Iraqi Voting Disrupts News Reports of Bombings
by Scott Ott
(2005-01-30) -- News reports of terrorist bombings in Iraq were marred Sunday by shocking graphic images of Iraqi "insurgents" voting by the millions in their first free democratic election.
Despite reporters' hopes that a well-orchestrated barrage of mortar attacks and suicide bombings would put down the so-called 'freedom insurgency', hastily-formed battalions of rebels swarmed polling places to cast their ballots -- shattering the status quo and striking fear into the hearts of the leaders of the existing terror regime.
I've watched Fox, CNN, and MSNBC off and on tonight. It's been a bit of a nail-biter. Some of the reporters' optimism seemed forced, some were typically pessimistic, and the cameras were not getting views of what I'd call large crowds. I reassured myself by thinking not allowing too many news crews was for the safety of the Iraqi voters.
What's with this "Can you give me a sense of ............" question always being asked of those on the scene of the news? It is so annoying. What's wrong with "Tell us what's happening there." In fact, it's an insulting question. It really means "Can you make any sense of what's happening there?" or "Can you make sense of that mess for our uninformed viewers?"
Ah, I'm grumpy and need sleep.
Be sure and follow the link under the photo on Scrappleface to read a first hand report of an Iraqi voter and her take on one representative of the press. Oh heck, here's the link: The Mark of Freedom
