All that the U.S. media reports on is words

Every day the headlines are:

X Said, "Blah Blah Blah."

What X Meant by "Blah Blah Blah" was "Blah Blah Blah Blah."

What X Didn't Meant by "Blah Blah Blah" was "Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah."

Why What Y Said about What X Meant by "Blah Blah Blah" is Wrong.

Why What Y Said about What X Meant by "Blah Blah Blah" is Right.

Hers's Why X Should Apologize for Saying, "Blah Blah Blah."

Here's Why Y Should Apologize for What He Said about X Saying, "Blah Blah Blah."

Here's Why X's Apology for Saying "Blah Blah Blah" is Insufficient.

Here's Why X's Apology for Saying "Blah Blah Blah" is Sufficient.

And on and on and on...

I teach rhetoric -- so I love to examine and interpret words, meanings, and intents -- but even I know that this is pure masturbation.

U.S. media is a giant circle jerk in which no one ever gets off.