AMERICAN MEDIA. Cont'd.
Keep on flipping and changing stations. You are not going to miss a thing!
Photo: Ms. Laura Ingraham
Every time, Ms Greta van Susteren asks her guest a question, particularly on legal matters and socio-political issues, the correct answers were already provided in her polite and eloquent silence. For, we know that Ms. van Susteren already knew the answers, being a lawyer herself. However, she allows her guests to give their opinions without interrupting them. The French call this "Le Beau Geste". Ms. Monica Crowley is blessed with a brilliant analytical mind, a high level of education and a captivating persona. Those qualities are a rare commodity in the world of American media. The best she could do is to host a very successful radio show in New York. Instead, she should be hosting a nationwide TV show, so viewers and watchers would benefit from her impressive experience and wisdom. But no! none of the TV networks in the United States asked this bright young lady to host a national show. Occasionally, she fits in for some anchors and hosts at FoxNews. How do you explain this phenomenon?
Photo: Mr. Bill O'Reilly, a talkative, sharp and sincere commentator.
Another brilliant mind is Anne Coulter. She is the author of several authoritative and informative books on politics. Occasionally she appears on national television. So far, Ms. Coulter does not have her own TV show. Brilliant minds are kept in storage. Silly big mouth hash-hash anchors and hosts grab the spotlights. And they are doing fine. They don't need to be intelligently analytical, well-informed, highly educated with a broad vision of world affairs. What they have and need to do is to be either aggressive, talkative, agitators or silly. Silliness is like hot bread. You eat it when it is hot. You eat it when it is cold. It depends on how much and how bad you need that loaf of bread. Almost 87% of the American tube viewers tuned unconsciously to their TV sets. And 82% of American TV watchers flip their remote control every 4 minutes. Since, there is no continuity and logical synthesis in the commentaries of the anchors and show hosts, changing programs and constantly flipping stations would not affect the quality nor the importance of "chronologically following" the news and listening to the commentaries. So, keep on flipping and changing stations. You are not going to miss a thing!
Photo: Mr. Chris Matthews, one of the best in the business. A man you can trust.
Probably, the most interesting and intelligent figures of the American TV cable networks are Judge Andrew Napolitano and Jeff Greenfield. Unfortunately, they are rare birds. Their commentaries are well presented, their analysis are well founded and their "persona" enjoys credibility. They never steal the show. Once again, one primordial question arises: "Why Judge Napolitano is kept in the dark?" He just appears on the screen when another talk show host is "required to do so" or badly needs a legal advice. A "Judge Napolitano Show" would and could be a great asset and a great "BOOM" to FoxNews. Helas! Nobody is paying attention. The viewers are glued to their sets. Do not let them think. Bring the popcorn and Kentucky fried Chicken. TV programs are not meant to be cultural, educational and informative in the United States. They are "entertainment". Unless, you switch to the History Channel, TLC Channel, Biography Channel and The Discovery Channel. For now, we are 50% lucky, as long as the cable networks keep on bringing Bill Schneider, Jeff Greenfield, Judge Napolitano, Chris Matthews and Monica Crowley.
Written by Maximillien de Lafayette