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I am getting so tired of the news lately. They just latch onto a juicey story and can't let it go no matter how many times they beat that dead horse. Must they analyze every little detail of every possible scenario some so-called expert can dream up. Not just some expert, everyone and anyone that can articulate a sentence on TV seems to be an expert now! Than they debate it and debate it some more. And none of them has any idea what they are talking about, they are not involved in the investigation, they don't know the facts of the case and they have no clue what fools they look like! I watched Gary Tuchman show the view from the woods behind the Ponderosa, the trail the killer may have taken, and the view from the parking lot over and over and over like he discovered the single most important piece of evidence in the case. Much to the delight of his in studio sidekick, Nancy Grace.

Then they give great ideas to whatever crazy person may be out there to do something worse. If this isn't the work of a foreign terrorist they sure have given them some great ideas to shut down any city in the country now! Or create a diversion for some other terrorist action they have in mind.

It's as if the only thing that matters is how much air time they can get to advance their careers. And the police are just as bad in that respect all though they have mostly gotten over that in this case. But usually a press conference consists of mostly thanking and congratulating whatever force and whoever was in charge of the case.

They need to just report the facts and stop overanalyzing everything to death. Why do colleges tell reporters they have the most important job in the country. Then they go out and report with all their pet causes and ideologies which they can barely, if at all, contain and believe they are doing this country a service. Important stories get buried and we only get to hear about what gets ratings and what matters to them unless you get on the internet and do some searching for the truth.

OK, I'm done ranting.