"Ten Things You Need To Know Today" - According To AOL

I was on AOL yesterday and saw a headline that said “Ten Things You Need To Know Today.”  Naturally, I was curious so I clicked on the link.  These are the ten things they said I needed to know:

1. BANGLADESH FINANCE MINISTER DOWNPLAYS COLLAPSE THAT KILLED 500:  He says "I don't think it is really serious – it's an accident" and "It happens everywhere."

2. PAKISTAN PROSECUTOR IN MUSHARRAF CASE IS KILLED:  Gunmen in a taxi fired upon the lawyer who was leading the charge against the former military ruler.

3. ASSAD REGIME ACCUSED OF `MASSACRE,' KILLING AT LEAST 50:  Activists say Syrian troops killed men, women and children in the mountain village of Bayda.

4. MOMENTS OF PANIC AT HOUSTON AIRPORT:  A man is dead after firing a gun at Bush Intercontinental, shot by a Homeland Security agent at the same time he turned the gun on himself.

5. BOSTON BOMBING SUSPECT'S REMAINS CLAIMED:  A funeral home picks up Tamerlan Tsarnaev's body for his family. The cause of his death is expected to be released soon.

6. OIL IMPORTS PLUNGE:  As production rises in the U.S., the daily flow of imported crude oil falls to a 17-year low.

7. WHO WILL LOSE WITH ONLINE GAMBLING:  As Nevada, New Jersey and Delaware lead the way, some warn the move will be bad news for casinos.

8. HOW THE NOOK WILL GET 700,000 MORE APPS:  Barnes & Noble struck a deal to get Google Play's games and apps on its tablets.

9. WHERE'S LINDSAY LOHAN? APPARENTLY, NOT IN REHAB:  Her lawyer told a judge the troubled actress was in lockdown for 90 days only to learn later that she never checked in to the facility.

10. MOST DON'T OBJECT TO WASHINGTON `REDSKINS':  Nearly four in five Americans think the team should keep its name, which some consider derogatory to Native Americans, an AP-GfK poll shows.

I don’t know about you but 3, 4 and 6 are the only ones I see that are something I probably should know.  I feel bad for the people who died in Bangladesh but it’s not the first time that a politician tries to downplay a tragedy by saying something stupid.

I feel badly for the prosecutor in Pakistan as well but the government is corrupt and extremism is no stranger to that area.

The conflict in Syria is definitely important since we are possibly poised to intervene.

A suicidal gunman in a US airport is always pertinent.  Thankfully he didn’t take anyone with him.

Personally, I don’t care a hoot about what happens to the body of Tamerlan Tsarnaev.  Sure, they should send him back to his mother and I don’t have a problem paying for it with taxpayer money.  But I don’t need to read about it.

Increased US oil production leading to decreased imports is great news.  I’m happy to read about that and hoping it will lead to a drop in gas prices.  Of course, what will probably happen is that US oil companies will find themselves with more oil and gas and begin exporting it…

Online gambling affects many people in this country but I’m not one of them.  I don’t play games of chance online.  In fact, there are very few games I play online period.  I feel badly for people who lose their savings to gambling but it’s not something I needed to know yesterday.

Don’t own a Nook, don’t care one way or the other about their apps.

Lindsay Lohan?  Really?  Does anybody but the judge and her lawyer really care where she is?

The Washington Redskins being under pressure to change their name because it’s not “politically correct” and derogatory to Native Americans.  This has been ongoing for years.  For my thoughts on political correctness, see my previous post. 

So out of ten things AOL said I needed to know yesterday – three of them are important and I could have waited until today to learn any one of them.  I guess what I consider important is far different than what AOL feels is important.  Imagine….