Below, from left: VP Biden, Pres. Obama, War Dept. Clinton, CIA Gates, and others watching ordered killing* of Osama in real time (Photo: Pete Souza). Vanity Fair explains.How America was tricked into caring about Osama bin Laden’s death announcement
Elisa Doucette (Blogs.Forbes.com, May. 4 2011)
Nothing exciting happens on Sunday nights. This past Sunday, for example, 33 million Americans were watching various time zoned airings of shows like Desperate Housewives and The Amazing Race. Totally unaware that history was about to be made. Barack Obama’s Presidential Statement/Address from Sunday night drew 56.5 million viewers, making it the most watched presidential speech in nearly a decade. More
Nothing exciting happens on Sunday nights. This past Sunday, for example, 33 million Americans were watching various time zoned airings of shows like Desperate Housewives and The Amazing Race. Totally unaware that history was about to be made. Barack Obama’s Presidential Statement/Address from Sunday night drew 56.5 million viewers, making it the most watched presidential speech in nearly a decade. More