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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Capped In Mic: [QB] I was going to start a thread last night, but fell asleep early. The major networks have all decided to be very careful not to re-air film of the events unfolding ad nauseum, for fear of hurting the viewers emotions. I heard that and said 'good' Then i watched Nova last night, since my grandparents only watch PBS. It was about the construction of the Towers and why they collapsed the way they did. They showed EVERYTHING.. in slo-mo. Purely from a construction standpoint, showing the impacts close up, in slow motion, over and over. It was from a scientific standpoint, analyzing trajectories and locations and the so on, but it was one of the most sobering things ive watched, especially since i wasnt expecting to put myself thruogh viewing it again. This morning, i was flipping stations while driving, and about 8:40 the Boston top 40 station (which i switched to because the 80s station doesnt come in in northern RI) stopped their bland chatter, and said the anniversary was approaching and said 'and now, here is the President' I EXPECTED to hear one of the many speeches he'll be making today. Instead, they played a string of sound bites from last year when the President was calling for us to band together and fight. If ever the media was used as a tool for an asshole war effort was here. On the aniversary of death, they played PROPAGANDA for WAR. Motherfuckers. Its the most shameful thing I've ever experienced. I switched to a better station, WBRU (local and college oriented), who had a moment of silence and a reminder that things were going to be OK. Thats what i listened to at 8:46. Im still sickened what came out of the large media outlet. By the way, my grandparents are sickened too. They said last time they had a leader calling for war so voraciously was the 1930s. Yes, they compared Bush to that guy. (and they have firsthand experience.. they were there). Watching the towers fall, my grandmother said that people would get more used to buildings toppling when they did so every day, like it happened when she was young and the cities of her homeland were bombed by U.S. forces. Lovely way to start the day. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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