Hank Green - The stupidest news stories of 2009 a song

^CHank do you remember when all of Georgia fled ^Fthat flood that left thousands homeless and seven dead ^GBut while those people drowned and their houses went adrift ^GThe news was all about Kanye west....and Tayl^Cor swift

^CRHETT&LINK, where I really see the news media failin ^Fevery time anyone mentions...Sarah Palin ^GThey dispatch a dozen camera crews every time she poos ^GWhile I can't escape the feeling she's just no^Ct news

^CAnd the swine flu, while a killer, got more love than it needed ^FKilling 4,000 people while the normal flu, unheeded ^GKills 60,000 people year in and year out ^GPeople like to have something to freak out ab^Cout

^CAnd what about Michael Phelps marijuana scandal ^FJust one picture and the media flew off their handle ^GHe did the exact same thing as our last three presidents ^GI don't think our priorities make much se^Cnse

^FSo Many important things ^Chappened this year friend ^GIran's Election and Mass Recession and ^CObama sworn in ^FBut to us the things on cable news^C seem so freaking dumb R&L: An^Gd we can only hope that we're not the on^Cly ones Hank: yes, we^G can only hope that we're not the only on^Ces.

^CI don't think the crappy news gets any better than ^FThe scandals of Tiger Woods and David Letterman ^GIt turns out rich guys cheat on their wives ^GThat wasn't news in the year twenty f^Cive

^CAnd one of the biggest stories of the whole entire year ^FIs that Susan Boyle could sing and bring an audience to tears ^GWith all the pretty people auto-tuned, we forgot ^GYou don't have to be hot to The talent Britain's ^Cgot

^CAnd I still laugh any time I see some poor braggart ^FProudly holding up a sign proclaiming he's a tea bagger ^GBesides any confusion about the revolution ^GI think no matter what they mean the news was an illus^Cion

^FSo Many important things ^Chappened this year friend ^GIran's Election and Mass Recession and ^CObama sworn in ^FBut to us the things on cable news^C seem so freaking dumb R&L: An^Gd we can only hope that we're not the on^Cly ones Hank: yes, we^G can only hope that we're not the only o^Cnes.

HANK: ^CAnd I think we three can all agree, the biggest load of poo R&^F;L: Was that balloon boy falcon who was not in the balloon HANK: ^GJust another year where we kept the world alive R&^G;L: We didn't pay attention but we somehow did^Cn't die

^FSo Many important things ^Chappened this year friend ^GIran's Election and Mass Recession and ^CObama sworn in ^FBut to us the things on cable news^C seem so freaking dumb All: And we^G can only hope that we're not the only ^Cones All: yes, we ^Gcan only hope that we're not the only ^Cones. ^GBut since they're still reporting it...we just might be the only o^Cnes.