Are the media being drama queens?

re: Are the media being drama queens?

Leonor — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:56:41 GMT

yes i agry media its not being drama queen there just reporting there just doing there job as a reporter i believe that some are now thinking rigth thats it for my comment hope you guys got this there it a lot of evil and this world but not all of them some people its good and i believe that

re: Are the media being drama queens?

Denise — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:35:43 GMT

It's pretty bad in Michigan. I know several people who don't have jobs, health care, and have lost their homes. I purchased a condo. in 2001. It appraised for $85,500. I purchased for $79,900. There have been several foreclosures in my building-- one as low as $7,500. When I purchased, I got a 3-yearARM -- i.e., it was fixed for 3 years, and then it began to adjust upwards. Try refinancing when your neighbors have been foreclosed on.

My house is valued at less than my used car. And my stocks are way in the RED. I don't think the Media is being a Drama Queen. It's just reporting what's happening. If it hasn't happened to you- it might not have happened YET-- i.e., You're Eligible Too.

re: Are the media being drama queens?

Susan — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:02:35 GMT

To Haydee Gainer:

Are you sure it's the big bad evil bank and not your credit score? We also have a B of A credit card, have never been over the limit, and have always made at least our minimum payment on time. Guess what? We have never had our credit limit lowered or any conditions placed on our usage or anything like what you're reporting. Of course, we have also taken care of our credit history. We started out with a $1000 credit limit four years ago, and now have a $20 K credit limit (and no we never applied for a credit limit increase. The bank just gave it to us for being good credit risks.)

re: Are the media being drama queens?

Steve54 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:13:15 GMT

It's like global warming, which apparently stopped during the election cycle. Rain or snow, except North Dakota and anything else.

I just had Chase combine a credit card limit from a card I canceled YEARS ago with my curent card. I went from a $15,000 to $21,000 limit.

Go figure

re: Are the media being drama queens?

Haydee Gainer — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 21:45:58 GMT

Maybe the comment about credit card companies raising interest and lowering credit limits was about one of the bigest banks, Bank of America, this credit card company just cut my credit limit from 3500.00 to 1000.00 and my interest rate went from 28.7% to 21.8% with one condition per one of the account managers, I can not use the credit card, if I do then my rate will be again 28.7%. And this is the result for paying alwys on time and never be over the limit Some banks really don't know how to treat good customers. I just hope to pay my balance as fast as possible and never ever again have a Bank of America credit card. P. S. They shouldn't be allowed to use that name.

re: Are the media being drama queens?

hobbes — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:13:22 GMT

Great article, Abby!

Re: Jackie's comment - I know exactly what you mean, and sometimes those "family adoption" programs drive me nuts because there are people who are truly, desperately in need of the basic necessities, but somehow one or two people who are still fairly well off will weasle their families' names onto those charity lists. My mother used to work at a church, and I think that their "family adoption" program truly disheartened her. She'd tell me about people coming into the parish office year after year and just demanding money, a food basket, or asking when they can expect Christmas presents for their kids this year. The program was designed to help a family who was struggling to get through a difficult year, but many of the people enrolled in the program continued to feel entitled to the charity items donated. These "repeat customers" were overwhelming the programs! I feel bad for the children in these circumstances, and also for the families that truly need help until they can get back on their feet, and have no intention of working the system.

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Jackie — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 21:24:34 GMT

It was very re-assuring to find this article. I have recently started looking for a family for my family to "adopt" for the holidays. One of the sites I went to had families asking for games for their Wii's and Xbox 360's; mp3 players; gift cards; laptops for college- I was apalled. Not being able to afford a new game/ electronic/ shopping spree is not "hard times" to me. If it were hard times in my home, those are the first items I would be selling. We're not in a depression yet based on my experiences- just heading into a reality check.

re: Are the media being drama queens?

NotALemming — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:33:36 GMT

The media LOVE to incite the masses into thinking things are falling apart. A major national newspaper had a giant headline of "Is this worse than the great depression", and open the second page to continue the article, "no this isn't". Was it necessary to pretent to announce a depression on the front page? There are so many simple people who read just headlines then start spouting this misinformation, without reading the actual facts.

I am sick of the media whipping everyone into a frenzy about anything, and the general public actually eating it up. The "truth" is usually there, just buried in a boring article that no one reads, its just so much easier to educate yourself from the headlines and sound bites.

And I'm sick of being treated like a pariah if I dare to I point out the inaccuracy of these articles. But I am not going to fall in with all the other lemmings that choose to go through their lives with blinders on and wait for someone to tell them what to think, and bail them out of the messes they create.