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I had no idea that affluence carried such weight!</>

i know that you are teasing me, but yes of course affluence carries such wieght. i was more referring to the powerful access to the press the smart family seems to wield. they were having 4 press conferences weekly, then pared them down to 3 weekly. they've appeared on major network shows repeatedly. people without money certainly don't have these advantages. Plus, you have Ed releasing information to the press on his own concerning the case.

David and Susan Smith did not "have money," yet their case dominated the TeeVee for the whole time their boys were "missing." Sure it didn't go on as long as this has--but then, the case got solved.

Russell Yates--and I know his family's murder wasn't exactly unsolved--but, Russell Yates' mug was all over TV for some time, and he wasn't affluent.

The TV people are out to make money. The riches of those who own and control cable AND network TV dwarfs anything the Smarts could come up with.

Don't forget Chandra Levy. Yes, her father makes a nice living, but believe me, what he has cannot compare to that of the people who make the decisions of what we will watch on our news shows. Those people would NOT be particularly impressed by Dr. Levy's income, I assure you. So how would Dr. and Mrs. Levy have "controlled" the media? NO ONE has gotten TV coverage like Chandra Levy.