I imagine the fact that there have been actual hangings of black men in living memory, and not just depictions of them, makes showing the Obama-lynching demo a triggery proposition.
Although it doesn't excuse the networks if they've been blaring the Palin image on the screen every five minutes (as I imagine they have). Then again, this is the modern news: maximum dwama for minimum airtime.
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Date: 2008-10-29 04:22 am (UTC)Although it doesn't excuse the networks if they've been blaring the Palin image on the screen every five minutes (as I imagine they have). Then again, this is the modern news: maximum dwama for minimum airtime.