see Rick, I get all my info about the Peterson case from court tv which mainly concentrates on crime and criminals and the like, other than newsbreaks that tell of other stuff going on at 30 min after the hr and the news ticker at the bottom of their screen during the daytime hours. Court tv is just for stuff like the peterson case, the robert blake case, the michael jackson case, the court marshal of lynndie england etc etc etc. FOX, CNN, MSNBC, etc etc are news networks where they discuss all forms of news. but you are right the news media does get fixated on things, sometimes things that some of us don't feel are that important, but on the other hand, what might not be important to you, will be important to someone else. Just like if some horrific crime happens in Norfolk, VA it is going to affect me because that is where I live, but it isn't going to affect someone in Alaska or California. I just happen to be a crime buff and follow cases like the Scott Peterson case that is why I enjoy discussing it with other people who might find it interesting, etc. I usually don't discuss the war and stuff because I don't like politics, don't understand it for the most part, but because I don't discuss it often doesn't mean that I don't care. I have a relative over in Iraq - he's Army - in the thick of things for the most part, but I don't even have to know anyone to pray for our troops. I know you probably didn't mean to insinuate what I took you to be insinuating but it just rubbed me the wrong way.
Ask Clive and he will tell you how soft hearted I am - heck I'll cry at a sad song, sad video, sad movie, I'll hear a sad news story and cry, it's just the type of person I am.
As I end this post I am saying a prayer for all the troops wherever they may be and for their families as well and to all the fallen heroes and their families too. May God Bless them all.