Is it just me or...

or has network television news lost a ton of credibility, especially in the wake of the biggest news event of the year... bin Laden's death?

Oh, wait... wasn't the biggest story of the year Prince William and Kate Middleton's royal wedding? Well, that was what the networks wanted us to think, a sentiment that was punctuated by them sending their main firepower to London to, essentially, act like grand marshalls. Meanwhile, the southern region of the United States were ravaged by devastating tornadoes and nary a network dared to pull one of the anchors away from London to cover the crisis. Seems to me that the myopic view of these news organizations mirrored the blase response of the Bush administration during Katrina, although in the government's defense, there were many other issues they had to deal with. And yes, Katrina should've been on the top of the list, therefore the tornadoes should've been on top of the network's list.

Which is not to say that I didn't watch the wedding. I did. On CNN, fortunately. And yes, they had their firepower involved in the coverage, but their approach to covering the wedding was less obstructive. Meaning, I didn't see Anderson Cooper or Piers Morgan's puss more than I saw Will or Kate. I didn't hear their voices or the voices of some dubious pundit or royal insider instead of the vows or hymns. And fortunately, CNN got back to the news and stayed with it, while dropping sparse reruns of it throughout their regular programming. And before you say it, yes, I realize that CNN didn't have to be obnoxious about the wedding, since their skanky cousin, HLN, was more than glad to run the topic into the ground. I mean, really, Brooke Anderson and most especially Jane Velez Mitchell, was it really necessary to rock large hats 12 hours after the wedding? And hello, neither of them was actually at the wedding, so... And fcuk it... Jane Velez-Mitchell's @$$ was in fcuking New York, so why 'front?

And finally, the death blow... all of these questions about why President Obama wasn't invited. Was he snubbed? Would he have been a distraction? Why? Why? Why?

Then BOOYAH!!! bin Laden's death, at the order of President Obama. And frankly, to me, many of the networks' 'firepower' looked like wet packs of matches when Monday morning came. They looked inept, out of place and uncomfortable, which is fitting because, somewhere, along the way, they convinced themselves that stories are only important if and only if their stars have a ringside seat.

Personally, I hope these humiliations continue, especially if they prompt these news organizations to behave like news organizations, not gushy teenyboppers.