Enough Already

It amazes me that it took the cable news networks almost a whole week to cut down on showing the chilling photos and video from the VT killer. It wasn't that the video wasn't newsworthy, it was, but just the fact that the stations ran it virtually non stop for five days until angry e-mail from the victims families caused station brass to cut back on the footage. There is a certain responsibility that these networks have to show the news, but also to protect the viewers. I'm not upset that the video was shown on air, I feel that there was a need for the public to see it, just not 24/7 for five days. I don't know anyone that after day 1 hadn't seen the video at least once, and I saw it countless times. As chilling as it was to me, I can't imagine how anyone that was in anyway connected to the tragedy felt while watching it, the networks have a responsibility to limit their grief as well.

I was glad to see that after Sung-hui Cho's family made their first public statement about their sons crimes that the victims families place no blame on Cho's family. I don't know anything about this young man's home life, no one outside of the family does, but this is not a time to place blame on his family. Remember, their son died too, and their grief is just as warranted as any of the victims families. I can't possibly imagine what his family must be going through, dealing with his death as well as the realization of what their son did.

To the 2008 presidential election now, John Edwards has reimbursed his campaign for the two $400 hair cuts that were charged to his campaign's account. $400 and his hair still looks goofy as hell. That is just another benefit of being Rudy Giuliani, he as no hair so he saves $400 every few weeks. Still looks like Clinton and Giuliani have small leads over Obama and McCain. I'm still waiting for Gore and Gingrich to join the fun and really shake up the frontrunner's. Stay tuned.

I got my whole account password problem fixed so I'm back for good, be sure to check back for more blogging fun.