12.29.2004

The Sad Focus

With more than 60,000 confirmed dead now, it's very sad to see how news organs like CNN are spinning the gigantic earthquake-begot-tsunami story in Southern Asia:

    * American Swimsuit Model Escapes!
    * Hundreds of Americans believed dead
    * Oprah guest alive!
    * Tsunamis shatter celebrity vacations (oh, the horror!)
    * Stingy Americans? UN Comment Strikes Nerve (good)