I saw them last night. Not tonight. Is it too soon? This afternoon, the Pres. and First Lady placed their two respectful wreaths of red, white, and purple carnations in the two temporary reflecting pools (symbolizing the Two Towers -- hello unintentional Tolkein reference). The two news anchors kept saying the same things over and over. "Gov. Pataki, Michael Bloomberg, the President and First Lady and Rudy Guilliani, ditto, ditto, reflecting pool, ditto, ditto, 911, 911, 911, 911, the President and First lady look somber, ditto, you can see they are moved, ditto, very saddened, ditto, Tomorrow breakfast at the Fire House, ditto, ditto, they will be there to observe the actual times of the planes hitting the Trade towers, ditto. Today, after they are done here, to a service at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, ditto, ditto, tomorrow they will also go to the Pennsylvania field, and then to the D.C. at the Pentagon. ditto, ditto, ditto, President Bush will not talk about the War in Iraq in respect for the 911 tragedy, ditto, ditto. . . I loved it when these news commentators decided to do color commentary? NOT! Couldn't they be silent? Do they perceive their audience is blind? There should be a news network that has very little sound, just pictures people can decipher on their own. "President Bush and the First Lady look very emotional"
"If they were stoics," was my thought.
I observe, and no new commentator dares to say, "As the President and fellow Politicians pile into the SUV Michael Bloomberg had to walk around the car and get in at the other side. Who wouldn't slide over?"
