So, I was at our vet's office this morning, hanging-out in the waiting room with Beckett, and CNN was on the TV hanging overhead. They were talking about the writer's strike and then they switched to some "on location" guy in New York who talked about the stagehands strike.

Well, suffice to say it was not a very sympathetic report. Not at all. "What were the stagehands thinking," they asked, "going on strike during such a busy time of year for the Great White Way?" The only sympathy CNN displayed was for the poor tourists who came to town expecting to see a show and were disappointed to find a picket line instead.

They had plenty of video of the picket lines, but rather than interviewing anyone who had a clue what was going on, they interviewed a mom whose kids were sad cause they couldn't see How the Grinch Stole Christmas. "One wonders" they said "why the stagehands would choose to strike on the opening weekend of such a potentially popular show."

CNN. In depth reporting. Reliable sources. It made me more than a little sick.

UPDATE
Be sure to read this entry from The Humble Nailbanger for more on this.