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Edited on Mon Aug-01-05 09:49 PM by Bozita
Two and three topics per night is growing more common on Nightline.
IMHO, this once highly honored news program appears to be in its death throes.
Here's their email:
Nightline
Aug. 1, 2005
Today has been a day with a lot of surprises. One man who looked damaged, is going to get a chance to play in the big leagues after all. Another man, who looked squeaky clean in the big leagues, has been reprimanded. That's as far as I'll go in trying to link our two very different stories tonight -- but rest assured we'll explain both of these strange and complicated tales.
John Bolton, President Bush's choice to be the U.N. ambassador, endured some of the most contentious confirmation hearings in recent memory on Capitol Hill. He was so controversial that it looked impossible for him to get confirmed. Twice, the Senate Majority Leader tried to bring his nomination to a vote -- but could not get enough support. He appeared to be doomed. But today, President Bush made the bold move to circumvent Congress entirely and make a recess appointment of Bolton. And so, John Bolton will be an ambassador. What kind of political capital did the president spend? What kind of power will Ambassador Bolton have after such a weak nomination? And what will he be on his agenda at the United Nations?
Tonight's anchor Terry Moran will talk about all of this with the editor of Newsweek International, Fareed Zakaria.
Next we will turn to an entirely different story -- but one that also centers on some testy congressional hearings. Earlier this year, the Senate held hearings exploring the allegations that there is rampant steroid abuse in Major League Baseball. Superstar Rafael Palmeiro denied vehemently to the committee the charges that he used steroids, charges made most prominently by player Jose Canseco. Palmeiro is having a hell of a year. He recently hit his 3,000th hit, one of only four players to hold that distinction and 500 homeruns. But today came stunning news that Palmeiro has been suspended from baseball for steroid use.
Finally tonight, we'll leave you with the story of one woman who has found her voice in the male-dominated world of baseball. Suzyn Waldman is the first woman ever to be the official broadcasting voice of a Major League Baseball team. She is the voice of the Yankees -- despite her distinct New England accent. It isn't easy challenging expectations and traditions in the world of sports, especially baseball, but Waldman, whose first career was on the Broadway stage, isn't a rookie. She has fought for acceptance for years in that business -- and now, even as some superstitious Yankee fans blame her for the Bronx Bombers' spotty year, she is holding her head high.
We hope you'll join us.
Sara Just and the "Nightline" Staff
Senior Producer
ABC News Washington Bureau
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