QueenAdrock
08-16-2006, 12:38 PM
It pisses me off and doesn't tug my heartstrings. When reporters ask dumb questions like "How did it feel, once you found out that your father was on one of the top floors of the trade center and you knew he couldn't get out?" Gee, what are they supposed to say? "It felt great! I knew I wouldn't miss him that much. Oh, well." These reporters ask the stupidest shit that have "DUH" answers just to drive home some half-assed emotional point that what happened = bad and sad. We can figure that one out for ourselves, we don't need any "help" from you. It's retarded.
And I'm on CNN most of the day, reading what's going on. I've been following the Jill Carroll kidnapping, and they actually have little videos intersplicing her story. It's a 12-part series, and today is part #3. (http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/15/carroll.part.3/index.html) If you see partway down the page, there's a link that says "(Watch Jill Carroll reveal what she was thinking while pleading for her life -- 1:14)". Now, I can tell you what she's thinking without even watching it. "Will I get to see my family again? Are these the last moments of my life? Did I lead a good life? Will I die in vain? How will my friends and family take it?" etc. etc. I mean, I doubt she was thinking "I could really go for one of those new BK Stackers right about. I heard that Stacker sauce is pretty good. It's too bad these terrorists don't have a Burger King around here...but I guess they don't eat cow, do they? Oh, wait, maybe that's Hindus? I don't know. Either way, I know that that Stacker would be pretty delicious right about now."
I hate this emotional appeal crap. (n)
And I'm on CNN most of the day, reading what's going on. I've been following the Jill Carroll kidnapping, and they actually have little videos intersplicing her story. It's a 12-part series, and today is part #3. (http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/15/carroll.part.3/index.html) If you see partway down the page, there's a link that says "(Watch Jill Carroll reveal what she was thinking while pleading for her life -- 1:14)". Now, I can tell you what she's thinking without even watching it. "Will I get to see my family again? Are these the last moments of my life? Did I lead a good life? Will I die in vain? How will my friends and family take it?" etc. etc. I mean, I doubt she was thinking "I could really go for one of those new BK Stackers right about. I heard that Stacker sauce is pretty good. It's too bad these terrorists don't have a Burger King around here...but I guess they don't eat cow, do they? Oh, wait, maybe that's Hindus? I don't know. Either way, I know that that Stacker would be pretty delicious right about now."
I hate this emotional appeal crap. (n)