Rube Headlines

On March 17th I had the misfortune to be tuned into CNN for an update on the tumultuous events of that day, when I witnessed some idiotic news coverage. The two anchors Carol Costello and Aaron Brown, were waiting for the Rube in Chief to make his ultimatum to the other butcher of Baghdad. I'm pretty sure Brown was jerking off under the table at the prospect of a war. At around the same time, Hans Blix was talking in the UN about the latest findings and plans for inspections (that's right, the inspections Bush called for in the first place). The CNN reporters introduced coverage of Blix at the UN, but in pictures only. We weren't allowed to hear what he said, the coverage then cut back to the glamorous pair whereupon she said "well, I suppose what he has to say is... moot. At least as far as Americans are concerned." What a load of shit. You can hear the production crew, "Hey, we'd better not broadcast what he's saying in case it undermines the case for war. I mean, we've spent a fortune on all these graphics, better make sure we get to use them." The news is the news. You present it, we make up our minds.

You Carol Costello, are a Rube.