Ted Rall for August 09, 1997
Transcript:
Catch the news before you stop caring... watch generic news "all the news other people talk about." Man: You regular viewers are doubtlessly aware of the horrendous disaster that claimed the lives of a high number of innocent people recently. Now a new report indicates that the government agency only failed to take steps to prevent the tragedy- they also are warned about it in advance. Various politicians have called for an investigation of the events leading to those deaths. In the meantime, the president of the company involved has resigned, there's been a poignant memorial service and a statue commemorating the sad event is in the works. Now we're asking our expert "can we blame anyone else." Man 2: Of course... but we in the media bear most of the responsibility.