Six months from now we will be in the midst of the 55th anniversary of "13 days in October" 1962. I think of this, because I am sitting here, waiting for this weeks orders, and watching the movie Thirteen Days.
As I watch this movie I am thinking of how things have changed in our nation, and what would happen if this were to happen again. A couple of important items that started me thinking have, and haven't, changed with modern technology. At one point the President asked the media to hold back on reports until he was ready and addressed the nation, and the media complied; and at the same point the President requested time on the networks to address the nation, and they complied.
Today our media is more interested in their selfish gains and blurting out what they know, rather than working it through to be both accurate and to benefit the national good. I have also noticed that in recent years it is difficult to find Presidential or other important addresses, unless you pay for coverage on either radio or TV.
I could ramble on for pages, but I will leave it at this and hopefully this will just be the start of a long discussion here.