Is there any underlying political persuasion attributable to the above mentioned annoyances, or am I just being overly suspicious?
If anything else gets added to this list, I won’t be able to listen to TV or radio anymore.
No way ... it's everywhere - in every walk of life. Too many people say stupid things, start sentences with "so .." or "well, I mean..." or say things like "I know, right?!" It's aggravating. And don't get me started on the online shenanigans ... things like "should of" or "then" instead of "than" ... ugh!