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stoutfellowWhen I was a kid, my family watched the Huntley-Brinkley News Hour every evening. The two newscasters became my model for the profession. (It didn't hurt that their theme music was taken from the second movement of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.) Chet Huntley died while I was still a teenager, but David Brinkley remained a fixture on various news programs.
During the 2000 presidential election, Brinkley criticized Al Gore as being "boring". He said it with a little smirk on his face, and that was the moment I shifted from respecting him to despising him.
The presidency is not a role in an entertainment. *Government* is not an entertainment. Treating it as such has led to the catastrophic presidencies of George W. Bush and Donald Trump.
To criticize the impeachment hearings as lacking "pizazz" is a disservice to the American people. If you actually pay attention to the content, the story is riveting - and appalling. NBC and the networks that follow its lead should be ashamed of themselves.
During the 2000 presidential election, Brinkley criticized Al Gore as being "boring". He said it with a little smirk on his face, and that was the moment I shifted from respecting him to despising him.
The presidency is not a role in an entertainment. *Government* is not an entertainment. Treating it as such has led to the catastrophic presidencies of George W. Bush and Donald Trump.
To criticize the impeachment hearings as lacking "pizazz" is a disservice to the American people. If you actually pay attention to the content, the story is riveting - and appalling. NBC and the networks that follow its lead should be ashamed of themselves.
