I remember ample coverage on radio. Just another nutcase loser. Just as effective as the shoebomber who could not light his shoe.
If the newspapers ignored it, that is a problem. However, I wouldn't know about that because I stopped reading newspapers a long time ago. They either make my blood boil because of blatant bias, or they make my blood boil because of various truths they tell.
Newspapers are only good for smalltown local stories. Even then, most writers/editors in my personal experience (Ventura, California; Riverside, California) can not resist the the chance to color even obituaries or cat-up-a-tree stories with their personal political bias. It is absolutely pitiful.
I heard about it that day at CNN. The grenade was a dud and the President was protected by a blast shield. Its not really accurate to say that there was no interest in the main media, since it was wdely reported that day, and for a few days afterwards too. Without any arrests or suspects, though, naturally the story petered out.
There was plenty of coverage at the time. I followed the story, it didn't lead much of anywhere at the time, and it petered out because no one could figure out exactly what it meant, whether it was real or not. But it was definitely in the MSM.
The story was covered and yes, the emphasis seemed to be placed on the "fact" that it was a dud grenade.
More recently--say over the past 10 days--there have also been reports (TV, internet, and I think the Wash Post) that the grenade was not a dud, but that the perp had overly wrapped it in tape (for whatever reason he had to wrap it in the first place). It was a live, real grenade, but incompetence prevented injuries.
I remember reading about it on the blogs, with links to MSM stories at the time. Not very good stories, but they didn't completely ignore it.
In the media's defense I'd prefer that assassination attempts generally be underplayed rather than overplayed. (Particularly given that element of the MSM that seems to fantasize about it while alone in bed late at night.) There's no need to give anyone ideas for a repeat performance. I'm sure there have been attempts on Presidents' lives that neither we nor the media ever hear anything about.
An attempted assassination of the President of the United States certainly is news and should be reported, but not in such a way as to give encouragement to other would-be assassins. Warning to all would-be assassins: It is AGAINST THE LAW to assassinate the President, and you will get THE ELECTRIC CHAIR!!!! Also, if you assassinate President Bush, then Vice President Cheney will be President.
I'm quite a news addict and I didn't hear a single thing about this, so yes I'd say it was quite severely under reported. If someone lobs a grenade at anyone, I should have heard about it within hours of the event.
I generally like Powerline. Sometimes they blow smoke but it's not like no one does that.
It appears upon closer reading of the story I linked that their complaint is that this should have been a bigger deal. I'm not sure they're right about that.
I'm quite a news addict and I didn't hear a single thing about this,
I honestly just can't see how that's possible. It was covered extensively on FOX the day it happened and the day after, and they've reported on it several times since. I also saw it on CNN and my local news channels. It got enough coverage, IMO. As someone else noted, making a big deal about it would only encourage copycats. Plus it would just give the "look how much the whole world hates us" crowd something else to carp about, and they're annoying enough already.
Dave, FOX news isn't yet available in Canada (where I live) for some reason. They're planning on making the move though, as insanely left-wing magazine MacLean's noted on their cover recently, something to the tune of "Rude, loud, and fanatically pro-Bush, is Canada ready for FOX News?"
If the newspapers ignored it, that is a problem. However, I wouldn't know about that because I stopped reading newspapers a long time ago. They either make my blood boil because of blatant bias, or they make my blood boil because of various truths they tell.
Newspapers are only good for smalltown local stories. Even then, most writers/editors in my personal experience (Ventura, California; Riverside, California) can not resist the the chance to color even obituaries or cat-up-a-tree stories with their personal political bias. It is absolutely pitiful.
Holy shit. I hadn't heard a single word about this. Someone lobs a grenade at the president and it's not news?
That isn't just sad, it's sickening.
More recently--say over the past 10 days--there have also been reports (TV, internet, and I think the Wash Post) that the grenade was not a dud, but that the perp had overly wrapped it in tape (for whatever reason he had to wrap it in the first place). It was a live, real grenade, but incompetence prevented injuries.
In the media's defense I'd prefer that assassination attempts generally be underplayed rather than overplayed. (Particularly given that element of the MSM that seems to fantasize about it while alone in bed late at night.) There's no need to give anyone ideas for a repeat performance. I'm sure there have been attempts on Presidents' lives that neither we nor the media ever hear anything about.
Okay, a quick check later: I found six stories on this on CNN. I don't think this qualifies as a news blackout.
Say it ain't so!!!
Actually, that's what their blog is - collective smoke. I'm surprised you read it at all.
(When life hands you a lemon....)
It appears upon closer reading of the story I linked that their complaint is that this should have been a bigger deal. I'm not sure they're right about that.
I honestly just can't see how that's possible. It was covered extensively on FOX the day it happened and the day after, and they've reported on it several times since. I also saw it on CNN and my local news channels. It got enough coverage, IMO. As someone else noted, making a big deal about it would only encourage copycats. Plus it would just give the "look how much the whole world hates us" crowd something else to carp about, and they're annoying enough already.