It's not that I didn't find Aaron Brown's act risible. (harryshearer.com/leshow, search "Aaron Brown" for details) People on modern-day American television can't just be thoughtful guys, assuming that Mr. Brown is one. They have to play one; and, given that newscasters aren't actors, that means overplay. Of course, emotional guys have to play their role, too, but, in modern-day American television, we know which of those two acts inevitably wins out.
Nonetheless, it's worth pausing over some of the quotes uttered...
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