All I want to do is drink coffee and watch a little TV before starting out on my day. At this hour, there isn't much on besides the news and there isn't much news besides the papal visit. Every channel, the same view of some ritual with commentary from people of varying levels of knowledge.
Yes, it's newsworthy that the leader of a major world religion is visiting. A quarter of the U.S. population is Catholic. Bottom line, the guy packs stadiums wherever he goes and people rightfully pay attention when he has something to say.
But why can't the other three-quarters of the population get a little love from the cable news nets? It's the same picture on CNN, FNC and MSNBC; it isn't as if we're getting something from the flood-the-zone coverage. If one network had a little guts, there would be an option for people who want... news (and no, a centuries-old ceremony isn't news, it's a current event), but all three want a piece of the papal pie, even if it means chopping up that pie.
I'll just watch this until The Price is Right comes on. I hope they won't be going over-under on the retail price of indulgences.
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