David,

I know the acknowledgement would be awfully tough for you, but the fact is Fox News has covered the Latoyia Figueroa disappearance prominently (as in one of the top 4 stories) for at least the past week.

Now, granted this in no way obviates your personal partisan bias, nor does it excuse the rest of the media for basically ignoring the story of Figueroa's disappearance. On the other hand, you now know first hand how frustrating it is for those of us on/in the Right when such stories as the blatant dishonesty of Joe Wilson are so callously ignored as well.

Politics aside, let us all hope that both the Figueroa and Halloway cases are quickly, and happily, resolved... although I have my doubts in either case.

By bullying this story into the national news, it has reinforced every possible negative stereotype about inner-city minorities. The interviews with the Philadelphia Daily News reporter, Latoyia's father, and Latoyia's best friend were embarassing for all viewers, particularly the interviewers, who looked like they were covering this story with complete disinterest, disdain and humiliation.

Yes Bat One, I do hope all turns out for the best, but after so much time, I too am doubtful. As for the political comments, I am not going to touch that, it is innappropriate to say the least to discuss politics in a post about trying to help a victim.

Mike, that may wekkk be the case, but are we suppossed to ignore this because some people look stupid in the glare of the media? I think Latoyia's father and anyone else who loves her would gladly accept being the butt of such criticism if it helps bring his daughter home.

My point is that this is not national news by any measure. As I've said elsewhere, this woman's best friend says she could have been harmed by any one of the scores of guys by whom she's getting long stroked. This is a woman who leads a dangerous and unconventional lifestyle in a high crime area, and is now missing--big surprise. The Natalee Holloway case, by contrast, is national news because it involves a beautiful, articulate young girl who received a full scholarship to college who turns up missing at an island beach resort where there has been 1 murder in all of 2004. Big, big difference. The radical bedwetters picked the wrong case to make their point and used really poor judgment.

POSSIBLE SUSPECTS: Baby Fatha No. 1; Baby Fatha No. 2.; Guys she's messing wit (see best friend of LaToyia to try to narrow the field); Other woman pregnant by Baby Fatha No. 2 who kicked LaToyia in pregnant stomach.

Do you not want to throw-up from this garbage. These people live like savages and then you sit here being an apologist for them saying they deserve "MORE" news coverage. Are you kidding me?

A POSSIBLE LEAD IN THE CASE:

"Neither of them (LaToyia or Baby Fatha No. 2) had the money to pay the $35 insurance co-pay (to check the baby's health), so they left the hospital and drove back to southwest Philadelphia, police said.

Before heading back to his place, the pair stopped off for some fried food at a seafood-takeout restaurant."

So, they didn't have enough money collectively to pay for a $35 co-pay, so they decided to get down on some greasy fish sticks and fries. This makes my point. Nothing that happens with these irresponsible people, in this war zone of a neighborhood, should surprise anyone. Hence, it's not national news.

Although this case has been bullied onto the national news to prove a point about race and media by political opportunists like Richard Cranium, it never was a case about a missing woman and is not national news. There is nothing particularly unusual about this case. She is an inner-city African-American/Latino woman, living a more than unconventional lifestyle in a high crime area, and now she's missing--big surprise. Furthermore, this story is hurtful to minorities because it has done nothing other than to reinfornce negative stereotypes: (1) LaToyia's father and other relatives are barely literate; (2) LaToyia's best friend said: "She coulda been snatched up by anybody, or one of her baby's fathas, or some guy she's messin wit" (rolling eyes); and (3) rather than save up more money, LaToyia and Baby Fatha No. 2 took their money and bought fried seafood rather than pay the $35 co-pay for prenatal care. The Natalee Holloway case is national news. She is a beautiful young woman, with a full scholarship to the University of Alabama, who disappears on what would otherwise be a dream vacation to an island resort with the lowest crime rate in the world. Big, big difference, in every respect. I hope LaToyia returns home safely, although I doubt it. In the end, however, we should not have to have our national news littered with this story. I assure you the end result will only cause more embarassment and humiliation, and it's clear that national news anchors are annoyed by having to cover this story because they too, of course, realize it's not national news. Wise up Cranium, this isn't about you and your outdated political agenda.

First of all, WHO the hell is "Cranium?"
Secondly, you are repeating yourself... Which is annoying. So move on or figure out what the hell else you have to say.

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