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Hey, boys and girls! It's time for, Uncle Jay explains the news! Now here's the guy
who helps little minds understand big news stories: Uncle Jay! Hi, boys & girls. Well
I hope you're all rested from the extra hour you got from spring forward, fall back. Of
course, some people who raise their glass to celebrate at 2 a.m. tend to fall forward,
and have a little trouble springing back. Uncle Jay's news word for this week is: UNAWARE.
And of course that means when you don't know about something, which is fine, nobody knows
everything. But. Grownups in certain jobs are expected to know certain things.
A certain grownup is saying he didn't know that the government was snooping on other
world leaders, -- oh, and he was also "unaware" that the healthcare dot gov website was about
as coherent as the Youtube Music Awards, and he said he was more frustrated about it than
anybody, except he was "unaware" that the woman in charge of the website also had said
she was more frustrated than anybody. At first, boys and girls, it felt like there
was only 1 computer in America that could log on to the site, and everyone else would
have to wait and wait their turn. So you would think that the two people who said they were
the most frustrated about that would have actually tried, right? Right? But now, after
some quick closed-door meetings, they say they've got their very best people working
on fixing the site, & that's the truth!
Oh, and speaking of the truth, here's how bad things have gotten between President Obama
& the truth: MITT ROMNEY is complaining about it! Romney came out of hiding the other day
to accuse Obama of stealing his act. And he has a point, because the president did always
say, "you can keep your health insurance if you're happy with it." Is that true? Well,
sort of: Think of your cable or satellite TV, there's all those channels you never watch
but you're still forced to pay for them. And you do pay, so that must mean you're happy.
And now your health insurance is just as happy ... with lots of extra coverage you don't
need but are forced to pay for, just like TV! See, you were unhappy with your old policy
but you were "unaware" about it, but now that's all fixed. You're welcome!
And now it's time -- to answer one of your news questions. Today's comes from Sandy in
Los Angeles, hi, Sandy. She writes, dear Uncle Jay: the big Christmas sales that used to
start after Thanksgiving are starting even earlier this year! Everybody jokes about it,
but is the season really starting earlier & earlier?
Thanks, Sandy. Yeah. It is. Say goodbye to Cyber Monday and Black Friday & Cyber Monday
and hello to Ruined Thursday, when people will have to leave Thanksgiving dinner to
shop, or to work. On the other hand, Sandy, that Christmas tradition of cooperation and
friendship and giving and sharing will start even earlier this year, so maybe it's not
so bad.
Don't forget, you can see more and send your questions to, Uncle Jay explains dot com.
Check back every Monday when Uncle Jay explains the news, & remember: a great kid, is great
news!