DEAR FOXNEWS: Robert Blake? Who cares? (vanity)

[Petronski]

We're going to war almost any day now, Korea is opening a nuclear supermarket, the Democrat party is filibustering the highest Hispanic judicial nomination in history, we're still at Code Orange...

And you are covering the Robert Blake prelim?

Just when you start to build real credibility and become the cable news network of record, you go pure tabloid on us?

I know FoxNews people lurk here. Please understand, this IS NOT NEWS.

[Petronski]

Get with the program, Wolf Blitzer is still covering real life on the other channel. Do I have to go there for actual news?

[JmyBryan]

Agreed.

[Petronski]

Pinging the 'daytime news crew' for comments. Am I crazy, or is this pathetic?

[Petronski]

I find it impossible to believe they plan to go gavel-to-gavel on this thing!

Manuel Estrada is still hostage in the Senate, THAT should get gavel-to-gavel coverage.

[TLBSHOW]

I agree with you.

[headsonpikes]

I demand live coverage of a White Bronco, or it's not real junk news!

[Hildy]

Court TV is having gavel to gavel...why Fox?

[biblewonk]

So true!

[MamaLucci]

Agreed. If I wanted to watch the Robt. Blake trial, I'd switch to Court TV. I have turned Fox News off.

[mhking]

Pathetic is an understatement - FNC is quickly sliding off the edge of the map.

And unless they get their collective act together, and quickly, once the invasion begins, they'll be left far behind the others...

[John H K]

It's a mistake for innumerable reasons, but I think it's even a mistake from the appealing-to-idiots-fascinated-with-tabloid-personalized-news stories...

Robert Blake isn't THAT big a star, and I don't get the sense that people really care THAT much. And nobody involved with the case is that particularly physically attractive.

[newcats]

I don't see anyone here complaining about the hours and hours of coverage spent on the Laci Peterson case.
What's the diff?

[Petronski]

Ha ha ha ha ha!

Hey FoxNews! Enough tabloid bottomfeeding. Give us information, not hollywood infotainment.

[pubmom]

I'm working at my computer, but DH had FOX on and I heard, "Robert Blake is sitting down now." WHAT???

Breaking news???

[MamaLucci]

I've seen lots of complaints re: Peterson coverage.

[Peach]

Agree with everything you said. I thought after 9/11 we left the silly season behind. Someone needs to send this thread to Fox News.

[mombonn]

I heard a clip of his baba wawa interview on the news earlier this morning.

Pathetic blubbering is a kind way of describing it. Yikes!

[Petronski]

Laci coverage is a three minute piece in rotation with other news. This is a gavel-to-gavel marathon.

If they covered a future Scott Peterson trial this way, I would react the same.

CNN, my network of record? [full body shudder] I guess it comes to that.

[k2blader]

Agreed.