February 05, 2006
MATTY O'BLACKFIVE VS CNN
Item of interest - CNN spent 15 minutes talking about how brave these reporters in the field were before starting Matty O'Blackfive's segment ("Now here's a whackjob who thinks we're wrong")
Item that self-parodies - Just when Matt is about to specifically cite the good news from Iraq that isn't being covered... the CNN folks vehemently change to subject. Under the guise of "I want to expand on a point you just made, first, then we'll go back...", they go to the audience and chat idly about whether there was too much focus on the wounded reporters - getting one nervous guy with a military haircut to stumble through a long 'yes', and one Albanian to give a thickly-accented 'fair & balanced'. When they get back to Matt, it's NOT to list the overlooked good news.
Nice dodge, CNN.
Item that gives Matty a notch on his sniper rifle - After conceding CNN's point that human interest stories like those wounded reporters play better than stories about new buildings, Matt brings up - by NAME - several individuals who engaged in dramatic battlefield heroics, along with the phrase "Medal of Honor", and wonders aloud why THOSE stories haven't been covered.
Since no one in the audience has ever seen stories on any of the names Matt mentioned, and CNN has NO response to Matt's point - simply wrapping up the segment without rebuttal - I'm awarding a clean killshot to Matt.
So, CNN... why ARE wounded reporters more important than Medal of Honor winners?
Nice job, Matt.
Nice shirt, too.
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.. exactly.. good question, Harvey...
Thanks, Harv, it's never easy to walk into the Lion's Den. I hate doing interviews remotely - you can't see what's happening and it's tough to tell who's talking (especially if you have a hearing loss).
I'll keep working on it.
He did do a great job.
I just wish the MSM WOULD answer that question......
What bothers me about the reporters is that they got dinged for no reason. They were hurt because they were standing out of the hatch, one filming the other. Had they been down in the vehicle they would be fine, they would have got the story, too. They were not hurt "getting the story" but were hurt filming themselves getting the story. There is a difference.
The first rule of armor is that if you have some, stay in it.
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