I Do Not Care For Infotainment

So, I'm watching the CBS Early Show this morning. Well, "watching" is probably not really what is happening: I have a bad habit of turning on the television when I'm in the living room, even if I'm really reading email, or making breakfast in the kitchen, or doing laundry. So, the tv is on.

I kind of can't wait for the local stations to turn off their analog signals. I don't have any converter boxes.

Anyway, my attention was grabbed this morning by the CBS Early Show. They had a nutritionist type on and she was analyzing the co-hosts' lunches for dietary value. This is what went on between the female host and the dietician impersonator:

Host: So, how did I do?
D: You both did very well, you're both hydrating sufficiently, I like it.
Host: Really? Sometimes I feel like I eat too much lean protein and raw vegetables and I don't get enough carbs.
D: I think the whole wheat bread in your sandwich is enough, you're OK. I would maybe watch the smoked turkey, because it's smoked...
Host: Oh, I don't usually eat smoked turkey, it's just what came home from the store this week. Usually we have peppered turkey, or turkey pastrami...

Uh, yeah, lady? I know what brand of deli meat you're talking about. And that brand? The peppered turkey is SMOKED. You're a dumbass for not being able to taste it, and also you're a dumbass for not being able to PUT BLACK PEPPER ON YOUR SANDWICH YOURSELF. I will never understand the peppered turkey phenomenon. I like black pepper on turkey sandwiches just as much as the next person, but I do it myself. I mean, wtf, people?

But then the dietician person pointed out that most deli meats are high in sodium, so I'm sure that female host will be yelling at her personal assistant later this morning anyway. Lord.