Some questions even Recharger, whose IQ is at least 74, cannot answer. For example, why does the apparent slaying of a 9-year-old girl and her mother appear on page 24 of today’s NY Post? According to the story, the decomposing bodies of Mariah Navarro, who attended fourth grade at a local school, and her mom, Maria Rivera were found bludgeoned and wrapped in blankets in their ninth-floor, West Harlem apartment. Googling the name “Mariah Navarro” brings up nothing on the murder.
Why is this not front page news? A couple of theories: Madonna wanting a second Malawi baby is more important; girl and mom are the wrong color; murder occurred in a Harlem housing project; murder apparently involved no sex or torture; a possible suspect is dead mom’s boyfriend--nothing particularly fascinating there; the wrong-way DWI driver who decapitated a 7-year-old flower girl was convicted of murder yesterday; so-called terror lawyer Lynne Stewart got off with “wrist slap” 28 month sentence; Mets are in a do-or-die playoff game tonight. Ergo: murder of innocent Hispanic girl barely worth a paragrapha.