Greta Van Susteren Cleans Up in Aruba

MyWay.com | AP ^ | 8/7/05 | David Bauder

[MichaelP]

audience whore... nee OJ

Mike

[MeanWestTexan]

I'll pay attention when she's no longer a Scientologist and married to a scummy plaintiffs' lawyer.

[Crackingham]

That should pay for her next facelift.

[LongsforReagan]

She would thank Scientology for her success, I bet.

[Always Right]

But while doing this, Van Susteren has been rewarded with her biggest audiences since making the switch from CNN three years ago.

LOL, that would be her biggest audiances ever. I don't think she was ever even close to a million at cnn.

[jdm]

It's time for Americans to boycott Aruba. The Aruban authorities bungled the first 72 hours of the investigation, released two key suspects, issue (very) short-term permits to search a landfill, etc. At best, the Aruban authorities are making progress difficult -- at worst, continually obstructing justice.

It's like the Aruban government doesn't want anyone to find Natalee.

[jdm]

"LOL, that would be her biggest audiances ever. I don't think she was ever even close to a million at cnn."

Good 'media bias' catch, AR!

[soundandvision]

She averaged nearly 2.2 million viewers a night in July, up 58 percent from the same period a year ago, according to Nielsen Media Research. CNN's Aaron Brown used to put up a tough fight in the time slot; now Van Susteren routinely triples his audience. She narrowly missed 3 million on July 26, her biggest audience this year.

I wrote an 'article' here on FR about the obsession with Natalie Holloway and shark attack stories, earlier in the summer. And the crux was this: the only people that really control and regulate how much time news departments and hosts spend on topics such as this is us.

If no one was watching Van Susteren, she wouldn't devote much time to this. Stories like this are fueled by viewership and the only people that can be held culpable in weirdo fascination with these stories are the people watching. The hosts are going to go where the ratings are and as long as there's an audience for this stuff (and a big one, at that) then hosts will continue to devote whole segments and indeed HOURS to this type of story.

[Brilliant]

The reason the media is so fascinated by this story is that it gives them an opportunity to spend time in Aruba.

[Warrior Nurse]

She had a face lift where when she is Eleanor Roosevelt ugly.

[EagleUSA]

It's time for Americans to boycott Aruba.
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I agree -- first, it is a good thing that FOX, et al, are down there bringing as much attention to my belief and the Arubans are doing everything they can to frustrate the finding of that poor young woman's body and protect the slime that are responsible for her death.

I hope Aruba chokes on it. And I hope they find the body, because those slime bags are going to swing then. The court of WORLD OPINION will ensure that.

[injin]

Personally I appreciate what Greta has been doing for the Holloway case very much. Beth Holloway is a real fighter ,but she needs all the allies she can get . Who better than Fox News!? If people don't care to watch it there is always the remote.
Personally I am waiting for Greta to announce that late last night, mysterious men ,dressed all in black , landed by Zodiac
on Aruba and grabbed Joren and his father and no one has seen them since....

[KarlInOhio]

The reason the media is so fascinated by this story is that it gives them an opportunity to spend time in Aruba.

I don't think we would be getting much live coverage on "Murder in Thule, Greenland". I doubt there would have been a graduation trip to the Thule beaches either.

[Warrior Nurse]

SOmeone tell me why this is so important. If you were from another planet you would think the only people that come up missing are young white females. Am I off base here?

[radar101]

Sorry, but I quit watching Greta about the second day of this trivial BS.

[brownsfan]

Greta's act is disgusting. But, she makes an excellent point:

"I obviously don't program for the people in the newsroom or my friends or the people I went to law school with. I program for the viewers."

It's not her fault that she's pushing sludge. Americans can't wait to lap that stuff up. The veiwers really do get what they want. Fortunately, I don't have to tune in to what others seem to want.

[deetch]

I do think this story is important. Any American especially where a crime has occurred at least deserves better than having it covered up. Clearly the Aruban authorities need a message and I believe the State Department should ban all travel to Aruba. They want our money but run when their customers are in trouble. I'm so tired of the smirking lawyers claiming they have a good legal system. It's not about the legal system.

Boycott Aruba and this will send a message to every tourist spot. You want our dollars? Then you need to ensure our safety.

[kublia khan]

I'm sure she has gained many but shows like Hannity and hers that go wall to wall week after week with story's like Shiavo and Holloway loose viewers like me. The facts in the Holloway case are so skewed now by these shows and their "experts" the truth will probably never be known. The hue and cry for FBI involvent repulsed me at the outset. Holland is a sovereign nation and has no compelling interest in allowing the national police force of another country to investigate a crime that occurred In one of their possessions. An assumption seems to be that the FBI could solve this case because they are the Fa Ba I as Lector put it. But the truth of the matter is no law enforcement agency always gets their man and if you believe that you've watched too many cop shows on TV.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]