A few minutes with Kent

"Is anyone from out of town?"  A pretty boy reporter from Channel 4 (or 6?) in New York saw us just south of Union Station as we made our way back to the Metro on Sunday.  We had spent the afternoon hanging out on the Mall, taking in a couple of museums, the concert, and the pre-inauguration atmosphere with my cousin from NYC and her family.  Karl and Lyd were approached by this younger version of Kent Brockman and said they were from Brooklyn.  Kent then asked them if they were at the concert and if they felt any "energy" in the city.  Just checking out the Mall, hangin' out with family.  Clearly this was not "newsy" enough for young  Mr. Brockman, who dismissed them disdainfully with a "We're done here, thanks."  

Weak.

What they should have said was:  It was a unifying event...we felt at one with the crowd...I'm full of hope and promise...the crowd galvanized us...we're witnesses to history...this is bigger than us...once in a lifetime...insert cliche here...blah blah blah

That's what they're looking for, these hackneyed quotes, and then they tell us what we're supposed to feel.  I know they're doing their jobs, but there have to be more significant stories to follow.  Just enjoying the day with people close to you just isn't news to them, and thankfully it shouldn't be.