You may have heard that Nightline is going to devote its program this evening to a simple roll call of the dead in Iraq, and that Sinclair Broadcasting, which owns 62 tv stations, 8 of which are ABC affiliates, has decided to pre-empt the program. Sinclair thinks Nightline’s airing of this tribute is a political act meant to undermine the Iraq war effort. I’ll leave it to you to decide whether you agree or not; I’ll merely point out that Sinclair has been a heavy contributor to the Republican party.
Anyway, one of my favorite satirists has aimed his arrows at this particular news item. It’s very funny.
Update: This issue has been all over the blogosphere, but the best and most moving essay I’ve read can be found here.