Friday, March 04, 2005
From The Daily Show on Wednesday
OK ... there was some good news and some shocking news on The Daily Show on Wednesday. I only just saw it (thank God for the DVR!). First the good news: The Rock is "The Man" (!) in the movie version of Doom, to be released in August. And yes, the B.F.G. is there.
OK now, the shocking news. Allow me to set up the scene. On Tuesday, NBC (Brian Williams?) announced that the Iraqi judge leading the trial of Saddam Hussain had been assassinated, and that the death had been confirmed by NBC News. As it turns out, he hadn't (Jon's reaction: "Welcome to network news!!"). Anyway, NBC showed clips of the judge at the trial. Now previously, the judge's face had been pixellated, to protect his identity from obvious dangers. But now, since NBC News thought he was dead ......
That's right. Anybody watching NBC News on Tuesday would've seen the face of the judge.
I hope the Iraqis have a good protection program.
OK now, the shocking news. Allow me to set up the scene. On Tuesday, NBC (Brian Williams?) announced that the Iraqi judge leading the trial of Saddam Hussain had been assassinated, and that the death had been confirmed by NBC News. As it turns out, he hadn't (Jon's reaction: "Welcome to network news!!"). Anyway, NBC showed clips of the judge at the trial. Now previously, the judge's face had been pixellated, to protect his identity from obvious dangers. But now, since NBC News thought he was dead ......
That's right. Anybody watching NBC News on Tuesday would've seen the face of the judge.
I hope the Iraqis have a good protection program.
