gigamatic

ok, so I've watched my share of hillbillies trying to talk on tv. after all, i grew up in rural ohio, near the wv border, where our 2 local tv stations were located. the three industries near us were: farming, coal mining, and steel.

i heard the most ridiculously misplaced (but common) quote from a distraught family member of one of the miners lost this weekend: "This is supposed to be a free country".

And by all averages, I'm supposed to be married and have 2.5 kids, but it ain't happened, and it has nothing to do with your husband/son/grandson/cousin being dead in a mine. They kept replaying the clip over and over, and all I could think was "thank GOD i dont live there anymore, because all the grammatical mistakes and complete non-sequiturs would drive me to violence."

I'm not trying to downplay this woman's grief, but shame on CNN for latching onto this part of the tragedy as a "story" -- obviously, someone in the chain of events misheard/misreported something, and you dont need to keep putting Ms. My-country-tis-of-thee on television embarassing herself.

Or maybe you do. maybe then someone will see what a poor state our educational system is in.