Seth Stevenson at Slate has this to say about the end of day whatever at the Jacko trial:
Even Brian Oxman (Michael Jackson's personal attorney) seems to be getting bored by this and begins to slump in his chair.
2:32 p.m.: Oxman slumps a lot further. Oh, my; Oxman is not tired—he is seriously ailing. Officials clear the courtroom and call in an ambulance. The last we see of him, he's being carted off on a stretcher, though he looks relatively alert and stable. (Later, reports indicate that he should be fine.)
Is everyone in the defense going to have a health issue before this trial is over? And what does that mean? Is this a ploy or what?
Also, I recommend reading Stevenson's snarky posts. It's the only tone possible in a media circus with the possible exception of Rob Corddry's take-down of the whole thing the other night on "The Daily Show." (Example: "Michael! If you're guilty keep on walking!" (M continues to walk to his SUV, Corddry turns around and fist-pumps for the camera) "Oh yeah!")
Still, and fundamentally, I worry that with all the weird court drama the media is losing sight of some bigger picture issues. Not like this hasn't been said before.
I hereby nominate Dahlia Lithwick and Seth Stevenson to be the official court reporters and commentators for the media. Okay, let's throw some serious journalists in the mix, too. The rest of you, go cover something else.
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