Media Informing Us of Worries That Don't Exist

It's funny what leaks into the subconscious as a given when it's pounded away long enough by the media for no apparent reason. For instance, if I didn't know any better, I would think that I am more concerned with members of Congress being "civil" to each other than I am that they create and enact policies that would make my life better; also, apparently I am balled up a corner chewing on my fist worrying about Tiger Woods' public image and if it can be repaired. None of which is anywhere close to being true.