The wall-to-wall JonBenet Ramsey coverage is as baffling as it is disgusting. Yes, it’s tragic that a little girl was killed; it always is. But would the news networks consider it as tragic if she weren’t a tiny white [shudder] “beauty queen”? Or if they hadn’t harangued the parents with insinuations of guilt?
Is this story more important than the cease-fire in Lebanon? Than the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? Than the looming problems of Iran or North Korea? On CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and CTV (all linked above) these stories were buried underneath such breaking news as a chocolate virgin mary and Justin Timberlake dissing the latest American Idol chum*.
I guess I’m not surprised; the networks are just giving the idiots what they want. I’m just disappointed that they all sink to the bottom of the cesspool, hand in hand with smiles on their faces.
* don’t even get me started on the irony.
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Wired has some details about the Microsoft MP3 player (aka, the Zune). If that thing has 80+ GB of storage, I might be getting me one.
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Skirl | Dan Dickinson 
I agree: the amount of coverage this story is generating is quite unbelievable. I guess sleaziness does sell. I expect to see the JB story dominating Entertainment Tonight and shows of that variety, but it seems that all network and cable news channels are devoting quite a bit of time to the Ramseys and Karr.
The story is even getting coverage here in Sydney. Who the hell cares?
I agree. The general public are idiots. Just look who they voted in as Prime Minister 🙂
Why are you speaking so poorly of Justin Timberlake? He’s bringing Sexyback, you know.
I don’t even know what that means. But I hate it.