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| [The Steford news Anchors] DAN & TOM: ENOUGH REAGAN |
| 2004-06-09 |
| From New York Post via Drudge.... DAN Rather and Tom Brokaw work for dif ferent networks but agree one thing — coverage of Ronald Reagan’s death has been excessive, they say. Yeah! Lets get back to soddomizing that prisoner abuse dead horse again! "Even though everybody is respectful and wants to pay homage to the president, life does go on," Rather told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "There is other news, like the reality of Iraq," said the "CBS Evening News" anchor. "It got very short shrift this weekend." So when has CBS given the Reality of Iraq??? Or the murder and genocide which is happening right now in western Sudan? Or the church burning in Indonesia? Or.... Networks have been going almost wall-to-wall with coverage since Reagan passed away Saturday at the age of 93. The former president was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease nearly 10 years ago. "Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it’s very hard to turn it, even slightly," Rather said. "Nationally, the herd has grown tremendously." "I think just about everything is over-covered these days," said Brokaw, who anchors the "NBC Nightly News." "The spectrum is so crowded. With all the cable networks, it begins to have a ’video wall’ feeling to it." Guess who is losing viewers to ’real’ news like FOX??? Jennings said he had mixed feelings about the Reagan coverage. We can’t blame it on Bush! "I’m more inclined to spare coverage — come on [the air], do something meaningful, then get away," he said. Like Jennings unabashed wall-to-wall over-the-top coverage of the prisoner abuse? Or his deafing silence on the Sudan Genocide/Ethnic Clensing ? OR his.... "The last time I had to do it was with — Post TV Staff |
| Posted by:CrazyFool |
| #10 I'm looking right now at the Fox coverage - and there's Pelosi and Kennedy standing in the Rotunda as the casket is about to be brought in. They have their hands over the place where their hearts are supposed to be. I'm gonna hurl. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-06-09 7:25:32 PM |
| #9 Remind me again how long they covered the search for Kennedy, Jr., or the election of 2000, or Nixon's proceedings . . . |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-06-09 5:43:06 PM |
| #8 Perfect, Sam. Preach it, brother! :-p |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2004-06-09 5:36:49 PM |
| #7 Damn it Sam! A coffee alert was required! |
| Posted by: Doc8404 2004-06-09 3:11:51 PM |
| #6 Amen Sam! |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2004-06-09 1:48:16 PM |
| #5 Hey Dan, Tom, Peter.... |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2004-06-09 1:08:42 PM |
| #4 They have a point. We should get our coverage back to the more meaningful issues. Like J-Lo's newest husband, Janet's nipple, who Madonna is tonguing this week, or Paris's latest sex video. After all, liberating millions of Eastern Europeans from Communism and ending the threat of global thermonuclear war just isn't as interesting or sexy as Britney's midriff. |
| Posted by: Dar 2004-06-09 1:06:48 PM |
| #3 CF: Thanks for posting this. Saw this earlier and simply could not believe it. These A-Holes make me want to puke. They're being dragged kicking and screaming into covering this because the majority of America cares. They just can't wait to get back to spoon feeding us their propoganda. If the second coming happened next week no doubt they would roll their eyes and whine about how it was interfering with the important events of the day - namely QUAGMIRE! |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2004-06-09 1:02:06 PM |
| #2 Aren't all of these clowns Canadian? They need a nice hot cup of stfu. |
| Posted by: Destro 2004-06-09 12:58:47 PM |
| #1 I know I had set this for Page 2 - but it appeared on Page 1. Can someone please move it there? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-06-09 12:36:43 PM |