Gary describes how journalists use selective language ("power words," descriptive adjectives, etc) to manipulate their message and "kick you when you're up, kick you when you're down."
Fear is the fuel that drives the engine of "discipline" which establishes the ideal of "order." For our well-being, we must turn a deaf ear to the voice of fear.
Sometimes the hardest, but best thing you can do in difficult times is smile! And, even if only for a couple hours, life was "normal" today! Congratulations, Steve and Judy!