Frontline is my favorite TV show. They delve into topics avoided by most network programming, such as The Torture Question, The Meth Epidemic and The Age of AIDS .. and they do so with a high degree of professionalism, always cramming an incredible amount of information into a 1-hour (or 2-hour) show. Quality. Tonight's show is titled The Dark Side (after a term used by Dick Cheney in an interview, describing the method the US will be using fighting the new war aganst terrorists) .. about the controversy surrounding the decision, following 9-11, to invade Iraq, instead of pursue Al Queda, pitting Cheney & Rumsfeld against (former CIA director) George Tenet. ••• continued ••• Regardless of your political affiliation, I feel it's important to know the facts, so we can make informed decisions .. and Frontline offers one of the best ways I know of to get beyond the spin. I especially like the voice of Frontline's narrator: Will Lyman. Note also that Frontline currently offers more than 50 broadcasts available for online viewing. So you can watch their programs anytime, anywhere... ... which is cool, cuz tonight, Shaq and the Heat take their game to Dallas, where they'll try to clinch the series. Hopefully the game will be over by the time Frontline starts. Note, too, that tomorrow is the summer solstice: longest day of the year, most hours of daylight, shortest night .. at least for those of us here in the northern hemisphere. It occurs at precisely 8:26 AM EDT. After tomorrow (when summer begins), the days start getting shorter. I'm sure some folks, tomorrow, will be celebrating at Stonehenge. PS - Giant waves at the beach today. Bone crushers. |
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