Why am I surprised? The Sunday edition of my local paper leads with two "local interest" stories: one on a couple from Chattanooga who were married hours before driving to Knoxville for UT's opening game; the other an embarrassing interview with a couple whose first child was born on the morning of September 11. If the folks at The Onion are paying attention, I would encourage them to rerun the story without alteration. My favorite line is from the proud and deeply earnest father:
"We just want Audrey to be an encouragement, a blessing and a symbol of hope and inspiration to the people of America. Terrorists can take life out, but they can’t bring it in," he said.
I can't really blame the father, though. When I read stories like this I wonder why the "journalist" felt any need to conduct the interview at all. The story writes itself. And it's a story that goes down much more smoothly than, say, a discussion of Colin Powell's curious defense of America's preemptive attack policy. Did I say "preemptive"? Sorry. I meant "preventive."
Along those lines, a friend just forwarded this link to an interesting interview with Noam Chomsky, conducted by the CBC show, Hot Type. I don't always agree with him, but it's curiously refreshing to hear an informed, intelligent, and articulate critic for a change.
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