Should CNN skip politics & report on the Blue Angels and Thunderbirds crashes, Prince's Fentanlyl OD, and the dead soldiers in the flood?

This is an example of capitalism at its finest. CNN is a business unit within Time Warner, so they are a for-profit enterprise. They are simply reporting the stuff that will draw the most viewers and will help them make the most money. The military news probably doesn't appeal to a wide enough audience, so that's why those stories don't get much airtime. The Prince news is a footnote now. They gave his death lots of coverage when the story was fresh.

It would be nice but realistically they have an election to try to influence. The irony is that this is a historical event in both the Navy and Air Force, that on the same day both demonstration teams had a crash, coincidentally it was both the number 6 solo jets for each team.

LTC Stephen Conway Since you mention CNN, I visited CNN studios in Atlanta recently and had a great time. The tour of the studios is about 50-60 minutes long. After taking the longest and highest escalator ride of my life, up eight stories, all of the guests are put into a dark room with a television screen at the front of the room. I mention this because I am convinced that the people in the room are being recorded, probably for security reasons. Fredricka Whitfield sat at her chair and said nothing, initially. I waved at her and the most curious thing happened. You know how when someone tells a joke and a person tries to hold in a laugh and the micro muscles in their face start to twitch a little. Well, I could tell she was trying to hold in a laugh. The camera immediately spanned to another reporter. And I smiled. The rest of the tour was quite nice. Anyhow, I recommend it.