Enough is Enough

Okay, we know that Bin Laden is dead. We know that some very brave Navy Seals carried out a dangerous mission to kill him. We know that Bin Laden was a symbolic figure for terrorists who want to do the West harm. We celebrated and we cheered. We did what Americans do when things go our way…we danced in the streets and proclaimed victory. Fine…now it’s time to look at what is being reported and how it will effect our people and our future.

How does listening to a partial report screamed at the top of her ample lungs issued by Jane Velez-Mitchell make anyone feel better about our future? How does telling the world a partial truth; that Bin Laden and his crew were “discussing” blowing up The Long Island Railway system make things more hopeful? It wasn’t an operational report but a “discussion”. It wasn’t a sure thing and if it was I assume that the government will handle it accordingly. How does screaming it to an already nervous America make us feel better about our world? How does that kind of information help our children to be less worried and fearful? Why put out that kind of information (not even confirmed by our Government)?

Why is the President at Ground Zero today? The anniversary of the attacks on the USA isn’t until September 11, 2011. Just because we killed Bin Laden should the President run to the site of the tragedy and comfort people before the anniversary? Survivors, family members of those killed and tourists from everywhere come to that spot every day and the presence of the President won’t change that. It looked like a political move to me and that is NOT a good thing.

Why is Velez-Mitchell reporting from Ground Zero all week? What good is it doing those who come there for solace or remembrance or simply to weep to have her shoving her microphone in their faces to get their reactions to the death of Bin Laden? She informed one survivor who had been in Tower Two about the Long Island Railway information and the poor woman nearly collapsed from fear and emotion. She suffers from PTSD and I’m sure that hearing even a partial, unconfirmed report of such a horrible possibility traumatized her all over again. Velez-Mitchell was shocked at the reaction and immediately apologized and tried to backtrack. It must feel really good to know that you may have damaged an already damaged human being. I hope that Velez-Mitchell learned something but I doubt it. She is a tabloid journalist and reporting even half-ass news is better than no news at all to someone of her ilk.