Did you know that President Barack Obama wore khakis to look at oil-covered beaches in Louisiana? He even wore regular shoes. And he is not angry enough about the oil spill.

If you’re asking yourself, “Why does this matter?,” you’re in the company of many others wondering what is going on in TV news.

It seems like the focus of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill has been more on Obama’s demeanor and style than on why the spill happened. Media outlets have been asking why Obama doesn’t get angry. He stated on “Larry King Live” that he was “angry and frustrated,” but people doubted the realism of that anger and frustration. Stories have come out that he has been furious behind the scenes, but since we cannot see it, media outlets doubt that is true.

Then in an interview on “The Today Show,” Obama showed some emotion, saying he wants to find out “whose ass to kick” with the oil spill. There it is. The emotion we wanted. Well, no, it’s not. Now people think he was being rude. Apparently, presidents don’t swear.

What does the media want? Do they want him to bust out of his presidential clothes, don some purple shorts and start attacking BP execs? Albeit awesome, that is not going to happen. What happened to people respecting Obama for being calm and collected? We are all angry about the oil spill, but Obama yelling is not going to close the leak or bring dead animals back to life.

We understand that it is difficult to fill 24 hours with news. That is why talking heads are so important. But they are also killing journalism. Hour after hour of random people coming on CNN or Fox News, complaining or praising various things, is not informational. It is detrimental to not only the viewer, but to journalism in general.

What we need is for the journalists to stop acting like TMZ and Perez Hilton and start asking real questions. For example, why did it take 40 days for the White House to launch a criminal investigation into the oil spill? Why does no one ask Obama why, during his campaign, he vowed to change the ways of the oil industry, but Ken Salazar, the man Obama put in charge of the Minerals Management Service to oversee the industry, made little to no effort to change the atmosphere within the company?

It’s time that TV news stops focusing on meaningless, trivial issues and turns to the real issues at hand. It might not make the best television, but sometimes presenting the facts and informing the public is more important than ratings.