Something worries me about Rita deeply

[SammyBlue]

The Hurricanes have already pushed the Iraq War off the front page. Storms are much more important, news worthy wise to the MSM, than our soldiers getting killed, maimed and blown up. Hell, war is just like Game Cube, Xbox and PS2 make it out to be. . .painless, everyone has more lives than 1 and when you die, your body just disappears. What, it doesn't happen that way?

But, what's got me more upset is the memory of the the American people. How many people will forget Katrina and the fuck ups by the Bush Administration when Rita makes landfall? We'll be bombarded with Rita 24-7, and Katrina will be forgotten, which means that all those poor black people will be forgotten (again), their plight will be pushed under the carpet (again) and they will get screwed harder than before (again).

This has me worried because CNN, MSGOP and most of the network news organizations are barely mentioning Katrina anymore, or the effects on NOLA. It's like it never happened.

But, this is typical, for what I can see:

One the left side of the column is the news story, the right the Iraq war. . .which one got more air play (in parentheses is the answer)?

Scott Peterson v. Iraq War (Scott Peterson)
Michael Jackson v. Iraq War (Michael Jackson)
Gay Marriage v. Iraq War (Gay Marriage)
Roberts v. Iraq War (Neither, MSM loves both)
Britney's Baby v. Iraq War (The talentless slut's baby)
Kate Moss v. Iraq War (Kate Moss)
Katrina v. Iraq War (Katrina, at least until Rita hits)
Rita v. Iraq War (Rita 24/7, Katrina forgotten, Iraq War gone)
Afganistan v. Iraq War (We have a war in Afganistan?)

Notice the problem? Rita will push Katrina away, and those affected by Katrina will be forgotten, much like the Media has forgotten about the Iraq and Afganistan Wars.

I hope I'm wrong, but I haven't been yet.

[mattclearing]

1. Great post.

This is dead on. It's all distraction, all the time.

And the system is set up that way.

Let's face it, if they showed dead bodies of soldiers and body counts, that would be bad for business. Most people would tune that out, and the advertisers would bail to something else.

Better to make that News sector profitable by telling everyone what they want to hear with some grade-A, titilating, non-news bullshit.

[donheld]

2. That's why so many of us are grateful for Cindy Sheehan

Without her there'd likely be no mention at all of Iraq.