Michelle has a post about an interview conducted with a survivor not too long after he had been rescued from Flight 1549.  The media mobbed him and shoved microphones in his face while he shivered in his freezing wet pants.  No one bothered to offer him a coat or anything.  I guess it’s that “objective observer” creed that so many of them adhere to.  Can’t change the story by interfering, eh?

This whole story is fantastic — it doesn’t seem like anything went wrong.  I’m very thankful that everyone is alive and in pretty good shape for the most part.  Everyone is hailing the pilot and crew as heroes.  I’ve read stories and seen video of the pilot’s family.  I’ve seen his whole resume online as well as accounts that the voice mail at his safety company is full. 

The problem is that almost no one in the media can let a hero stand.  I’m sure there are bloggers as well as MSMers digging into his background right now.  I pray for him and his family that we just let him stand as the hero he is today and not worry about anything that might be in his past.  I mean, if we can give Geithner a pass for not paying taxes, we sure can let this guy who saved over 150 lives let anything that might be in his past stay there. 

I’m not saying that the pilot has ANYTHING there. I’m just a cynic who worries that after he gets the key to New York he’ll be bombarded with some sort of mistake in his past that will take over the story.  I would love for this story to NOT turn out that way.  Please let this miracle stand, media.