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Reporters need to stop asking such stupid and insensitive questions!

Like a lot of people, I have a love-hate relationship with the media. While, generally speaking, I have a great deal of respect for the mainstream media in keeping us informed, even going to such great lengths as to place their own lives in jeopardy in order to garner and report news, they also have a tendency to frustrate and annoy me. At no time is this more apparent than when a devastating storm, such as Hurricane Harvey, hits the country. Sure, I think such a storm and story are of great significance and should be reported as such, but while I feel it's important for the people at large to be informed about such a horrific event, I think it's incredibly stupid and insensitive for many of these reporters to, instead of actually reaching out to and helping the victims, asking them questions when they're in their worst state, such as: - "So, how's it going?" (Uh, how do you think?) - "What's the water like where you live?" (You know it's...

How to help the Oklahoma tornado victims

If anyone's interested in providing some aid for the tornado victims in Oklahoma, here's some information on how to do so at the link below, with contact information to the: American Red Cross, Oklahoma Baptist Disaster Relief, Salvation Army, and Feeding America. http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/05/20/18381508-how-to-help-tornado-victims?lite