[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Is there something wrong with looking past political affiliation and wishing two US Human beings well?

No. But there is something wrong with getting so wrapped in shooting down anyone and everyone who doesn't express that precise sentiment that you end up lobbing patently false charges at people for no good reason.

If you follow this particular correspondence back up the thread, you'll see what I'm referring to.

Tell me, what did you think of David Bloom and his reporting, prior to his unfortunate passing?

I'd always thought NBC News was the most fair of the three majors, before and after Bloom's death. I didn't always care for Bloom's reporting, but I thought he genuinely tried to be impartial.

Now, tell me, what would your reaction be if harm came to a Peter Arnett, or Bill Moyers?

[Neets]

I am just asking about Bloom because I saw this paragraph in one of the news bits about Woodruff:

Some observers yesterday immediately noted the close friendship between Woodruff and David Bloom, the NBC anchor who died of a pulmonary embolism while covering the opening days of the war in April 2003. Woodruff left his embed to take Bloom's remains home for burial. Both Woodruff's wife, Lee, and Bloom's wife, Melanie, are particularly close friends, and Woodruff has been a surrogate father to Bloom's three children. Woodruff has four children of his own.

If harm were to come to Peter Arnett or Bill Moyers, my reaction would be the same. I'd offer prayers for them and their families. I am not a ghoul and do not in anyway rejoice in tragic brought to other humans.

Maybe because I lost a close family member at one time and know how it feels to grieve the loss of your own blood.