Wow..."There is no distance in Waveland anymore" might finally be the answer to the long debated question: "What's the frequency Kenneth?"

"Anchorperson of the future"? Does this "person" eat ice cream. . . of the future?

Hey Symes, that was pretty good. I even thought Ace wrote it.

And Michael Kinsley has since been fired. For spilling the beans? Who knows?

Me, I actually caught myself missing Dan Rather, too, during the whole Katrina thing. I'm already sick of this weepy new world of journalism. Not to mention weepy politicians who really should be busy doing something else.

I never really got used to it when news went all perky and cheery and chatty and "have a nice day" in the seventies. If they start to howl and blubber on me, I'm going to give them such a pinch!

Maybe Cooper should run for president:

Where are the stories of how [Bush] was in his office freaking the fuck out because there were tens of thousands of Americans trapped without food and water?

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I want to hear that he was panicked. Because I was panicked. Everyone I know was panicked. Everyone I know was gnashing their teeth with helpless rage because they couldn't get in a car, drive down there, and drive a load of homeless Louisiana residents back home with them for soup and a goddamn hot bath. I want to hear that he acted at some point out of genuine despondency about the fact that citizens of the country he is supposed to be running were being starved and dehydrated in a hellish, fetid prison.

Ironically, Herb Morrison ("Oh, the humanity!") was fired by his employer, Chicago's WLS radio, after taking a minute off air to collect himself after seeing the Hindenburg burst into flames.

Not to get all technical, but I believe Sarge actually said "Game over, man! GAME OVER!!!"

"You know when I can accept you newscasters getting all blubbery? When a Zeppelin explodes in front of you."

I think that depends. Jimmy Paige, and yeah, I can see an on-air freak out. Robert Plant, eh, not so much.

Ken Begg:

Apparently the Herb Morrison firing story is a myth:

Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2003 18:24:09 -0500 From: mbiel@kih.net To: old.time.radio@oldradio.net Subject: Re: Hindenburg question

Randy Miller asks if Herb Morrison lost his job following his Hindenburg disaster broadcast. This fable has been discussed here before, and is absolutely false. In fact, quite the opposite happened. He was highly praised by WLS, and the story of how the recording was made was published in the station's weekly magazine. He was even considered too valuable an asset to risk on physically risky assignments. It seems strange to all of us who commented on this story last time (Bill Jaker--who knew Morrison--and Elizabeth McLeod) as to why this fake story of his being fired is still being circulated. If I remember correctly, Elizabeth figured that it might be a reaction to the fact that he left WLS a year or two later to work for the Mutual network. Although this meant leaving a major network affiliate in the number two market, going to work for a national network is really a career advancement.

And Enas? Hudson was a Private. Apone was the Sarge. He said "It's a rescue mission, you'll love it. There's some juicy colonists' daughters we have to rescue from their virginity. Heh!"

He also said, "Assholes and elbows!" I have no idea what that's supposed to mean.

"But okay, putting even that aside, whatever happened to journalism’s romantic ideal of the world weary stoic? The cool daddy with the icewater in his veins?"

They got Jeff Gannon, remember? He was the last.

Wolverines!

He also said, "Assholes and elbows!" I have no idea what that's supposed to mean.

Complete speculation, but it might refer to the view a Sgt would have of privates scrubbing a floor.

Errr - that would be 'privates' as in enlisted members of the US Army, as opposed to any other, more risque meaning which is likely to occur preferentially to this audience.

Seconded.

Gannon will rise AGAIN!

Thanks Jeff. BTW, just left a comment on your Robert Wise post.

He also said, "Assholes and elbows!" I have no idea what that's supposed to mean.

When someone is running away from you, you see their rear and their elbows pumping.

ex. The perps were all assholes and elbows (running away) in their felony flyers (expensive sneakers) when the clerk pulled the shotgun on them.

Oh, sod off, Gwenyth.

Still, the mention of Dietrich takes us back to the non-American application of her talents, and to her current residence in London as the proud Mrs. Coldplay. "Yes, well, I went to Spain in an exchange program at 15, and I've always been drawn to Europe. America is such a young country, with an adolescent swagger about it. But I feel that I have a more European sensibility, a greater respect for the multicultural nature of the globe. And it's a strange time to be an American now."

Don't answer that.

...it's a strange time to be an American now...

No, its just that some supposed Americans, like her for example, are pretty damned strange and show their true traitorous colors given the slightest chance.

How long ago was that Jeff Gannon/Wolverines thread? For total weirdness, that was the most entertaining thread I've ever seen on this blog.

I mean, it seamlessly went from strange to psychotic and everyone just went along.

Good times.

We'd better get back, 'cause it'll be dark soon, and they mostly come at night... mostly.

Obligatory Aliens quote and quite possibly the worst delivered line in the quadrilogy.

I've never typed that word before... quadrilogy.

Chad, the delivery sure stuck in my head and, more importantly still, Eric Cartman's. Was it the Cat Orgy episode? Where he picks up and repeats the "myostly"?

Weasel, I wasn't aware that South Park parodied that line, but God.... Just the thought of Cartman saying "myostly" for 30 minutes straight is enough to make me giggle like a bitch.

"Politics wise, emotionalism is always going to tilt reaction to the left. "

Are you kidding me? Emotional journalism as tilting reaction to the left? Have you missed the last decade of furious spittle flying from the mouths of Hannity, O'Reilly, et.al?

Emotionalism can be used by either side and can push in either direction. The only sure result is polarization.

Well, I get emotional when I think of Waveland. Last week I heard the mayor say 26 families decided to ride it out in their homes. They showed the foundations of their houses. Nobody knows what happened to the people. You want to take chances with your own lives fine -- but not with your kids. Who gave them a vote in the dumbass decision to stay?