I typically don't watch The Today Show on NBC. I really don't know why I happened to catch a few minutes of it today. But in a way, I'm glad I did. It reminded me why I avoid this and the other "mainstream" media at all costs!Matt Lauer, who actually sometimes serves as a real journalist instead of merely playing one on TV, interviewed a man by the name of Paul Karason. Mr. Karason's skin has turned blue! Now, if this was some freak of nature as a result of an ultra-rare condition, then I can see the human-interest appeal of the story. But this guy's skin is blue because he has been systematically poisoning himself with silver for the past 10 years. He decided to self-medicate himself for a completely unrelated skin disorder, and decided to continue because it seemed to help with his sinuses and arthritis.
The thing is, he's a moron. And for The Today Show to put him on the air shows just how far from journalistic integrity they have drifted - if they ever were even there. There are wars all over the planet. There is a major political election in less than a year. The economy is in shambles. The weather is out of control. And they put on an ignorant, back-woods jerk who drinks silver because it makes him feel good.
If you'd like to watch this pathetic interview, in which Lauer had to answer most of his own questions because Mr. Karason is so inarticulate that he can't do it himself, go right ahead and click here.
(I'm not even going to comment on Karason's sorry excuse for a "girlfriend." I can only assume she is even dumber than "Papa Smurf.")
And oh yeah, NBC gave this story enough credence that they included their chief medical editor, Dr. Nancy Snyderman in the studio. Basically she was there to say that no medical practitioner in his or her right mind would prescribe this treatment, that Karason is killing himself and under no circumstances should you try this on yourself.
Nice reporting, NBC. Real top-notch journalism!
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