Posted on 03/18/2014 8:00:28 PM PDT by rightwingerpatriot
With Eastern Europe in turmoil over Putin's land grab in the Crimea and Iraq voting to legalize rape within marriage, one news story has been trumpeted nonstop. Ever since the plane disappeared, Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has dominated the news coverage and has sent the media into a frenzy. Speculation has run rampant over the fate of the plane and the 239 people on board, and conspiracy theories have abounded. Whether you believe one scenario or the other, it is most likely that the passengers are deceased.
With all the chaos going on in the world, why the media frenzy over Malaysia Airlines Flight 370? You can't open a newspaper, turn on the tv, or listen to the radio without every reporter endlessly talking about the missing plane. One would think that while the situation is tragic, there are other vital issues that should be reported on but are not. It seems the entire world focus is on the Indian Ocean and the ongoing search. Yet I can understand why there is so much media attention on this story.
First, people are stunned when something actually disappears and cannot be found. We have the mistaken belief that everyone and everything is monitored at all times. People have become so used to GPS, Google Earth, and a million other applications, that they find it hard to process "we don't know where it went!" We've become accustomed to immediate answers, so each day that passes just amps up the story's luster. Another facet that the media finds intriguing is the pathetic excuses given by Malaysia Airlines and the country of Malaysia. It took days for them to seek help from other countries. Dragging your feet when a plane turns off its transponder and disappears from radar means that most people will think you have something to hide. This something could be insidious or just plain incompetence.
As for what happened to Flight 370, we still don't know. People argue that the pilot was suicidal (yet there's no suicide note of any kind), that the plane caught fire and crashed (yet no calls for help) or that the plane was taken to another country to be used by terrorists as a bomb. In the latter scenario, plenty of terrorist groups and anti-Western countries have the means to load a plane up with nuclear material and explosives to create their own nuclear bomb with the Boeing 777 used as the delivery device. Throw in a couple of passengers with forged passports and you have endless speculation.
As I hate to put a political spin on the missing plane, I do think another reason why networks such as CNN are spending 24/7 on this story is to take the focus off of Obama and his failed policies. We've just had Obama schooled by Putin in Ukraine that highlights his weakness on the international stage, and we have the deadline fast approaching for ObamaCare signups, which have been a major debacle. Just like many times in the past when Obama gets in trouble, the media works overtime to pull out a shiny object and distract the American public. It's always worked before, so why not use it again?
The sad fact is that we don't know for certain what has happened. Instead of waiting to see what new facts can be uncovered, the media spends its time feverishly throwing out what-if scenarios and conjecture. All I can say is that prayers go out to those poor souls on Flight 370 and their families.
Feel for the passengers, but this Where’s Waldo story is a distraction!
Me, too.
I can follow more than one story per day. I think most people can.
In case you haven't noticed they have had no problem with just ignoring big story after big story concerning Obama's failings. The media does not need distractions.
This story receives a lot of attention because something like an airplane disappearing without a trace is news, especially when it also concerns 230 souls.
Agreed. We are spinning our wheels looking for motivations that don’t exist. We need to find the jet.
http://thanks-project.blogspot.com/2014/03/malaysia-flight-370-when-occams-razor.html
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