Something We Can All Agree On?

inlet13
inlet13 Posts: 1,979
edited September 2012 in A Moving Train
Could there be greater proof of the problems with our society?

http://www.mediabistro.com/tvnewser/nbcs-today-skips-911-moment-of-silence-for-kardashian-interview_b145281

NBC’s ‘Today’ Skips 9/11 Moment Of Silence For Kardashian Interview

At 8:46 AM, in New York City and at the White House in Washington DC, there was a moment of silence to remember when the first plane hit the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. In New York, the NYPD, FDNY, Port Authority Police and the families of the victims were present, while in Washington the President and the First Lady led the moment.

The cable networks all carried it, with ABC’s “Good Morning America” and “CBS This Morning” carrying it as well. The only national general news program to not carry the moment of silence was NBC’s ‘Today,” which, in an odd bit of counter-programming, opted to air an interview with “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star Kris Jenner, who talked about the new season of the reality show, and her breast implants.

After the moment of silence ended, ABC went right to an interview with actor Richad Gere, while CBS went straight into a commercial break.

Here in New York, NBC did show the moment of silence, as WNBC broke into “Today” to carry locally-produced special coverage.
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  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,100
    Jesus...what a fucking joke.
    This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    "Kris Jenner, who talked about the new season of the reality show, and her breast implants."

    haha...good lord.


    (it's all the other way 'round -- we're upside down)

    Yup.
  • Godfather.
    Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    I could give a fat rats ass about Kris Jenner or her boobs or the other media "whores" in that house...someone at NBC might have made a mistake or they are just assholes.

    Godfather.
  • Snakeduck
    Snakeduck Posts: 1,056
    Higher ratings means more $ and I thought that was something most Republicans would defend as the American way.
  • inlet13
    inlet13 Posts: 1,979
    Snakeduck wrote:
    Higher ratings means more $ and I thought that was something most Republicans would defend as the American way.


    And there it is... four posts in. :fp:
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  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,689
    Not trying to be a jack ass, but I can't really agree that it's a societal problem. Seems like it's more of a media problem or an NBC problem. I put stuff like this in the 'things that don't really bother me anymore' category.
  • inlet13
    inlet13 Posts: 1,979
    Go Beavers wrote:
    Not trying to be a jack ass, but I can't really agree that it's a societal problem. Seems like it's more of a media problem or an NBC problem. I put stuff like this in the 'things that don't really bother me anymore' category.


    Seriously? :fp:

    There's a reason NBC (or the media) did it. The other poster did have a grain of truth in saying it was probably monetarily motivated. So, what's that mean? That means a large amount of people (a large portion of our society) would rather watch a woman who has become famous for having a daughter who had a sex tape talk about her boob job, rather than watch a brief ceremony (and more importantly violate the "moment of silence") to honor those lost on that infamous day. In other words, the demand for that trash outweighs the proper respect for the greatest loss of life from a foreign attack to ever take place on our soil. This didn't take place that long ago. I remember it like it was yesterday.

    Anyway, you crack me up - I kinda feel like you just want to argue.
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  • josevolution
    josevolution Posts: 32,176
    That is a total disgrace fucking cardashians can they please just fall of the Earth who cares about these people ......
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • ComeToTX
    ComeToTX Austin Posts: 8,100
    josevolution wrote:
    That is a total disgrace fucking cardashians can they please just fall of the Earth who cares about these people ......

    Obviously a lot of people do. Although I've never heard anyone admit it.
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  • _
    _ Posts: 6,657
    inlet13 wrote:
    The only national general news program to not carry the moment of silence was NBC’s ‘Today,” which, in an odd bit of counter-programming, opted to air an interview with “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star Kris Jenner, who talked about the new season of the reality show, and her breast implants.

    Kris Jenner is a woman?? :shock: Well you learn something new every day. :oops:
  • Go Beavers
    Go Beavers Posts: 9,689
    inlet13 wrote:
    Go Beavers wrote:
    Not trying to be a jack ass, but I can't really agree that it's a societal problem. Seems like it's more of a media problem or an NBC problem. I put stuff like this in the 'things that don't really bother me anymore' category.


    Seriously? :fp:

    There's a reason NBC (or the media) did it. The other poster did have a grain of truth in saying it was probably monetarily motivated. So, what's that mean? That means a large amount of people (a large portion of our society) would rather watch a woman who has become famous for having a daughter who had a sex tape talk about her boob job, rather than watch a brief ceremony (and more importantly violate the "moment of silence") to honor those lost on that infamous day. In other words, the demand for that trash outweighs the proper respect for the greatest loss of life from a foreign attack to ever take place on our soil. This didn't take place that long ago. I remember it like it was yesterday.

    Anyway, you crack me up - I kinda feel like you just want to argue.

    Americans demand for trash has been around for a long, long, time. It's not an alarming trend or a statement about how no one cares anymore.

    Let's just take comfort in the fact that I didn't ask you any questions.
  • hedonist
    hedonist Posts: 24,524
    Go Beavers wrote:
    Americans demand for trash has been around for a long, long, time. It's not an alarming trend or a statement about how no one cares anymore.
    First part, true - though I wouldn't limit that propensity for trash to this country.

    Anyway, on any other day, it wouldn't be a sad or disappointing thing to see - in the scheme of things, at least.

    But sheesh, you'd think there'd be some tiny bit of respect today, of all days...and at that time, of all times.
  • inlet13
    inlet13 Posts: 1,979
    Go Beavers wrote:
    inlet13 wrote:
    Go Beavers wrote:
    Not trying to be a jack ass, but I can't really agree that it's a societal problem. Seems like it's more of a media problem or an NBC problem. I put stuff like this in the 'things that don't really bother me anymore' category.


    Seriously? :fp:

    There's a reason NBC (or the media) did it. The other poster did have a grain of truth in saying it was probably monetarily motivated. So, what's that mean? That means a large amount of people (a large portion of our society) would rather watch a woman who has become famous for having a daughter who had a sex tape talk about her boob job, rather than watch a brief ceremony (and more importantly violate the "moment of silence") to honor those lost on that infamous day. In other words, the demand for that trash outweighs the proper respect for the greatest loss of life from a foreign attack to ever take place on our soil. This didn't take place that long ago. I remember it like it was yesterday.

    Anyway, you crack me up - I kinda feel like you just want to argue.

    Americans demand for trash has been around for a long, long, time. It's not an alarming trend or a statement about how no one cares anymore.

    Let's just take comfort in the fact that I didn't ask you any questions.

    :lol: Fair enough.
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  • Godfather.
    Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    _ wrote:
    inlet13 wrote:
    The only national general news program to not carry the moment of silence was NBC’s ‘Today,” which, in an odd bit of counter-programming, opted to air an interview with “Keeping Up With the Kardashians” star Kris Jenner, who talked about the new season of the reality show, and her breast implants.

    Kris Jenner is a woman?? :shock: Well you learn something new every day. :oops:

    :lol::lol::lol: ....no really..she is ????? :lol::lol:
    if she wants to stay on t.v much longer she better ask another one of her kid's to do a sex tape
    but this time with someone more famous..like Mr. Ed :lol:

    Godfather.
  • Bronx Bombers
    Bronx Bombers Posts: 2,208
    Its bad enough her fat ass no talent slut daughter is in the news every fucking day but why would anyone care what this stupid old broad has to say.
  • whygohome
    whygohome Posts: 2,305
    This is rather repulsive, but who is to blame? The American people. The same people who suffer form the disease of celebrity worship.
    Every time I go to the grocery store I am disgusted at the celebrity worship rags at the counter. But, I quickly come to the realization that there is a market for these rags, just as there is a market for poison (McD's, BK, Wendy's, etc.).

    The American public is the problem. It's just human nature to constantly place blame on anything/anyone other than ourselves. Our culture is backwards.
  • cincybearcat
    cincybearcat Posts: 16,972
    whygohome wrote:
    This is rather repulsive, but who is to blame? The American people. The same people who suffer form the disease of celebrity worship.
    Every time I go to the grocery store I am disgusted at the celebrity worship rags at the counter. But, I quickly come to the realization that there is a market for these rags, just as there is a market for poison (McD's, BK, Wendy's, etc.).

    The American public is the problem. It's just human nature to constantly place blame on anything/anyone other than ourselves. Our culture is backwards.

    It's human nature. Everyone has their 'kings and queens". You are posting on a band's messageboard after all. ;)
    hippiemom = goodness
  • inlet13
    inlet13 Posts: 1,979
    whygohome wrote:
    This is rather repulsive, but who is to blame? The American people. The same people who suffer form the disease of celebrity worship.
    Every time I go to the grocery store I am disgusted at the celebrity worship rags at the counter. But, I quickly come to the realization that there is a market for these rags, just as there is a market for poison (McD's, BK, Wendy's, etc.).

    The American public is the problem. It's just human nature to constantly place blame on anything/anyone other than ourselves. Our culture is backwards.

    That's the point of the thread. I agree.
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  • whygohome
    whygohome Posts: 2,305
    :lol:
    cincybearcat wrote:
    whygohome wrote:
    This is rather repulsive, but who is to blame? The American people. The same people who suffer form the disease of celebrity worship.
    Every time I go to the grocery store I am disgusted at the celebrity worship rags at the counter. But, I quickly come to the realization that there is a market for these rags, just as there is a market for poison (McD's, BK, Wendy's, etc.).

    The American public is the problem. It's just human nature to constantly place blame on anything/anyone other than ourselves. Our culture is backwards.

    It's human nature. Everyone has their 'kings and queens". You are posting on a band's messageboard after all. ;)

    :lol: True. But, I love Pearl Jam's art, not their personal lives and their escapades. I do not hold them up on a pedestal as human beings,, only as musicians. I don't care if Stone, Eddie, etc are married and if they have kids, and where they travel, etc.

    Anyway, I know your response was a joke, so, well done!
  • polaris_x
    polaris_x Posts: 13,559
    i agree that our fascination with shit is downright nauseating but i don't necessarily think this moment of silence should have been recognized by the major networks ... the same major networks that are complicit in pushing us to senseless wars ... the same major networks that didn't do their jobs as centres for journalism ... fuck nbc, abc, cnn, cbs and whatever networks are out there ...

    having said that - if they chose to hold a moment of silence ... that's their choice

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