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NBC how we are

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First off, I know it's illegal to post this cartoon without permission. I hope if I provide a link to Mike Luckovich's Web site at the Atlanta-Journal Constitution and mention that he is my favorite editorial cartoonist in the world, that I will get off the hook. As the media feast began last week in Blacksburg , Va. I immediately thought of our troops in Iraq. For thirty-three soldiers to die in one day over there gets reported, but not like these homegrown tragedies involving loose cannons and their random deadly attacks on the innocent and unassuming. - The Today show, desperate for a ratings boost, broadcast their show from Blacksburg last week. Matt Lauer said on the Laura Ingraham radio show, in so many words, that the students at Virginia Tech didn't realize the gravity of the situation until he showed up. - Wow, what a bunch of dumb asses must go to one of Virginia's most prestigious schools. Matt Lauer was probably excited that the waning "Today&