Notable among them, a fellow named Brian Williams who, for those Poor Bastards that haven't caught a broadcast of network television news in, oh say.......10 or 15 years, just so happens to be the anchor of the NBC Nightly News....
For all the hard work and heavy lifting he does over there at NBC, Mr. Williams earns a reported $13,000,000 a year....More money as it turns out, than Diane Sawyer, Bill O'Reilly or Anderson Cooper; all of whom are having to scrape by on paltry sums ranging from $10,000,000 to $12,000,000 a year!
Now in spite of what some readers may think, the Grand Poo Ba didn't fall off of a turnip truck yesterday.... He is well aware that in the world where these folks circulate, a cup of coffee and a cinnamon role at the hotel coffee shop can set you back forty bucks!.....
But seriously folks, who in their ever-loving mind decided that someone should be paid a MILLION DOLLARS A MONTH to host a day-time TV show during which they interview a guest who, in thee minutes or less, is supposed to explain to an audience full of Poor Bastard viewers how to tell if your third-grader has a learning disability?
...Followed by a 90 second soundbite featuring some rail-thin correspondent, with a $1,200 Park Avenue hairdo, who explains that the reason little Johnny weighs 250 lbs at 12 years of age is because his Poor Bastard parents let him eat double chubby-chucks and Frito-chili pie at every meal!
And just who was it that decided Brian Williams should be paid THIRTEEN MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR to host a half hour news broadcast five days a week, that involves exactly 21 MINUTES of air-time after accounting for commercial breaks?
....During which Williams reads from a script that was written by some Poor Bastard in the copy room who probably earns less money in a month that Williams spends on underwear in the course of a year!
Wouldn't it be more relevant to the great mass of Poor Bastard humanity if the news media were publishing stories about how little money the average Garden-Variety Poor Bastard makes in a typical year?
If they need help with the headlines the Grand Poo Ba would even be willing to throw his oar in the water.
Just think of the possibilities....
"Texas Widow Works 8,000 Hours a Year To Support Her Three Children..."
"Chicago Teen Quits $6 An Hour McDonald's Job & Earns $500 A Day Selling Crack Cocaine!"
"California Poor Bastard Works Four Jobs To Pay For Home..."
"Poor Bastard Baby-Boomers Learn They Will Never Be Able to Afford Retirement!"
As the Iconic Poor Bastard Michael Moore once commented to Legendary Poor Bastard & former talk-show host Larry King, regarding the news media's incessant reporting on the Dow Jones Industrial Average.....
"I am sick and tired of turning on the evening news everyday, only to hear about how well the richest 1% of the population are doing...."
