The Stupidest News Stories Of 2009 A Song

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Hank do you remember when all of Georgia fled
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that flood that left thousands homeless and seven dead
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But while those people drowned and their houses went adrift
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The news was all about Kanye west....and Taylor swift

HANK
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RHETT&LINK, where I really see the news media failin
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every time anyone mentions...Sarah Palin
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They dispatch a dozen camera crews every time she poos
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While I can't escape the feeling she's just not news

RHETT & LINK
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And the swine flu, while a killer, got more love than it needed
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Killing 4,000 people while the normal flu, unheeded
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Kills 60,000 people year in and year out
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People like to have something to freak out about

HANK
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And what about Michael Phelps marijuana scandal
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Just one picture and the media flew off their handle
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He did the exact same thing as our last three presidents
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I don't think our priorities make much sense

ALL
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So Many important things happened this year friend
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Iran's Election and Mass Recession and Obama sworn in
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But to us the things on cable news seem so freaking dumb
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R&L: And we can only hope that we're not the only ones
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Hank: yes, we can only hope that we're not the only ones.

HANK
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I don't think the crappy news gets any better than
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The scandals of Tiger Woods and David Letterman
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It turns out rich guys cheat on their wives
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That wasn't news in the year twenty five

RHETT&LINK
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And one of the biggest stories of the whole entire year
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Is that Susan Boyle could sing and bring an audience to tears
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With all the pretty people auto-tuned, we forgot
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You don't have to be hot to The talent Britain's got

HANK
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And I still laugh any time I see some poor braggart
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Proudly holding up a sign proclaiming he's a tea bagger
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Besides any confusion about the revolution
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I think no matter what they mean the news was an illusion

ALL
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So Many important things happened this year friend
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Iran's Election and Mass Recession and Obama sworn in
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But to us the things on cable news seem so freaking dumb
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R&L: And we can only hope that we're not the only ones
             G                                       C
Hank: yes, we can only hope that we're not the only ones.

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

ALL
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So Many important things happened this year friend
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Iran's Election and Mass Recession and Obama sworn in
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But to us the things on cable news seem so freaking dumb
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All: And we can only hope that we're not the only ones
             G                                     C
All: yes, we can only hope that we're not the only ones.
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But since they're still reporting it...we just might be
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the only ones.