tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post111165068981709763..comments2024-02-21T12:11:32.886-05:00Comments on Bats Left/Throws Right: Wall To WallJames Briggs Stratton "Doghouse" Rileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05378802364709433791noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1111711409608603352005-03-24T19:43:00.000-05:002005-03-24T19:43:00.000-05:00A few reasons for non-blanket coverage of the Red ...A few reasons for non-blanket coverage of the Red Lake story, from what I can see:<BR/>-The non-Whiteness of the story.<BR/>-The fact that it happened in a place that I, a native Minnesotan, have never heard of or been too. It is too many "markets" away from anyone.<BR/>-The lack of an "it could happen to you" angle (as in the suburban and middle-class Columbine story)<BR/>-There are too many Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497182602254576542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1111686836654395122005-03-24T12:53:00.000-05:002005-03-24T12:53:00.000-05:00I saw over on Norbizness's site that Peggy Noonan ...I saw over on Norbizness's site that Peggy Noonan even invoked Columbine in her new column about Shiavo, but no mention of Red Lake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1111682886937552342005-03-24T11:48:00.000-05:002005-03-24T11:48:00.000-05:00There isn't a big news carnival surrounding the Re...There isn't a big news carnival surrounding the Red Lake shootings because the right wing hasn't figured out how to use it to score political points by ginning it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11211639.post-1111675884085771512005-03-24T09:51:00.000-05:002005-03-24T09:51:00.000-05:00I wondered at first if it was because these were r...I wondered at first if it was because these were reservation kids or if it was because school shootings are now less entertaining than Jacko's trial and Shiavo's feeding tube. I mean, a school shooting's kind of a re-run, isn't it? What else is on?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com