This missing Malaysian Airlines jetliner has been a huge ratings winner for CNN. As I indicated Saturday since the story broke last week and since the ensuing increase in coverage, I myself have been watching CNN nonstop which has gone pretty much wall-to-wall with the mystery in spite of the fact no real big news has moved the story.Gauging the story here there's been relative little interest. Since the radio albatross switched formats I don't listen much anymore but only one host touched the story over the weekend. Another was on the air having an audio orgasm live from his Ireland vacation with enough plugs to give a hard-on to a NY plumber.
Carry on--we'll be back later today.
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Which radio host touched on it? Figured they all would no? How could they not?
ReplyDeleteI did an hour on the missing flight at 10 am Sunday and callers could add comments on that issue for the entire program, even though we switched gears. It's a riveting story, with many aspects that are fascinating, and it could break open at any point, perfect for talk radio. I agree that CNN is doing an excellent job, particularly Anderson Cooper. His best recurring guests, a veteran pilot who regularly flies those routes, and the indefatigable Mary Schiavo.
ReplyDeleteI don't care for Ms. Schiavo. She tried to turn her government title into an ambulance chasing bonanza, except the ambulances never came. She would tell every cable-oid "news" show that would have her on that planes were about to start falling from the sky any minute, but instead we've had over a decade of the safest air travel ever.
DeleteChristine, have you checked the 2014 ranking of your beloved law school, McGeorge? It came in dead last of all the ranked law schools, 146th of 146.
Delete(Get ready for Christine's spiel about how Anthony Kennedy once did something there.)
Am I the only one that's not infatuated with this story? I tend to think of it as "third world bullshit". It's sitting somewhere, just let me know when you find it. If it did in fact crash or was crashed, then I'll feel remorse and say God bless those poor souls.
ReplyDeletePat Thurston also discussed the missing aircraft over the week-end - several times - and did a good job on the topic. I read one post (among thousands - maybe millions) on some blog that was especially chilling: I'm paraphrasing: "This was terrorism. The passengers were killed by de-pressurizing the cabin at 45,000 feet. The aircraft was landed in a remote location. It was gutted, painted, and filled with lethal weapons....ready to do its REAL dirty work. World War III will begin shortly". Certainly there would be logistical and technical issues surrounding such a scenario - but with planning, it's not out of the realm of possibility. THEN the terrorists could brag.......
ReplyDeleteSounds like you're easily "chilled."
DeleteThere are much easier ways to get your hands on an airplane.
Tom Sullivan has been discussing it almost every day. He has comments from callers as well as industry-type professionals. I'm fascinated with all the theories as well as the mystery in general. I listen to his program live from the Sacramento station, but he is also on 960 from 7-10 pm.
ReplyDeleteIf Mark Purdy can do a joke on the missing airliner in the sports page..I can speculate.
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