When you spend your life immersed in news that leaves you deeply sad, how do you handle the heartache? In this intensely-personal episode, the men of Right Angle — Bill Whittle, Stephen Green and Scott Ott — grapple with the emotional impact of the barrage of 24/7 news. Please post a comment to tell us how you handle the heartache. Thank you.
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37 replies on “When the 24/7 News Barrage Leaves You Deeply Sad, How Do You Handle the Heartache?”
The “fundamental transformation of America” began in January 2009 with tiny baby steps. Those steps began to lengthen. On January 21, 2021, 12 years after the pronouncement for “fundamental transformation{” was declared by obama the momentum picked up and the former VP now “President,” #46 was Inaugurated. It became crystal clear that the “Smart Stupid” have risen momentarily to the top. Those “Smart Stupid{” who through word and action prove constantly and consistently that “Stupid is Stupid” is actually getting even MORE STUPID. W#w, the People are constantly being told through the LIE and its Legion of MORE Lies that all we need to do is pay attention to our “betters, the “elites” & “experts” who are the “wise, knowledgable with all the answer, plus the pathway to Heaven on Earth.” This miracle of Miracles is an illusion and History has shown to be a total FAILURE called DYSTOPIA.
STOP and STOP now. STOP watching TV NEWS, FAKE non-NEWS. STOP reading NEWSPapers that make their pennies from LYING. Do your own Research and Investigation. CUT OUT the filters that ONLY distort and deceive.
You can be your TRUTH. There are no short cuts. Life is a combination of CHOICES. Each CHOICE has a Path. You determine the Path. VICTIMS don’t want the burden of Responsibility or Accountability. They just by their VICTIMHOOD seek and need the Scapegoat. The “Smart Stupid” without missing a single beat will most definitely supply that Scapegoat. All you have to do is relinquish your SOUL to the Party of INSANITY, ANTI-AMERICANISM, FRAUD and TYRANNY. Let BIG Brother comfort you in your state of desperation.
I thank God for my wife, children and grandchildren then I buy more ammo.
How I handle heartache. If the fault is with me, I swallow my pride and face my shame. If I can make restitution, I will. If I can’t, I apologize and give it to Christ, and wait for the opportunity to restore or grace that pays for the wrongdoing with forgiveness. I carve that into my heart, that I should never forget or repeat.
If it is not from me, I give it also to the Lord and limit the freedom of access to my generosity until hearts change. If those hearts rely on me, I pray for strength to suffer well and pray for daylight. And wait. I keep myself busy meanwhile with what I can affect, and often that is what causes the greater thing to give way. And try not to despair of life or lose interest in it when fear of death is gone.
I go sailing where I am free to follow the wind unfettered by the rules of the crazy. I often say when sailing: it’s not where I am going that matters, it’s what I am leaving behind. Bill, I think you need to go flying, my friend.
I think there is an addiction to “needing to know” with the news cycle, because we care and want to be prepared. But there is too much good in the world to pass up, too many things to enjoy and be grateful for, too much to experience. Let’s not waste too many hours in the bogs of depression, there are many people who feel the way we do – we’re not alone! The good people will prevail in the end – it’s a long game!
You’re not the only one, Bill. I’m heart sick over what’s happening to this country and the Western world. The speed of it is making me sick to my stomach.
Great Show guys. You described exactly how I’m feeling now. I think it’s time to unplug a bit. Not from here. This place is a lighthouse in the fog of this current reality. But from the constant onslot of the misery and stress of the situation.
My late mother had a great analogy: The world is like a big pendulum. First it swings one way and then it swings an equal amount the other way. For the last 60 years it’s swung left, and I believe we’re feeling that discomfort when it has maxed out and is about to swing right, presumably for another 60 years. You don’t need to do anything – it always happens on its own. Grab your popcorn, help push it along if you want, but it’s not really necessary.
The pendulum must be so large that the country bumpkin stuck in the air could not see the fat kid on the other side that got taken out for the thing to start moving again. There were some who did nothing, and some who did. We honor those who did.
keep getting told by all these pro-2A groups to contact my elected officials. My elected officials Are Senator Tim Cane and Rep Elaine Luria not only will they not answer my emails I honestly think they would prefer to see me on fire. How do I fight these anti gun bills when my “elected representation” are co-sponsors? I am just about done I’m out of energy, I’m sick of writing letters no one is reading I simply don’t know what else to do.
I’m in the same place on senators, but thankfully my Rep is a conservative Republican. (I’m a missionary in Japan, but I vote absentee in Virginia.)
Wrote both Kaine and Warner for the second impeachment. Got no response from 1 and took a month for the other.
If I write Rand Paul, I got a response on topic within a day. Canned, but I don’t live in KY.
After listening to you this morning, I keep returning to the word “grief.” We’re watching western civilization implode, and it’s agonizing. I wonder if that’s what you’re feeling, Bill.
Both Steve and Scott gave wonderful responses. Steve’s response was in the earthly realm – turn off the news, put down the device, get out in the springtime sunlight with family and friends and LIVE. Scott’s response was heavenly – of course we should expect this world and its inhabitants to fail us. Jesus provides us with the only hope that is eternal.
People build lives. Evil builds destruction. Build life faster.
Ok, men, how do you follow THAT show up?
Faith Bill…it’s Faith that keeps me from losing it in these times. Knowing God’s Word, knowing what is happening today, and showing us what “season” it is…should fill us with joy. It’s all just proof that His Word is True. While it does sadden me that many people will not know that joy, I fear nothing of this world, because I know God…I fear God, because He knows me.
Thanks guys. For everything.
What you are saying is that the world is batsh*t crazy right now. I agree with your assessment. And I still enjoy spending time with my wife, my kids, my grandkids, my friends, and neighbors. And none of them are batsh*t crazy.
Yes, I feel that way and I had to turn off the news. I just don’t care to feel like that every day. I appreciate you boys for all you do to keep our world sane in the midst of the chaos.
One of the things I truly appreciate about Bill, Scott and Steve is that they take this burden on so I don’t have to do so. I have neither the time nor the inclination to wade into the cesspool of 24/7 news and try to digest the truth. You do it for me and that is why I am a member. It is a dirty job, perhaps different in the type of filth to which you are exposed than the old Mike Rowe show had, but dirty none the less.
As I wrote in Backstage, we need to sharpen the saw; whatever that is for each of us. For me, I spend time with my wife. But I have two avocations that keep me sane. 1 – I cook. Pretty good at it at the risk of exercising Pride. But since I have been working from home, I cook nearly every night. Some things my wife no longer orders at restaurants because she says my versions are better. 2 – I sing. Wednesday evenings and Sunday mornings. Singing songs of praise and letting the message flow is a fine way to cleanse the soul. When our symphony choir returns, I will go back to singing with them once a week.
These simple things keep me fresh. But I will say that I get most of my news from the guys or other places that I search out, rather than MSM. PJ is a good source and I find that I don’t always agree with those authors’ takes, so much the better.
I agree. I get so mad when i find MSM on and see the (unreal) narrative. I think this sign goes with it.
Hey “Ron”…(hehe) do you recall the pride and slight glee Bill felt when Mike Rowe and Bill bumped into each other at LAX and Rowe told him that he was a ‘fan’ of Bill’s work?…Bill has to be reminded of this on occasion. He’s admired by so many more than his subscriber base for at the very least, fighting the good fight.
Great point. Bill has that photo from them meeting in an airport.
You can combine your two hobbies: Sing a Song of Sixpence … https://duckduckgo.com/?q=sing+a+song+of+sixpence+song&t=opera&iax=images&ia=images&iai=http%3A%2F%2Fchildrenlovetosing.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2016%2F01%2FSing-a-Song-of-Sixpence-jpeg.jpg
Except I don’t have the touch for baking. Never had a pie or cake come out well. Leave that to Mrs Ron and little Ronette.
I feel like you much of the time, Bill. For me, knowing that the three of you are out there, doing what you do every day, has helped me get through those times when I feel as though this country is experiencing a bad acid trip. Hope and faith help as well…. but those two things ebb and flow in my mind.
The hardest part for me has been waking up to my beliefs about America. Realizing these instilled beliefs were an illusion, a believable lie that no longer resembled the hard-won reputation of our forefathers.
I was proud of our country for being willing to lock down for 2 weeks to save maybe millions of lives. Bravery & compassion, at a cost.
My heartache came when we continued to allow traitorous politicians to limit our freedoms by “edict”.
One year later, we’re still not free and have “koo koo for koko puffs” politicians ruining our country and many of our states. Traitors all . . . no equal justice . . . no rule of law.
The best “antidote” for me has been leaving the major social media platforms and never watching the “news”. Tell-A-Vision has been brainwashing the masses for decades. Social media is merely an extension of TV.
I agree with Bill. I have faith we’ll come out of this, I hope stronger & more resilient, but fear a mere shell of our former selves.
Thank you, guys. I needed to hear all of that. Special thanks to Scott for reaffirming what I know has been my rock for decades. The more experience I gain, the more I know that Jesus is the foundation of all truth, hope and joy.
Michael, Amen. And thank you, Scott, for demonstrating the great Truth.
On the other hand I finally got answer to the question I’ve been asking, if Bill got to Florida when he was 11 in 1970 he was not at the Sonesta when I honeymooned there in 1972 but he was there when two of my friends did in April 1969.
We honeymooned there as well. But it was 1996. It is gone, now.
This was from the top of the hill.
Primarily for Scott, but really for all of us: it is important to embrace free will because belief in that ability means we indeed have a power to choose. While it is true much of what is put in front of us by pundits and media appear very negative, we must come back to the belief and must practice exercising free will. The alternative is to give to others the power to shape our lives. The effort we must exert is considerable as it is easier to allow others to make decisions, but what is most valuable, exemplified by what all three of you have been saying for many years, is by using our free will we can preserve and enjoy our freedom.
I agree that our best days are ahead of us and worst days are ahead of us. It’s a question of how long this goes on, where we bottom out, and what America (or two Americas) looks like on the other side
I think this phenomena has been the case since time began. The Best and The Worst are always ahead. Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities begins with that very sentiment. Likely all that means is that Solomon was indeed right when he wrote, “There is nothing new under the sun.” We human beings don’t ever seem to learn anything from our forebears!
Likewise , I stopped watching ‘news’’, even local, after the election , remember the OBJECT of the slanted news is to demoralize us , ala Tokyo Rose , to beat us up to make us feel this way. That’s why the drum beat can never let up.
I feel overwhelmed right now and so do many friends. You know this will end but you don’t when or how.
I’m with you, Bill. We many are here with you, and here for you. And we are a better team with you on it. Hang in there, brother.