Flogging a dead horse

Rico says a US Airways jet (photo) made a bad abortive takeoff at PHL, and the local CBS station had the 'former flight attendant' (code for 'gay') reporter going on and on and on about much of nothing (no fire, no injuries, just a busted nose gear) for over half an hour; if they drag this out into the prime-time shows, Rico's gonna be pissed... (Fortunately, they didn't.)