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[Norwayguy]

So I was walking by the television yesterday and something struck me (and no it wasn't the wife ). Here it is less than a week after the passing of Sen Ted Kennedy and there are no more news stories about him or his life and accomplishments.

Now I consider myself to be a conservative and do not agree with many of the positions that Kennedy took and personally I think there are parts of his personal life that nobody can excuse. But considering the legislation he was involved with and his time serving our country in the senate and then compare that to the death of Anna Nicole Smith and the months of nausiating news coverage and I think that is part of whats wrong with this country.

Obviously many people must be interested in the death of that woman and would spend hours watching coverage of every new detail but would not take the time to know what is going on with the economy, important legislation etc....I know many of you ith think I've lost it and I am by no means defending Kennedy but I think the death of entertainers are given more time than people that make a huge difference in this country.

[Winter]

Originally Posted by Norwayguy

So I was walking by the television yesterday and something struck me (and no it wasn't the wife ). Here it is less than a week after the passing of Sen Ted Kennedy and there are no more news stories about him or his life and accomplishments.

Now I consider myself to be a conservative and do not agree with many of the positions that Kennedy took and personally I think there are parts of his personal life that nobody can excuse. But considering the legislation he was involved with and his time serving our country in the senate and then compare that to the death of Anna Nicole Smith and the months of nausiating news coverage and I think that is part of whats wrong with this country.

Obviously many people must be interested in the death of that woman and would spend hours watching coverage of every new detail but would not take the time to know what is going on with the economy, important legislation etc....I know many of you ith think I've lost it and I am by no means defending Kennedy but I think the death of entertainers are given more time than people that make a huge difference in this country.

Without disagreeing with the idea that the media covers trash, I do think that the fact that Kennedy's situaton was predictable and "straightforward" helps the media and the public to open and close the coverage a bit anyway. All the media had their "life of Ted Kennedy" documentaries ready to run and there was not a person in the country who did not expect it within the near term and we are not waiting for the results back from the pathology lab to figure out what the cause of death could be.

Now if he had had no known illness and was found dead in some babe's condo or swinging in a closet with a rope around his testicles then the coverage would go on forever and up into the stratosphere.

Just say no to cords around your testicles.

[valdet]

My take on this as non-US resident.

You know there is something wrong, when you see newspaper front pages always displaying Britney's crotch, Pam's cleavage or Paris' video stills.

[Norwayguy]

Originally Posted by Winter

Without disagreeing with the idea that the media covers trash, I do think that the fact that Kennedy's situaton was predictable and "straightforward" helps the media and the public to open and close the coverage a bit anyway. All the media had their "life of Ted Kennedy" documentaries ready to run and there was not a person in the country who did not expect it within the near term and we are not waiting for the results back from the pathology lab to figure out what the cause of death could be.

Now if he had had no known illness and was found dead in some babe's condo or swinging in a closet with a rope around his testicles then the coverage would go on forever and up into the stratosphere.

Just say no to cords around your testicles.

Okay i guess thats a way I haven't looked at.....And I alway say NO to cords around my testicles