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Wednesday, September 7, 2005

Enough Already

Posted by on September 7 at 8:52 AM

I’m starting to get angry at all of the Katrina news coverage live from the Astrodome, temporary home for thousands of New Orleans residents. These people have been through enoughdoes Katie Couric need to zoom in and pan her camera over the crowd every 10 minutes? Sure, there’s little privacy on the Astrodome floor, but do we need to further exploit these people by broadcasting scenes of a person sleeping, putting on a sweatshirt, feeding their baby, or chatting with someone on the next cot?

(And, does Harry Connick Jr. need to subject everyone to a mini concert? Take it outside, Harry, where those who want to listen can come join you. Don’t force the whole crowd to listen to your crooning…)