August 29, 2002
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It's this type of stuff that makes me regret forgetting to put a CD in the tunesbox and subsequently relying on the "idiotbox" for background audio...Did anyone else catch a glimpse of this prime time "news"?
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It's posts like this that inspire the question: On which day did God create sharksandwich, and couldn't He have rested on that day too?
ss, I kid because I love. Really.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 8:17 PM on August 29, 2002
ss, I kid because I love. Really.
posted by mr_crash_davis at 8:17 PM on August 29, 2002
the show was pretty sad ( obviously ) - however, I hold Diane Sawyer personally responsible for making me cry like a baby
posted by euphrosyne at 8:27 PM on August 29, 2002
posted by euphrosyne at 8:27 PM on August 29, 2002
Mister Crash: Well, I'm sure I'd feel much worse if I weren't under such heavy sedation.
foodawg:
Not really saying this was bad, per se, but did this not sort of smack of, say, sensationalism?
posted by sharksandwich at 8:40 PM on August 29, 2002
foodawg:
Not really saying this was bad, per se, but did this not sort of smack of, say, sensationalism?
posted by sharksandwich at 8:40 PM on August 29, 2002
I'm with you shark. I'll even go a step further.
This is just sensationalist pandering and an example of the media preying on the emotions of those foolish enough to pay attention.
I'm gonna say it, I'll get flamed, but to hell with it.
Get over it, America.
Let's be realistic. This was a tragedy for those who lost loved ones or had their lives impacted, but no more of a tragedy than than the thousands that die every year in motor vehicle crashes, of cancer or of AIDS. Many more have died in other countries for reasons just as senseless.
Trust me on this, you have a much better chance of getting hit by a truck or struck by lightning than you do of a jetliner crashing on your head. It just ain't gonna happen and the continued media frenzy fosters irrational fear and perpetuates the myth that every American is in imminent danger from some obscure (the definition changes frequently) terrorist group.
Maybe it's time we stopped indulging in a orgy of collective grief and started to address the things that matter.
posted by cedar at 9:02 PM on August 29, 2002
This is just sensationalist pandering and an example of the media preying on the emotions of those foolish enough to pay attention.
I'm gonna say it, I'll get flamed, but to hell with it.
Get over it, America.
Let's be realistic. This was a tragedy for those who lost loved ones or had their lives impacted, but no more of a tragedy than than the thousands that die every year in motor vehicle crashes, of cancer or of AIDS. Many more have died in other countries for reasons just as senseless.
Trust me on this, you have a much better chance of getting hit by a truck or struck by lightning than you do of a jetliner crashing on your head. It just ain't gonna happen and the continued media frenzy fosters irrational fear and perpetuates the myth that every American is in imminent danger from some obscure (the definition changes frequently) terrorist group.
Maybe it's time we stopped indulging in a orgy of collective grief and started to address the things that matter.
posted by cedar at 9:02 PM on August 29, 2002
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posted by foodawg at 8:14 PM on August 29, 2002