I'm sorry, but there are more important things to talk about besides

[bribri16]

Aruba. the MSM ought to be ashamed. Missing and murdered women and children all over this country and all they can talk about is another missing young blonde in Aruba. Meanwhile, Plame, DSM, Iraq, lying about the economy, and what is happening to the workers of America hardly gets a decent mention. It is disgusting!

[Kerrytravelers]

1. Blonde, white, pretty young ladies get the spotlight.

Everyone else is just back page news.

Welcome to the corporate media... selling news to those who have $$$$.

[Sparkly]

4. What's odd is, I don't remember such a focus until Chimpy became pResident

Were there other such "news" stories during Clinton's terms? As soon as the Chimp got in, we had the Chandra Levy case crucifying no-name Gary Condit and distracting the media from terrorist threats. Then we got Laci, Terri, the Runaway Bride, and Natalee, and it just keeps on comin'.

These are tragic stories but they are LOCAL stories!!! Why the national media makes them into national news is sheer sensationalism, and a huge distraction when the country is going down the toilet.

[Robbien]

8. This started during Clinton. Remember the little blond girl

whose parents were accused of killing her at Christmas time? Ramsey I believe.

That was the start of it.

And the OJ trial.

[Sparkly]

11. You're right, I forgot the Ramsey girl.

OJ was a celebrity -- we've had Robert Blake, Phil Spector, and Michael Jackson in the news over the past four years, too, and we've seen several missing/murdered children cases scrutinized nationally in the years of the simian beast.

But the "missing pretty white woman" story seems to have escalated, unless there are others I'm forgetting.

[longship]

2. But-but-but-but,

this one is caucasion, and blond, and pretty!

:sarcasm:
Of course if Natalie was African-American, hispanic, or any other minority...

Or if she wasn't so blond, or wasn't so pretty, the news media might not be as interested in...

covering it 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, for week after week after week!!!!

[Robbien]

3. There is a missing black woman

who failed to pick up her child from daycare. Its been eight days now. Atrios wrote about her yesterday but that was the only mention of her in any of the news world. One mention on one blog.

Hope she's okay.

[Sparkly]

7. Old women, dark-sinned women, large-bodied women

are beaten and killed every single day.

Children are beaten and killed every single day.

And the US is doing its share of killing and maiming in Iraq everyday.

Those are SERIOUS issues, all three, and they deserve attention. But this focus on one pretty young white woman at a time as national news is absurd. Beyond mere sensationalism for ratings that distract from news that actually impacts people's lives, it also masks the real problems of domestic violence, child abuse, drug and alcohol addiction, poverty, mental illness, gun violence, etc...

I wonder whether people feel oddly secure seeing ONE woman focused on nationally for months as a time, getting a sense that it's remote and rare and disconnected from problems nearby.

The national media is worse than a joke.

[DemInDistress]

5. remember when Terri Schaivo

was the hot news....all terri all the time.Its a great distraction from the real news,DSM,Rovegate and other lies that has come back to haunt chimpy

[liberaltrucker]

6. Pretty, blonde RICH young woman

Really sickening. I'm from Alabama. Mountain Brook is the Brentwood of Jefferson County. You can just imagine the "coverage" by the media there:grr:

[in_cog_ni_to]

9. Get THIS......

My friend was at work the other day and one of her customer's had just returned from a vacation in Aruba. My friend asked her about this case and if it was getting different coverage over there. The lady told her it was NIGHT and DAY...

First, the girl is a KNOWN runaway. She had run away when on vacation before and was gone for a week (I don't think that's the case here though, JMO)

The government of Aruba is putting mom up at a beachfront hotel, ALL EXPENSES PAID.

The mom is out sitting on the beach EVERYDAY sunning herself.... having a nice little vacation.

The parents have already been given $25,000 (by the gov?) and are trying to get $200,000 in a lawsuit. (against whom, I have no clue)

I guess the lady learned all this from THEIR media.

I have never heard ONE PEEP of this stuff from OUR so-called media. The story is playing differently over there. Our Corporate Media SUCKS.

[norml]

10. The Fweepers can't get enough Aruba coverage.

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Blond Hair Found on Aruba Shore to Be Tested in Case of Missing U.S. Teen (attached to duct tape...

Posted by Sub-Driver
On News/Activism 07/18/2005 9:55:55 AM PDT · 74 replies · 3,599+ views

tbo.com ^
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Posted by kcvl
On News/Activism 07/13/2005 10:21:12 PM PDT · 4 replies · 736+ views

nypost.com ^
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Aruba Tops Rand McNally’s “50 Most Cooperative Places To Kill Americans.”

Posted by The Therapist
On Bloggers & Personal 07/10/2005 8:28:13 AM PDT · 1 reply · 207+ views

The Therapist ^ | 7-9-05 | The Therapist
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What About Aruba?!!!!!

Posted by GulliverSwift
On General/Chat 07/07/2005 1:43:09 PM PDT · 33 replies · 742+ views

How come the media has stopped talking about the crime of the century? What could possibly be more important than a missing teenage girl in Aruba? They've completely distorted their priorities. < /sarcams>



Dutch send 3 F-16s to search for Alabama teen in Aruba

Posted by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
On News/Activism 07/03/2005 8:00:47 AM PDT · 47 replies · 901+ views

F-16.net ^ | 7/3/2005 | staff
Sunday, July 03, 2005 - The Netherlands is sending three F-16 jet fighters with search equipment to Aruba to help in the search for Natalee Holloway, a teenager from Alabama who disappeared May 30 during a school trip. A spokesman for the Aruban government said the jets equipped with infrared and sonar should arrive Sunday afternoon. The planes are being sent after Aruban Justice Minister Rudy Croes requested more help from Holland, the Caribbean island's former colonizer. Holloway, 18, from Mountain Brook, Alabama, disappeared on the last of a five-day graduation trip with 124 classmates. Three young men have been...



Warplanes to Search for Missing Teen

Posted by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
On News/Activism 07/03/2005 3:10:36 AM PDT · 19 replies · 730+ views

CNN.com ^ | 7/03/2005 | AP
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Charges pending for Aruba suspects - (did suspects destroy evidence while they were free?)

Posted by CHARLITE
On News/Activism 07/02/2005 6:06:21 PM PDT · 14 replies · 774+ views

WASHINGTON TIMES INSIDER.COM ^ | JULY 2, 2005 | Peter Prengaman
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Prosecutor: 3 Charged With Aruba Murder

Posted by Man50D
On News/Activism 07/01/2005 4:53:03 PM PDT · 16 replies · 794+ views

My Way News ^ | 7/1/05 | PETER PRENGAMAN
ORANJESTAD, Aruba (AP) - Three young men detained in the disappearance of an Alabama teenager have been charged with murder since their arrest more than three weeks ago, Aruba's chief prosecutor told The Associated Press on Friday. The charges were not announced at the time to protect the feelings of the family of 18-year-old Natalee Holloway, said Attorney General Karin Janssen. "At the time, we didn't want to upset the (Holloway) family talking about murder while they searched," Janssen said.



Teens May Be Charged, Aruba Spokesman Says (Natalee Holloway disappearance)

Posted by varina davis
On News/Activism 07/01/2005 4:21:53 PM PDT · 11 replies · 683+ views

AP Wire ^ | July 1, 2005 | AP Wire
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Posted by Smogger
On News/Activism 07/01/2005 1:52:46 PM PDT · 73 replies · 4,486+ views

MSNBC ^
AP: Three Aruba suspects charged with murder in missing girl case



(Aruba) Father Gave Son Legal Advice In (Natalee) Holloway Case

Posted by BykrBayb
On News/Activism 06/29/2005 10:40:32 PM PDT · 114 replies · 2,239+ views

TheHometownChannel ^ | June 29, 2005
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Boycott Aruba

Posted by vavavah
On General/Chat 06/27/2005 6:36:53 PM PDT · 12 replies · 354+ views

self | 062705 | self
Getting tire of the Holloway BS.......Looking like Skakle,Kennedy....US BS.........Hit them in the wallet$$$ and see results.....Boycott Aruba untill these A-Holes produce.....EOM



Suspect's Father Released in Aruba Case

Posted by wagglebee
On News/Activism 06/26/2005 5:42:10 PM PDT · 41 replies · 1,248+ views

My Way News ^ | 6/26/05 | PETER PRENGAMAN/AP
ORANJESTAD, Aruba (AP) - The father of a Dutch suspect arrested in the disappearance of an Alabama teenager was freed from jail on Sunday, hours after a judge ordered the release of a party boat disc jockey also held in the case. Paul van der Sloot, a high-ranking justice official studying to be a judge on the Dutch Caribbean island, had been arrested Thursday as a suspect for collaborating in a crime with his 17-year-old son, according to his lawyer. "A little bit of the nightmare clouds are now disappearing," van der Sloot's wife, Anita, told The Associated Press. "The...



Aruba Authorities Detail Murder Suspicions(Cops believe Aruba boys behind Holloway's demise)

Posted by rawhide
On News/Activism 06/24/2005 3:21:59 PM PDT · 356 replies · 7,690+ views

Foxs News ^ | 06-24-05 | Fox News
ORANJESTAD, Aruba — For the first time, Aruban authorities on Friday detailed their suspicions in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway (search), saying they believe the Alabama teen was murdered. Joran van der Sloot (search) and his friends Deepak and Satish Kalpoe are being held under suspicion of murder and kidnapping as well as being an accessory to murder.



Aruba Police Arrest Father of Dutch Teen

Posted by Former MSM Viewer
On News/Activism 06/23/2005 1:06:24 PM PDT · 51 replies · 2,737+ views

Washington Post ^ | 6-23-05 | PETER PRENGAMAN
ORANJESTAD, Aruba -- Aruban police on Thursday detained the father of a Dutch teen already in custody in connection with the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, the teen's mother said.



Aruba Authorities Arrest Suspect's Dad

Posted by outfield
On News/Activism 06/23/2005 12:15:07 PM PDT · 9 replies · 976+ views

FoxNews.com ^
Authorities in Aruba arrested Thursday the father of Joran van der Sloot (search), the 17-year-old held in connection with the disappearance of missing Alabama high school student Natalee Holloway (search). The arrest does not necessarily mean that authorities believe that Paul van der Sloot knows what happened to Natalee. But Aruban law gives authorities significant leeway to hold someone in custody without charging them with a crime as a way to find out more about an incident.



Paul Van Der Sloot, Judge, Father of Suspect in Aruba is arrested.

Posted by dogbyte12
On News/Activism 06/23/2005 11:49:39 AM PDT · 340 replies · 12,165+ views

CNN ^ | 6-22-05 | CNN
Breaking News. Judge Paul Van Der Sloot, father of one of the suspects in the Aruba missing persons case has been arrested and is in police custody.



Houston search team on its way to Aruba

Posted by tuffydoodle
On News/Activism 06/23/2005 6:09:50 AM PDT · 4 replies · 195+ views

Fort Worth Star Telegram ^ | June 23, 2005
Houston search team on its way to Aruba By Pam Easton The Associated Press DICKINSON - Whether combing the flat, sparsely vegetated island of Aruba or diving somewhere in the Caribbean Sea, a volunteer search team from Texas plans to return with a missing Alabama teen. Four leaders of Texas EquuSearch were set to leave Houston late Wednesday for Aruba and join the search for Natalee Holloway, an 18-year-old from Mountain Brook, Ala., who disappeared on the resort island three weeks ago. "We expect to be able to look at Aruba and see something that other people haven't seen," said...



Police Question Father of Dutch Teen Arrested in Case of Missing Teenager in Aruba

Posted by TheOtherOne
On News/Activism 06/19/2005 10:35:43 AM PDT · 35 replies · 1,170+ views

AP ^ | AP-ES-06-19-05 1256EDT
Police Question Father of Dutch Teen Arrested in Case of Missing Teenager in ArubaBy Peter Prengaman Associated Press Writer Published: Jun 19, 2005 ORANJESTAD, Aruba (AP) - Aruban police questioned the father of a Dutch teenager held in the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, hoping the island justice official may know something to help solve the mystery of what happened to the Alabama honors student, officials said Sunday. Paul van der Sloot was questioned Saturday night, said Police Superintendent Jan van der Straaten. "He was questioned as a witness, no more or no less," van der Straaten told The Associated Press....



Holloway Not Only American Missing In Aruba

Posted by vigilante2
On News/Activism 06/16/2005 12:28:45 PM PDT · 130 replies · 6,547+ views






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[Sparkly]

12. If ONLY they spent as much time looking for Bin Laden

and others. :(