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Well, now that I've gotten over my shock, I've become quite cynical about the media's coverage of this. (Not the event itself, mind you, I could never be that disrespectful to the people who died or lost a loved one yesterday.)

"Hm. This is a big tragedy, and it's affected millions. Let's give it a stupid name!" "America Under Attack." Bleah. That better not be what this day is known as in the future.

"The nation is being attacked by terrorists who obviously have some vendetta against the nation. Lets repeatedly disclose the location of the president!"

"Lets keep showing the plane hitting the second tower, and occasionally show a different angle! And maybe show one of the towers collapsing every ten minutes, despite the fact that many more likely died in the collapses than the crash! And despite the fact that we keep talking about the collapse! And despite the fact that the Pentagon was hit, too! Despite the fact that there's an active rescue on the street! Despite the fact that we have other footage! Despite the fact that maybe, we could show the person talking! Etc..."

Bleah. I lost whatever shred of respect I had for the U.S. media before. And believe me, it wasn't much.

And don't get me started on the Americans who are beating the crap out of anybody who looks remotely like an Arab. Or the celebrating Arabs and Palestinians. That's just wrong on so many levels...

On a lighter note, I have a date to Homecoming! Yes, little 'ol unnatractive, boring, slightly annoying me! And she asked me! Actually, she (Jillian) sent Mallory to ask me for her. And on top of that, Mallory said "She likes you." I'm unsure wether she means likes me likes me, or just likes me, freind-like. Either way it's good. The fact that I was a bit out of it for the next five minutes isn't as good, but... yeah... Oh. This happened Thursday at lunch.

And my older brother's a little upset/annoyed that I got a date to Homecoming before him, and I didn't have to ask anybody. Hehehe!

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Well, now that I've gotten over my shock, I've become quite cynical about the media's coverage of this. (Not the event itself, mind you, I could never be that disrespectful to the people who died or lost a loved one yesterday.)

"Hm. This is a big tragedy, and it's affected millions. Let's give it a stupid name!" "America Under Attack." Bleah. That better not be what this day is known as in the future.

"The nation is being attacked by terrorists who obviously have some vendetta against the nation. Lets repeatedly disclose the location of the president!"

"Lets keep showing the plane hitting the second tower, and occasionally show a different angle! And maybe show one of the towers collapsing every ten minutes, despite the fact that many more likely died in the collapses than the crash! And despite the fact that we keep talking about the collapse! And despite the fact that the Pentagon was hit, too! Despite the fact that there's an active rescue on the street! Despite the fact that we have other footage! Despite the fact that maybe, we could show the person talking! Etc..."

Bleah. I lost whatever shred of respect I had for the U.S. media before. And believe me, it wasn't much.

And don't get me started on the Americans who are beating the crap out of anybody who looks remotely like an Arab. Or the celebrating Arabs and Palestinians. That's just wrong on so many levels...

On a lighter note, I have a date to Homecoming! Yes, little 'ol unnatractive, boring, slightly annoying me! And she asked me! Actually, she (Jillian) sent Mallory to ask me for her. And on top of that, Mallory said "She likes you." I'm unsure wether she means likes me likes me, or just likes me, freind-like. Either way it's good. The fact that I was a bit out of it for the next five minutes isn't as good, but... yeah... Oh. This happened Thursday at lunch.

And my older brother's a little upset/annoyed that I got a date to Homecoming before him, and I didn't have to ask anybody. Hehehe!