Cho's Photo Shoot and Cartoons of Mohammed

Last year, some CARTOONS of Mohammed that appeared in the Danish newspaper Morgenavisen Jyllands-Posten sparked riots -- violence, bloodshed, and death. The violence went on for weeks.

Muslims all over the world took to the streets in protest of the publication of these CARTOONS, leaving burned out embassies and other destruction in their wake.

Christians were attacked. Muslims torched churches and killed people.

In reporting on this major story, lib media outlets refused to display the images that started all the unrest.

CNN wouldn't show the cartoons. "CNN has chosen to not show the cartoons in respect for Islam." (GAG!)


NBC Nightly News also wouldn't show the cartoons as a sign of respect.

CBS News officially banned the reproduction of the cartoons in its coverage.

ABC dared to briefly show a couple of the cartoons -- once.

The New York Times, The Washington Post, and TIME all avoided publishing the cartoons out of respect for Muslims.

MSNBC's website had a link to the cartoons but with this disclaimer:



"Warning: Contents may be offensive"

Most of the outlets wouldn't even provide a glimpse of the cartoons because that would have been just too disrespectful, too over the line.

What bastions of sensitivity and good taste!

Disgracefully, all sensitivity and good taste was thrown out the window on Wednesday when the Cho Sueng-Hui mother lode arrived at the NBC mailroom.

Every news network website has one of Cho's self-portraits slapped on its main page. No disclaimers. No warnings.

Photos of the killer's face, chosen by the killer himself, are everywhere.

As expected, the coverage by NBC/MSNBC, Cho Manifesto ground zero, is the worst.

(I didn't watch the coverage as it aired. I saw video on the MSNBC site.)

Chris Matthews with Steve Capus and Brian Williams put on the most despicable, insensitive, exploitative display imaginable.

Williams said that they realized the "multi-media manifesto" had to be treated with "a preponderance of caution."

Yeah? I must have missed the cautious part.

He went on to justify their seemingly never-ending exhibition of Cho's photos, videos, and words.

Williams called Cho a "crazed, narcissistic killer, a mass murderer who is responsible for the largest act of gun violence in American history."

That's right. Cho currently holds the record. Quite an overachiever, that Cho.

Records, of course, are made to be broken.

Williams kept talking about Cho's writings, "pages and pages."

"It goes on and on..."

"On and on..."

Matthews said, "This kid thought that the world was listening. Well, they will be for a couple of days."

Williams said, "Yes, that's right. And I get that by airing it we're completing that equation."

Really?

Do they really get it?

They understand what narcissist Cho wanted and yet they're carrying out the ruthless murderer's wishes?

That's sick.

Williams said, "This was a sick business tonight. I admit going on the air with this stuff we felt compelled as journalists; but I'll tell you, we showed restraint because all of us are also humans, parents, and spouses."

RESTRAINT????

If that was restraint, I can't imagine how Williams would define exploitation.

Matthews added, "Well, this will go down as a major chapter in NBC News to be this part of a horrible story and have it brought right to you in the mailroom."

What a pile of self-serving crap!

It sickens me that the 32 innocents murdered by Cho were merely vehicles to transport his creepy photos and his ramblings around the globe.

The incessant airing of Cho's "presentation" is wrong.

It demeans his victims while turning him into a sort of infamous icon for the deranged to idolize.

If the crass Steve Capus really cared about showing restraint, he wouldn't have fulfilled Cho's dreams.

Why can't these news outlets show at least the same level of respect for Cho's victims and their grieving loved ones as they granted to Islam over some cartoons?

The cartoons were too offensive to be seen.

Apparently, Cho's photo shoot isn't.

Looking for Cho's multi-media project?

Turn on TV, any newscast. Go to any news website. Pick up any newspaper.

The next shooter, and there will be one, is really going to have to take it up a notch to outdo Cho.

He's left quite a legacy, brought to you by the drooling members of the press.

Someone tell Brian Williams and Chris Matthews to wipe the slobber off their faces. It's very unbecoming.