CNN

Tuesday, March 20, 2007 by Dave Winer.

I've been watching CNN this morning as I drink coffee and catch up on news on the web.  

They've covered two stories in 1/2 hour: 1. There's a 12-year-old boy lost in the woods in North Carolina (I think, based on the accents, they haven't said). 2. They broke away from that story for about a minute to tell us about VP Cheney's doctor's appointment, checking up on a leg condition. Then back to the 12-year-old's father, who talks about how happy he is to hear that his boy is safe. They're now repeating it. Is anything else going on? Not on CNN. 

So I switch to MSNBC, and damn if they aren't covering exactly the same story. Same on Fox. 

In six years he may well be a soldier, in Iraq, fighting for his life, and they'll be obsessing about another 12-year-old. 

PS: I turned off the TV and tuned in the WNYC webcast. At least public radio hasn't sold out yet. Three American soldiers died in Iraq today. Roadside bombs. President Bush is standing by Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez. The President is going to Kansas City today. 3000 more emails were disclosed today in the scandal brewing around the fired US Attorneys.  

PPS: At 7:30PM, I thought I'd catch up on the news on TV, after seeing Bush's press conference this afternoon, I thought there would be an interesting discussion. Is this Watergate all over again (seems that way to me, as the President gets into coverup mode, but he's bluffing, he can't hold the line, I'm sure of it). Nope, Anderson Cooper is covering the lost Carolina kid. His chubby dad is on screen, finally even he looks tired. Glad the kid is okay. Sorry our country is so fucked.