I'm watching the most disturbing thing on television right now. MSNBC is airing the network's coverage of Sept. 11 as it happened. It's weird, you know, listening to all their speculation at the very beginning, commenting on how it might have been a commuter jet, how it was an "accident," and more horrifyingly, the actual footage of the second jet hitting the South Tower. Watching it all over again is like living through it all over again. The best part about remembrances is that you have your current knowledge to lean on when watching tributes and such. Now, we know what happened, we know about the heroes, we know about the villains, and we know what happened next. Seeing it "as it happened," with the ignorant and unprepared narration of Matt Lauer and Katie Couric leading the way, it's just as jarring to witness tonight as that day six years ago.
Tuesday, September 11
Tribute in Lights, year 6
I'm watching the most disturbing thing on television right now. MSNBC is airing the network's coverage of Sept. 11 as it happened. It's weird, you know, listening to all their speculation at the very beginning, commenting on how it might have been a commuter jet, how it was an "accident," and more horrifyingly, the actual footage of the second jet hitting the South Tower. Watching it all over again is like living through it all over again. The best part about remembrances is that you have your current knowledge to lean on when watching tributes and such. Now, we know what happened, we know about the heroes, we know about the villains, and we know what happened next. Seeing it "as it happened," with the ignorant and unprepared narration of Matt Lauer and Katie Couric leading the way, it's just as jarring to witness tonight as that day six years ago.
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