Diane Sawyer/Bob Woodward

So I was watching that Diane sawyer piece on Bob Woodward this morning and it occurred to me (unlike the rest of you, apparently) that this is not journalism. This is one white preppy journalist, empathizing with, attempting to evoke empathy for, another white preppy journalist. Probably because she can't feel real empathy for the working-class soldiers coming home disfigured and disabled. Is Mr Colgate-educated Woodward getting his ass blown up and lobotomized supposed to be more significant to me than say an ordinary soldier? How about the camera man (camera-men are usually not Ivy Leaguers) who also got his ass blown up? There was the whole irrelevant nonsense about how Woodward proposed to his wife after a mountain-climbing trip. Who gives a fuck? If he is dumb enough to take unnecessary risks for the sake of an adrenaline rush, he probably deserved a closed-casket funeral.

The whole segment was directed at the rich folk who believe that any kind of real job (like journalism, for instance) is really an act of charity for the rest of us. Look at what Bob has sacrificed for the poor!

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