[Howlin]

My point was that this is a LIVE THREAD about breaking news; the time to pontificate about what might have offended you on the TV screen is another time on another thread.

[DocH]

I understand what you are saying, but this is part of the beauty of Free Republic.

Instead of sitting passively by (or talking/yelling at the TV), watching a breaking story, we can comment on the story as it develops, and actually read what others are thinking, in almost REAL-TIME.

Thoughts that come to mind at the time, may be forgotten, so, I think, there is no time like the present to post those views.

If people just want to read the posts having to do with the changing story, and skip by what you term "pontificating", then they are welcome to do so.

[snarkytart]

>>My point was that this is a LIVE THREAD about breaking news; the time to pontificate about what might have offended you on the TV screen is another time on another thread.<<,

Puhlease.. I had to read through tons of NON FUNNY jokes about panties on this thread.

Go be a thread cop to all the wanna be comedians on here instead of Doc.
To me making stupid jokes on a breaking news thread that is about people being shot to death is MORE offensive and more out of line than any observation DOC has made.
JMHO