Theatrics/Visual - CNN's own Miz Bouffant
For the record, I have no qualms about Nancy Grace. She's good at what she does - bringing current legal issues into relevant terms for the everyday viewers without the dumbing down - much better than Court TV. So my appreciative impression was shakened when I encountered her show on CNN a few nights ago. CNN has certainly upped the degree of sensationalism in the presentation of the show and Nancy Grace herself. From the opening sequence to Nancy's melodramatic intro and her new highlighted-a-la-peacock bouffant hair and make-up to match (above photo is an old one and does not depict the fabulous new look), I felt like I was watching the opening act of a circus when all the clowns come out. Nonetheless, I stuck around for Nancy's 2 cents on this and that murder trials and I got more air than I do in a souffle.
Highlights from the transcript (to note in bold and my beefs in red):
NANCY GRACE, HOST: Tonight, breaking news out of a Tennessee courtroom. The wife of a beloved and highly popular minister found dead in his own home, Selmer, Tennessee. Tonight, on the eve of his funeral, his wife appears in court for arraignment on charges, murder one. Big question not whodunnit but why? The defense already marshalling the evidence.
And tonight, the entire city of Milwaukee, one million strong, in an intense search for two little boys, 11 and 12 years old. They vanished from a local basketball court one week ago. Tonight, police launch a criminal investigation.
Good evening. I`m Nancy Grace. I want to thank you for being with us tonight. Tonight, breaking news in the desperate search for two missing boys, 11 and 12 years old, last seen heading to play basketball just blocks from their own home, then vanished. Tonight, a major turn in the case, police launch -- well, it`s not just a search, but now a criminal investigation.
But first tonight, the Tennessee minister`s wife accused of gunning down her own husband says she`s sorry. What is her alleged motive? Just hours ago, this seemingly happy mom and desperate housewife appears in court, charged with murder one.
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UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Mary Winkler has confessed to the murder of her husband.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: We don`t know anything about it. I assume that occurred in Alabama on her arrest, but we haven`t seen the content of that confession.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She was asking me to apologize. She was so sorry she had caused the church all of the problems that we`re going through right now.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: She is a very quiet, demure young lady, who seems very confused. She was in a state of semi-shock. She did not know the gravity of what was going on.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: First degree murder is premeditated.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: We are behind her. We love her. I told her just to read her Bible and pray and ask for forgiveness.
(END VIDEO CLIP)
GRACE: And tonight, we have a panel of experts, lawyers and reporters there on the scene to take your calls live. Speaking of reporters, let`s go straight out to Liz Daulton, reporter with WREC radio. Welcome back, Liz. What happened in court today?
LIZ DAULTON, WREC RADIO: ... just about 15 minutes, she walked into the courtroom. Mary Winkler just sat down in her orange jumpsuit and just listened to the judge read her rights. That`s basically what happened.
GRACE: She came into the courtroom? Was she shackled?
DAULTON: Yes.
GRACE: Was she wearing the orange stripe or the solid orange?
I can't believe you just asked that. Are you just filling in time?? Another criteria forced upon you by CNN like the melodramatic and repetitive anchor mannerism?
DAULTON: Solid orange, and she had chains on her feet.
This woman looked bored from the get-go - like, what am I doin here? Nuttin much happened that I couldn't tell you in 2 sentences - WHICH I JUST DID. I wanna go home, my feet are tired.
GRACE: What exactly was this hearing? I mean, there has been no grand jury, no preliminary hearing, so it could not have been a formal arrangement. What was it?
DAULTON: Today was an initial appearance. It`s just her first appearance. She was read her rights, just to make sure that that`s all on record.
GRACE: Take a listen to what happened in court.
(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)
Soooooo..yeah. My patience ended there and went back to CSI (courtesy of SpikeTV!).
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