[penowa]

I don't know about the other cable networks because I'm too lazy to get up and walk across the room and get the clicker, but from the minute that Fox finally announced that Rehnquist had died, they have blown away their SPECIAL COVERAGE of hurricane damage with its own special dreary music and switched to 24/7 LIVE coverage on a Saturday nite with Hannity, Colmes, Susan Estrich, the Judge from N.J., etc. It's 12:40 a.m. and this has been on for hours because the press likes this story much more than the one about unimportant ordinary citizens suffering and being rescued by the vile US military. They all care about who will make the court and none of them care about regular people so they will beat this story until there is nothing left of it. We'll be lucky to hear a blurb on the hour about the hurricane damage.

[Shortstop7]

I don't know about the other cable networks because I'm too lazy to get up and walk across the room and get the clicker, but from the minute that Fox finally announced that Rehnquist had died, they have blown away their SPECIAL COVERAGE of hurricane damage with its own special dreary music and switched to 24/7 LIVE coverage on a Saturday nite with Hannity, Colmes, Susan Estrich, the Judge from N.J., etc. It's 12:40 a.m. and this has been on for hours because the press likes this story much more than the one about unimportant ordinary citizens suffering and being rescued by the vile US military. They all care about who will make the court and none of them care about regular people so they will beat this story until there is nothing left of it. We'll be lucky to hear a blurb on the hour about the hurricane damage.

But you're not bitter, right? A Supreme Court Justice just passed away, and yes that is big news. That doesn't take anything away from the folks in NO...not at all. For you to say that no one cares about the folks in NO is just ridiculous. I'd like to know how much money you have sent to the cause? Please enlighten us. Thanks.

[newzjunkey]

Hurricane? There was a hurricane you say? Did it kill anyone important? Well it's time for the media to find a new story. This is series! The evil Bush has a chance to *gasp* appoint TWO members of SCOTUS. It may thwart plans for total domination by judicial tyranny. We need to get on this top *immediately.* Besides, hurricanes happen all the time. A new chief justice is a once-in-a-generation kind of thing! Where are your priorities??

(yes, that was sarcasm!)