I was quietly eating my lunch today at The Breakfast Club in Old Scottsdale. The place makes great waffles and their teas and coffees are great as well. So here I was, minding my own business, people watching all the folks who were obviously catching a bite before heading off to watch a spring training game–when I glance over at the flat sceen on the wall. The television was on Fox News and I noticed that they were playing the video of the FedEx crash in Narita over and over. Then I saw the crawl….and I quote, “Will Worsening Economy Lead to More Air Crashes?”

As you can imagine… At this point my blood pressure began to rise.

But then it got worse as who should appear on the screen telling America that yes, cost cutting on maintenance because of the economy could very well mean more airline crashes than Scary Mary herself — Mary Schiavo.

While I couldn’t actually hear the audio, I could certainly read the crawls drawn from her comments.

It was almost enough to make me not want the hot crispy waffle that was then put in front of me.

I’m sure FedEx appreciated the assumptions that I am sure some viewers took from her comments as well.

I don’t think any of the major news organizations will use her anymore. But obviously Fox thinks she’s credible.

So the next time an airplane crashes anywhere in the world– remember that there’s a good chance it crashed because of cost cutting involving the maintenance of that aircraft. That’s Mary’s story and she’s stickin’ to it.

Thank you so much to Fox News for bringing Mary’s enlightening perspective to everyone’s attention.