Title blatantly stolen from Keith Olbermann's outstanding show last night. If you missed it, he devoted the first two stories in the countdown to the Cranick fire in Tennessee.
First I'd like to say thank you again for all of those who participated in the discussion of my diary on Monday. I think the majority of people here feel as Keith and I do, that this was an absolute travesty and a tragic loss for this family. For the moral scolds who disagree I will say this...
If you feel comfortable with your position on this issue being nearly identical to what Glenn Beck and Johna Goldberg have said, then more power to you. Consider the company you keep.
K.O. tweeted late yesterday
To repeat my statement on air, Gene Cranick appreciates all the offers of help, is considering what to do next, will get back to you via us
So any of you wishing to help this family should keep a look out for updates.
Videos, broken into three parts. Transcripts will be very long, so I'll try to get them put together and added at the bottom if people need them.
This has been a very emotional story for many of us, and I can only hope that with major media people like Keith Olbermann putting it on the national stage, that something good can come from it.
As I stated in my follow-up diary yesterday, we as progressives should seize this opportunity to show what we really stand for. If we can help this family and their community through compassion and support then we may just change some minds out there and if not, then at least we can hold our heads up knowing that we acted as true progressives in our national community.
UPDATE:
Thank you to klompendanser for the link to a transcript. Saved me a bundle of time.