coverage of the Virginia Tech tragedy I have seen, in ascending order of shamefulness

  1. Wolf Blitzer asking the guy who took the video of police officers outside the building what sort of cell phone he used. Answer: Nokia.
  2. MSNBC's "On The Money", flashing a scrolling list of prominent executives who are VT alumni.
  3. Debbie Schlussel: Was the gunman a muslim?
  4. A late entry! Bill O'Reilly's infographic thing: "The shooter wasn't American, he was Korean." (True, but who cares — he arrived in the country when he was a child, according to the Post)

I saw the first two as I exercised at the gym. The lefthand TV was tuned to Access Hollywood, which displayed a computerized simulation of what Britney Spears' regrown hair might look like under the hat she was recently photographed wearing. They presented it under a graphic that said "breaking news" and somehow seemed downright classy.

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Holy crap. Is Schlussel's site a parody?

 

Caution when reading Schlussel's website, especially the comments. You'll need a shower afterwards.

The woman is mentally ill.

 

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