News Week, Indeed

Oh to be a working reporter this week!  The buffet of tantalizing events has been so vast that I can't decide which story I would have selected for a "delicious" assignment.  Regardless of the events, good or bad, there are lots of questions to be asked in a variety of venues this week.

For Gen. McChrystal:  What were you thinking or were you thinking when you and your troops ran off at the mouth to the Rolling Stone reporter?   Remember those Rolling Stone journalists gather no moss; instead, they're looking for some good smut, and you sure dished out a healthy helping for everyone to chew upon while someone chewed upon you.  

For those soccer referees who keep nixing legal goals made by the United States in the World Cup:  What are your thoughts now that USA has emerged at the top of its current heap in spite of your efforts?  

For the Seattle Mariners who have lost and lost and lost but have found whatever they seemed to have lost and now have won and won and won and won and won and won?  What's the secret to your current success streak?  Never mind telling us if it's working for you.  Just keep it up.

For those tennis players whose match continues into a third day:  Have you signed a contract for the Hollywood movie?  Sounds like good stuff for the big screen.  My only concern is how long the movie will last.  Will it be a three or four day marathon, just like your match?

Years ago, one of my students gave a book report on Gone with the Wind once; it lasted for three days.  And, we were all wishing about halfway into it that she would go away with the wind, especially after all the times she said, "ENNAWAY" while relaying ultra-trivial details in the plot.

For BP:  So, who was operating the robot that caused havoc with the cap holding a portion of those millions of gallons of oil at bay?  Are they still working for you,  or have they gone yachting with Tony Hayward?  Will Tony bring his yacht to the Gulf to go sailing?

There's much more, but I would love to have an assignment on any of these stories.  Hard to believe so many news planets would line up at the same time for so much intriguing journalistic material.  There are a few juicy stories locally too, but unlike Gen. McChrystal, I'm gonna be careful what I ask in public about those.  

I guess it's good these stories have all surfaced early in the week because tomorrow's one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Jackson is sure to trump any one of the above.