The family members are reading the names of those lost on 9-11.
Are you both so enamoured with your own voices that you have to keep blathering on?
You are talking about gas prices and how divided our country is. Great discussions. But LATER!
Now they are talking about how the President has failed to untite the country behind the war. No shit.
Matt is now telling us that our children will still be fighting this war when they come of age. Great Matt. Now can you STFU so we can hear the names being read?
Matt is not asking Tim Russert to rate the success of various agencies in protecting us. Rudely talking over the real event.
Now Matt is telling us we are watching the family members of those lost 5 years ago. Thanks for the update. Meanwhile in the background the widows are saying something. Matt says they are reading the names of the dead. I guess I will take his word on it.
Let the simple gravity of this moment speak for itself.
I don’t understand why we would want to read off a list of the names of the 9/11 victims. I am even more baffled by anyone’s desire to listen to someone reading a list stranger’s names. Is the idea that we don’t really appreciate the gravity of 2000 deaths on 9/11 unless we spend hours listening to someone reading off the names of the victims?
You want these employees of NBC, the network that is required by federal statute to yap and yap and YAP their way through every Olympic opening ceremony and skating competition to shut the fuck up during a solemn ceremony? You could sew Lauer’s lips together and he’d switch to the interpretive dance. Get a sat dish and BBC World.
Reading all three thousand names out loud is something that sounds good in concept but which is bound to be as dull as dishwater in execution. They have to do something to hold their audience or folks (no matter how well-intentioned at the onset) are going to start losing interest and channel surfing once the droning gets underway. I’m sure there are a few noble folks, better than the average, who would be able to eat their spinach and sit through the whole thing with rapt attention, reverence and individual thoughts of recognition and admiration for each name. Unfortunately, the network still has to move the laundry soap off the shelves.
I’m with DtheC and [c]col** on this. Unless you are one of the relatives newcrasher, (and my sincerest condolences if you are… really) but reading 3000 names, two or three hours worth, is not something I would sit thru, and certainly not something Ford or Bud Light or even goarmy.com is going to sponsor. Welcome to reality.