Can someone tell me why this story isn't national news...

[pointblank]

all over Faux?? I mean, Lacie Peterson and Natalie Holloway made headlines for months..Holloway is STILL a hot topic.

The location of this story is about 30 minutes south of me...and it is tragic. I had to dig on the local newscasts website to get it.




http://ksdk.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=83714







Can you tell me why?

You get a cookie if you get the right answer.

[shoelace414]

1. she's kinda heavy?

[pointblank]

4. No cookies...

how about some popcorn?

:popcorn:


or a beer if you like


:toast:

[staticstopper]

29. She does not have bulging eyeballs?

Most females gain extra weight when expecting...or is the photo from when she wasn't? If so she won't get any attention.

I repeat my question...why do thinking people give big media ANY attention or have hope that they will act with any real morals?

[coffeenap]

2. not thin, not gorgeous, it is simple really.

[Shoeempress]

3. She's not blond.

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

5. Unmarried, pregnant and not beautiful. nt

[calico1]

6. She's not a raving beauty

(unless that's a bad picture), she's a little heavy, and she is an UNWED mother!

[Career Prole]

7. Unwed mother. Bad "family values" press.

"Jones vanished when she went to the Civic Center August 14th, reportedly to meet with the father of her unborn child."

She's not a blonde, either.

She never had a chance.

[Bobbie47]

8. Her brother was on Gretta

last night for about 5 min. I get St.Louis news and I'm not sure they are even giving it enough attention.

[pointblank]

12. I did not know that..

Kudos to them.

[whatever4]

27. CBS is what we watch, and so far, it's been on every night nm

[pointblank]

9. Wow

You are all smarter than I thought. :sarcasm:


Really though...I just wanted to bring this up because I think it is a damn shame.

Where the fuck are the news vans...where is Greta?

A pregnant mother is missing, and her child was due a week ago..this is a hot topic?

Where are you, Geraldo?

[rosesaylavee]

10. She didn't disappear from an interesting geographic location?

[pointblank]

11. Nominated for most clever response.

[rosesaylavee]

21. Hillsboro aint Aruba or a 'Any Small town' in California

Thanks for the nomination.

[baldingrockwarlord]

13. news burnout....

It's not that I do not care that there seem to be so many missing person stories these days. What bothers me is that MSM chooses to cover "missing persons" instead of focusing on the missing integrity of our government. It's easier to follow and sexier to the short attention span crowd that counts on MSM. The dumbing down of America continues daily.....

[pointblank]

18. I agree.

I am not really advocating that she have her own introduction screen with that stupid mystery music (you know what I'm talkin 'bout?)

It is that she does not fit the profile...

-Family values (unwed mother)

-Looks (yes they are subjective, but lets be real)

-Location (not near a beach, unless you count Times Beach on the Meramec River)


It is fucked up.

[longship]

14. She's *old*. She's *not* blond. She's *ordinary* looking.

I'm sorry, we cannot cover this story because we have an obligation to our sponsors to cover only lost barbie dolls. Now if the woman had taken the trouble to have liposuction, a bleach job, and botox, we might have covered her loss. Failing that, it just isn't a tragic event.
:sarcasm:

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

15. Cookies?

Where are the damn cookies you promised?:9

[pointblank]

19. Post your address and your phone number..

and I'll have the Army Reserves send you some freedom cookies (and an enlistment form)

Serioulsy...how about a beer?

:toast:

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

22. I'll .... pick.....um

The beer :beer:

Freedom cookies :puke:

[whatever4]

16. Oh!! NO DOUBT!!

I'm in the area too, and I've wondered that. She was NINE months pregnant, and was due to deliver yesterday, been missing what, over a week now, without a trace. Looks like a little rich boy might have had her taken care of. The baby he didn't want. The Westfalls are wealthy. She wasn't. She went to meet him for lunch, after having what the media describes as "very little contact" throughout the pregnancy. He invited her.

But if the media really cared to report those things...it's all we'd have on the news. Violence against women is too common, and after a while, unless she's young and pretty, it's just not that interesting. She was young, but I guess not pretty enough. Now, she never will be. Never make national, unless they find interesting remains.

Thinking about that TOTALLY viable unborn baby, small infant child just below the surface, it just racks me. That messes me up. Probably messed her up too. Rest in peace, local lady I never met and would have never heard of, if not for this. In your pink outfit with pink shoes and pink purse, dressed to impress him as best you could. Rest in peace. It wasn't your fault hon.

[babylonsister]

17. I have seen this story on nat'l news, several times. nt

[pointblank]

20. I haven't

See my above posts...sure it may have been mentioned, but my point is something different.

[Ganja Ninja]

23. Because missing fat chicks are bad for ratings? n/t

[Sequoia]

24. Wonder if someone stole her fetus?

Did anyone suddenly have a new baby?

[progressivebydesign]

25. Well that's a terribly sad story. regardless of the coverage. nt

[jokerman93]

26. easy one

No fodder here for prurient fantasies. Actually, what Bush's pathological America really needs and wants about now is another full-frontal Jon Benet bonanza.

Harsh, I know. But that's the very ugly bottom line with this interminable missing blonde meme bullshit.

[Freddie Stubbs]

28. FOXNews: Pregnant Missouri Woman Missing Since Sunday

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,166015,00.html