People not just reporters are more interested in politics than in government so the actual issues wouldn't be something that interested them.
I never did very well in math - I could never seem to persuade the teacher...
The only politics in this country that's relevant to black people today is...
Tell me not of joy: there's none Now my little sparrow's gone He just as you Would toy and woo He would chirp and flatter me He would hang the wing awhile Till at length he saw me smile Lord! how sullen he would be!
