that the media treats us this way with never ending coverage of Britney Spears. I swear she is as nourishing to the psyche as bag of wet cheetos.