Lance Murdoch wrote:
> On 4/25/05, Carl Remick <carlremick at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>"Today" hit a low point in July, when Saddam
>>Hussein appeared in a Baghdad courtroom to hear the charges he will face
>>when he goes to trial as a war criminal. All the networks interrupted their
>>programming to show live images of Mr. Hussein - all except NBC. "Today"
>>stayed on Ms. Couric swatting shuttlecocks with the United States Olympic
>>badminton team. ...
>
>
> In Ms. Stanley's estimation, it's a low not to interrupt your program
> for some manufactured propaganda event where the US lists off a litany
> of nonsensical charges (sans the role the US played in them). I'd
> rather watch Katie play badminton with the US Olympic team.
>
Yes. But given that both are profoundly evil, at least Saddam *looks*
the part. As such, I'd rather watch the trial proceedings. At least I
can console myself with the fact that there's at least a small measure
of truth in what I'm subjecting myself to.
Gary Williams