War-time News in the American Heartland
Because I don’t have a television myself I’m not familiar enough with what I saw to tell you if it was local, national or cable, but it was news. I think.
When I was out on Thursday night at the Record Bar there was one television on the whole time, and only one thing being shown on that television.
From 7pm to 10pm, and I imagine before and after, there was nothing on but the death of Anna Nicole whats-her-face. Sad news for the whats-her-faces, but isn’t there a war on somewhere?
Isn’t this country actually in a war right now? Or two? Did nobody else die yesterday?
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Eolaí gan Fhéile:
You’re not the only one who noticed:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-rieckhoff/anna-nicole-smith-died-_b_40827.html
Child psychology would condone distraction as a path to sedation.
And still, “reality” shows are in vogue.
News, evidently not qualifying as a reality show, is therefore ignored.
At least one I know of died yesterday…
Army Staff Seargant
Alan Shaw
from North Little Rock, Arkansas.
31 years old.
Sent in to search a house and was
killed by a booby-trapped kitchen cabinet.
49th Arkansan killed in Iraq since the
declaration of “Mission Accomplished”
None died prior to “Mission Accomplished”.