scottieking Posted February 1, 2003 Report Share Posted February 1, 2003 The Columbia has blown up upon return to earth. Turn on CBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieDon'tSurf Posted February 2, 2003 Report Share Posted February 2, 2003 ...actually, turn on CNN - they have telestrator, which makes the tragedy that much more real... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shainhouse Posted February 2, 2003 Report Share Posted February 2, 2003 let's pray and send good vibes to those families. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted February 2, 2003 Report Share Posted February 2, 2003 ...not religious, but i'll do the good vibes thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermontdave Posted February 2, 2003 Report Share Posted February 2, 2003 There are some profound ironies involved with this terrible tragedy. They were very brave people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty Posted February 2, 2003 Report Share Posted February 2, 2003 What does N.A.S.A. stand for??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love Tractor Posted February 2, 2003 Report Share Posted February 2, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Swifty: What does N.A.S.A. stand for???national aeronautics and space administration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty Posted February 2, 2003 Report Share Posted February 2, 2003 I was actually referring to an old joke that comes back into play. sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradm Posted February 3, 2003 Report Share Posted February 3, 2003 quote:Originally posted by vermontdave: There are some profound ironies involved with this terrible tragedy. They were very brave people.You said it, brother: I turned on Global TV Saturday at 4pm, and they were running a Simpsons episode, the one that starts out with Bart and Homer building a rocket to launch Bart's hamster and ends up going out of control and destroying the church. (I guess the only one worse than that one that they could have run would be the one in which Homer actually goes up in the shuttle...) Aloha, Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoMack Posted February 3, 2003 Report Share Posted February 3, 2003 Don't you find it somewhat ironic, dare I say disappointing, that our news in Canada was based totally around this shuttle that killed 7 people, complete with half hour special, and there was little to know footage or attention or condolences to the families of the folks that were unfortunate enough to be caught in the avalanche in Revelstoke at the same time? Just goes to show you how manipulative the top media dogs are, and how little independence even the not-for-profit CBC has... (I mean no disrespect to the astronauts, it just seems like a disaster of similar proportions that happened in Canada to Canadians should have got more press.... maybe I just am to young to grasp the significance of space travel...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted February 3, 2003 Report Share Posted February 3, 2003 I thought the CBC's coverage was pretty balanced, considering the comparative scope of both stories innternationally. Certainly the CBC out west would have been devoting more coverage to the avalanche. Two tragedies, one local, one international and beyond. ad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted February 3, 2003 Report Share Posted February 3, 2003 The press conference with Marc Garneau on the CBC was the best. He is friends with all but one of the fated astronauts and their families and throughout the press conference, Garneau added insight, professionalism and emotion to the day's tragic events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieDon'tSurf Posted February 3, 2003 Report Share Posted February 3, 2003 quote:Originally posted by Jaimoe: Garneau added insight, professionalism and emotion to the day's tragic events.... qualities totally missing from anything in the "journalism" world these days - when we mourn in front of our tv sets, death vying for space on the airwaves and the minutiae of tragedy the focus of day-long scrutiny, it is hard to determine what death really means anymore... spend the day with your favorite anchor-person, virtually commercial free, its terrible, but what about the ratings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h Posted February 3, 2003 Report Share Posted February 3, 2003 i missed the whole thing, if i'm not on my computer, i dont get the news. weird. i did see one story yesterday though - about all the lost research. One interview was with a canadian science team who have lost years of research and about 3 million dollars of equipement etc. However at one point the scientist stopped and said something like "I want to make this very clear though, that our loss in this is absolutely secondary. The first and foremost tragedy in this event is ofcourse the loss of life" ok it doesnt translate all that well, but the way she said it was serious and sincere. I just mention it because we complain when the news is callous so a small example of when it said the proper thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieDon'tSurf Posted February 3, 2003 Report Share Posted February 3, 2003 quote:Originally posted by h: we complain when the news is callous so a small example of when it said the proper thing.sometimes they let these sincere sound bites sneak thru - but this is not a CNN manufactured quote, this is something that a compassionate person said in all honesty (well, maybe a company pr rep nudged the scientist in question and gave her the 'its not about the money' signal....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phunky Cauldron Posted February 3, 2003 Report Share Posted February 3, 2003 quote: (I mean no disrespect to the astronauts, it just seems like a disaster of similar proportions that happened in Canada to Canadians should have got more press.... maybe I just am to young to grasp the significance of space travel...) Hey Man, I'm with you on that one. I like hearing about things that hit a little closer to home...maybe that's what the local news if for though. Anyhow, maybe it's just me, but I'd like the news to focus on the positive just once in a while. In the past couple years, I have walked into way too many rooms to see whole groups of people glued to the T.V. watching one of: 9-11 terror attacks, the shuttle columbia disaster, constant war news, George Bush threatening somebody, the queen dying, OJ fleeing in a white bronco (this one might be a little older). I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm sick of newsstations just grasping onto 1 terrible act or issue and driving me crazy with it. I realize that these things are awful, but there are sooooo many of these types of things that go on every day where many more people die. I'm really due for a feel good story about a peace treaty being signed or an environmental bill being passed (and acted upon). I'd like to see something positive get more than a once over on the air. There's my monday morning rant. I guess a whole weekend watching 7 people die in a terrific explosion can really put a guy in a sour mood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieDon'tSurf Posted February 3, 2003 Report Share Posted February 3, 2003 good news is a myth.. or was it a figment of my imagination? either way it only gets televised on ytv, right after samurai jack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted February 3, 2003 Report Share Posted February 3, 2003 Some of the reasons why the shuttle disaster was/is big news is because pieces of debris was/is scattered over 3 states and there was thousands of witnesses; not to mention that 2 foreign astronauts were lost - also, the shuttle had several Canadian connections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reba Posted February 3, 2003 Report Share Posted February 3, 2003 low roller........you are quickly becoming my favorite reason for checking out the skank every day. 'buck fush'......beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Low Roller Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 apparently someone was trying to sell a piece of the space shuttle on ebay the morning of the crash. ebay pulled it, but still...that's pathetic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 is that a helmet? that's so very sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arcane Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 Always proofread your copy before posting on a national news service: What dumbasses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 Holy shit! I had no idea the shuttle could go that fast. There was a train crash that same day and 34 people died. Why don't I hear anyone talking about that. I'm sick and fucking tired of american, over-sensationalized, self-serving, self-centered bull shit. What a fucking bunch of ass-backward, greed frenzied, bullies. I wish China would come over and kick them right in the ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieDon'tSurf Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 i can tell you this... the chinese space shuttle can only do four times the speed of light, maximum... a chinese invasion would be just tickety-boo and while yer at it just have the north koreans drop a couple of megatons on sudbury or kamloops... i don't think the sensationalism is limited to the americans, i mean those freakin' brits invented the tabloids and john manley is nothing but a crazy show-boater Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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