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| [The Steford news Anchors] DAN & TOM: ENOUGH REAGAN |
| 2004-06-09 |
| From New York Post via Drudge.... DAN Rather and Tom Brokaw work for dif ferent networks but agree one thing — coverage of Ronald Reagan’s death has been excessive, they say. Yeah! Lets get back to soddomizing that prisoner abuse dead horse again! "Even though everybody is respectful and wants to pay homage to the president, life does go on," Rather told the Philadelphia Inquirer. "There is other news, like the reality of Iraq," said the "CBS Evening News" anchor. "It got very short shrift this weekend." So when has CBS given the Reality of Iraq??? Or the murder and genocide which is happening right now in western Sudan? Or the church burning in Indonesia? Or.... Networks have been going almost wall-to-wall with coverage since Reagan passed away Saturday at the age of 93. The former president was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease nearly 10 years ago. "Once the herd starts moving in one direction, it’s very hard to turn it, even slightly," Rather said. "Nationally, the herd has grown tremendously." "I think just about everything is over-covered these days," said Brokaw, who anchors the "NBC Nightly News." "The spectrum is so crowded. With all the cable networks, it begins to have a ’video wall’ feeling to it." Guess who is losing viewers to ’real’ news like FOX??? Jennings said he had mixed feelings about the Reagan coverage. We can’t blame it on Bush! "I’m more inclined to spare coverage — come on [the air], do something meaningful, then get away," he said. Like Jennings unabashed wall-to-wall over-the-top coverage of the prisoner abuse? Or his deafing silence on the Sudan Genocide/Ethnic Clensing ? OR his.... "The last time I had to do it was with — Post TV Staff |
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