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FIX THIS MESS

Tim Russert and The Oil Crisis


In watching some of the 24/7 Tim Russert Has Passed coverage over the past several days, I’ve wondered, "When did we deify Tim Russert?" With all due respect to the late Mr. Russert, his family, and dear friends, there hasn’t been this much news coverage of a man’s death since, well, Dale Earnhardt...

The conspiratorial, reptilian part of my brain kept asking the question: "Why so much coverage?" Maybe there’s something bigger going on -- a conspiracy to play on our collective emotion while diverting our attention to something else. So, what are They hiding? One doesn’t have to look deep into the ‘net to find a pretty substantial list of things that would fall under the heading of Fix This Mess. One can easily come to the conclusion that 24/7 news coverage of any single event might be a truly wonderful thing.

Distraction from...? How about the oil crisis?...

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