[RickC]

"Boots are on the ground" and "target of opportunity."

Yea, despite the good looks discussed in the other thread, newscasters are very limited in expertise. Why they can't take the Pentagon press release and think about it for a few moments and put it into their own words is beyond me.

But it is kind of funny to see the difference between a scripted 1/2 hour newscast where everything seems so perfect and official, to an off the cuff 5 hours where they seem to be among the dumbest people on the planet.

My 6 year old could say more important and more coherent things – and probably with less repetition, which is saying something when you’re talking about a 6 year old!!!