Originally Posted by ijusluvit

I really get tired of those who will use any excuse to bash the media and this post pretty much takes the cake.

Yes, Memorial Day is tomorrow and many of us will seriously reflect on perhaps the most profound reality of our lives: thousands and thousands of our fellow citizens giving up themselves for us. It is so profound and personal that all the media reminders, parades and ceremonies can't adequately convey the depth of the concept.

Memorial Day is so special that it needs new thinking and commentary all the time, not just a greater amount of the same pictures of uniforms, gun salutes and cemetery wreaths. The media can do that powerful reflecting and reminding. How ironic then that the best essay on Memorial Day I think I've ever heard was delivered this evening by that old, liberal, curmudgeon, Andy Rooney on 60 Minutes. You can probably find it on CBS online. I haven't stopped thinking about it for two hours and it might make tomorrow my most meaningful Memorial Day. Thanks Andy.