I get so MAD!

January 20th, 2005 at 06:45am Posted by Bill

I can’t stand local TV news. There are so many reason why I hate it, but it generally boils down to this: I could crap a better news story than most local TV news “journalists.”

How much smarts does it take to form a question in such a manner that the interviewee’s answer can only be a pathetic soundbite? Example:

Q: “What are your thoughts on the flasher that has been spotted exposing himself in front of your daughter’s elementary school?
A: “Well, I think he is sick, and he must be caught.”

I heard this one on the day President Reagan died. The reporter was talking with a spokesman for the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library:

Q: “What is the mood here today?”
A: “Well, we are all very sad.”

What amazing insight!

Do they think we’re idiots?

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