- From last night’s program:
It seems pretty obvious that Anderson still feels a great attachment to this country, as it was his first international story during the Channel One days ... and it was the time spent in Myanmar (or Burma, as AC still refers to it as) where he realized that journalism was the path he wanted to follow ... (the screen cap below shows Anderson with rebel soldiers on his way into Myanmar ...)
Homeland Insecurity – Let’s face it ... the borders of the United States will remain as porous as they are right now until there is a terrorist attack on US soil that can be concretely traced back to deadly contraband, such as we saw on the video last night, making its way across an uninhabited portion of our border – either north or south – it obviously makes no difference. And what’s the answer? I don’t know – but I sure wish that the multi-billion dollar agency (i.e. – DHS) in charge of finding the answer would do so sooner rather than later ...
Bush and child healthcare – All I want to ask about this topic is this: Did anyone else happen to notice that the sound bytes of him “claiming” to support an expansion of child healthcare were all recorded during the last few months of the 2004 Presidential campaign??? Enough said ...
“Delta Dawn” - where does Anderson come up with this stuff?? BTW – there’s also a version of the song done by Helen Reddy ... if he had come up with that factoid, it would have been a scary moment ...
The “new” commercial breaks – I really do try not to complain very often about programming decisions, mainly because I assume that there are very highly paid (and hopefully experienced) people who are much more qualified that do so – but enough with the thoroughly annoying screen graphics, already ... here’s the list from last night:
- “Back in :60”
- “Back in :60”
- “Very short break”
- “Don’t go away”
- “Don’t touch that dial”
- “They pay our bills ... watch this”
- “Watch this ... it’s short”
- “Very short break”
- “Don’t go away”
If the length of the breaks, or the spacing of the breaks, or the number of breaks, is being experimented with, fine ... but – IMHO – these flashing “reminders” are almost insulting. Anyway – it’s just one person’s perspective ...
And a couple of quick notes for now:
PIP radio promos: (from ICN) - If you listen to a station that carries CNN Radio, you’ll be hearing one-minute promos from Anderson for the upcoming “Planet in Peril” documentary. The promos will air from September 24th until October 19th, and will be posted at the CNNRadio.com web site.
PIP i-reports: Even though this was posted specifically for the “student news” section at CNN.com, I would imagine that any submission with a legitimate question about the “Planet in Peril” documentary would be considered – whether you’re a student or not ...
Elton John Aids Foundation update # 1: (from www.afterelton.com) - The "Enduring Vision" event this past Tuesday evening raised over $2.25 million dollars for AIDS research!!
Elton John Aids Foundation update # 2: (from EW.com) - I've always liked Sharon Osbourne - a woman who genuinely loves someone as, well, different as Ozzy, deserves extra accolades. But after her gushing about the "Enduring Vision" emcee - I can add that: "We agree with you, Shar!!" Here's how it went: One of the night's honorees, Sharon Osbourne, used her time on stage to profess her love for the evening's host, CNN anchor Anderson Cooper. "Anderson Cooper, I love him!" she gushed. Alas, Cooper had already dashed off to host AC360, so he missed the shout-out. You can also check out the link to see a video clip of the Elton/k.d. Lang performance!
Thanks for visiting - updates posted as needed – have a terrific day!
2 comments:
I was sad to hear that 7 of the monks that were protesting in Burma were killed. They had an impressive attendance at the rally against the government.
I was reminded of Anderson's prior visit to Burma, and wondered how he felt about reporting on it again all these years later.
Newsblooz: It is tragic about the violence in Burma. When I first heard about it I wondered how Anderson felt, it is obvious that he is very concerned about it. I noticed that he referred to the country as Burma, which makes sense since although the U.N. recognizes the government of Myanmar, it is not recognized by either the U.S. or the U.K, so they continue to refer to it as Burma in protest.
On the issue of Homeland Insecurity, it won’t be addressed until something major happens.
In regards to child health care I think the Republicans just don’t want the Democrats to get credit for passing this expansion. Did you hear crazy Trent Lott yesterday arguing with Wolf on TSR about it? He got very nasty with Wolf.
IMO, the numerous commercials chop up the program and tend to interrupt the flow of the important stories. I lost count of how many there were during the Chicago police story.
I am so glad I am not the only one who doesn’t like those tacky screen graphics! Like I said on an earlier blog comment, they cheapen the program. They are in direct opposition to the otherwise classy appearance of 360. I think all of the commercial announcing is going to get to Anderson sooner or later.
Thanks for all the Quick Notes! I may try and submit a PIP question myself!
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