Immediately switched to FOX just in time to see Geraldo and some female extolling the performance of Michelle, ma belle, in outshining the wife of the French President....had to switch to CNN (barf) to get coverage of this major international event.
Another black eye for FOX - I am so disappointed in them.
I tuned into CNN International (aka CNNi) at about 1am ET... Christianne Ammanpour and a bunch of talking heads were on live discussing how this launch is all the fault of the Bush administration. They were almost literally rubbing their hands with glee...
It is a national weakness, a real blind spot, and it is reflected tonight in our vast wasteland of US media reporting on a major international event which impacts all in the US, wherein we have to turn to FR for The Truth in Timeliness. For as international as a people as we are (meaning people from every conceivable nation on earth) we are still incredibly insular and inward, total oblivious to the outside world at times. Now is one of them, (judging on yours and others reports of CNN, FOX TV, major networks, etc) Sad to see this, but nothing new, not surprising, in fact endemic. This is also the byproduct of a dumbed down society. They will only air what the American People in great measure appear to want; by and large the people want "bread" and "circuses" as well as substandard Presidents who are more pop-culture savvy "cool older brothers" than "seasoned leaders during international crises". Freepers are different I know, but hey, as a nation, you get what you want and majority rules.