News of the day

Lots of things to blog about today, so I figured I would just put it all in one post. Is it because I'm lazy? (Girl in "Don't Say a Word" voice ) I'll never tell.

Yesterday, a few people made a lot of noise about NBC's opening skit on Sunday Night's Emmys because it showed a mock plane crash. They were mad because earlier that day there was a real plane crash that killed several people in Kentucky. Never mind that the Emmy skit was a PARODY OF A POPULAR TV SHOW (Lost). No, apparently mocking plane crashes on television within a few hours of a real plane crash is "inconsiderate". So today NBC has "expressed regret" over airing the skit. One question - were any family members of people killed in the plane crash actually watching the show? Nuff said. Get a life folks.

Funny news today is from this article. I don't really have anything to add:

Former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein is being made to watch his appearance in cult cartoon South Park while he is behind bars.

The deposed leader on trial in Iraq was featured in the movie spin-off as the lover of the devil. South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut featured Hussein and Satan attempting to take over the world together.

Speaking at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone said US Marines guarding the former dictator during his trial for genocide were making him watch the movie "repeatedly".

"I have it on pretty good information from the Marines on detail in Iraq that they showed him the movie last year. That's really adding insult to injury. I bet that made him really happy," Stone said.

And the third thing I'd like to mention is that today is the one year anniversary of the day Hurrican Katrina hit the US. Everyone knows there was a ton of damage and many people lost their lives and that the cleanup continues to this day. But I'd like to mention something that really gets on my nerves every time I think about Katrina. That is the horrible news coverage during and after the hurricane. I remember countless stories of people being raped in the Superdome - none true that I've hear of. Of a "toxic soup" that would be caused by all the dead bodies in the standing water - not true. And of course the idiots that said stupid stuff about people eating other people - obviously not true, but some believed it. I think the catastrophe of Katrina was made incrementally worse by the news media. All told, I think that FEMA did a pretty dang good job. They were there within a few days and many people risked their lives to pull the citizens of New Orleans off of their roofs. We've also learned that a lot of the problems that occurred had a lot to do with breakdowns on the state and local level. Regardless, I think it could have been a lot worst. But then again, I'm a Right-Wing, inconsiderate, gun-owning, war-mongering, close-minded, George Bush fanboy. So I should not be trusted, but at least I'm RIGHT. :)