There is no such thing, in the liberal mind, as a tragedy that can’t be exploited.
Or run away from. TOTUS is off to Rio (opposite hemisphere, opposite side of the world) until this blows over and maybe Saudi invasion of Bahrain, and the war in Libya or Afghanistan, or the 10+% unemployment or failing financial system or ...
Let’s all chill out for a moment and think things through...
Remember, it is IMPOSSIBLE for a nuclear reactor to explode like an atomic bomb.
All that can happen is what amounts to a conventional explosion throwing radiaton from a melting core into the atmosphere. That would be a big roblem for Japan (although not the end of life as we know it—you may remember Nagasaki and Hiroshima).
It would not be a problem for the United States. We’re far away.
Remember, in the 1950s we tested HYDROGEN BOMBS in the Pacific. Yes, that was not a good thing. But it hardly caused any major problems in the United States.
This is a case of the media ( yes, Fox News included) simply trhowing out fear mongering to try to build an audience.
There is no excuse for it, and Fox engaged in the same kind of fear mongering in more important reports. INFORMATION is what the “news” should be about, and not fear mongering SPECULATION.
Sure, the nuclear plant situation in Japan is a problem, especially for Japan, but it is absurd to suggest that the “job” of the media is to HYPE the problem. The news should be about facts and information, and not about FEAR (and ratings).