NBC has finally decided to use the “Nobody bothered to tell Matt and Katie” excuse to answer criticism that NBC totally ignored the Macy’s Parade injuries.
However, NBC went on to dump empty praise on the audience for being able to tell the difference between entertainment and news events:

“I think viewers are sophisticated enough to know that Katie and Matt are covering a parade,” Capus said. “They’re not covering the State of the Union. There’s a difference.”

Just in case you’re one of the few retards out there that needs a little help:
The Difference Between The State Of The Union and The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
MACY’S PARADE: Happens on Thanksgiving Morning, once per year.
STATE OF THE UNION: Happens in late January, once per year.
MACY’S PARADE: Manhattan
STATE OF THE UNION: Washington (Until Iran gets nuclear weapons, of course. Then it will be in whatever fallout shelter the President has relocated to.)
MACY’S PARADE: Gigantic inflated sacks of hot air floating down the street, held by tethers.
STATE OF THE UNION: Ted Kennedy, Charles Rangel, Dennis Hastert…
MACY’S PARADE: Sponsored by Macy’s
STATE OF THE UNION: Sponsored by Haliburton
MACY’S PARADE: Later that evening, people will be groggy from eating too much turkey.
STATE OF THE UNION: People are groggy from wondering why we elected these turkeys.
MACY’S PARADE: Constantly interrupted by pointless commercials.
STATE OF THE UNION: Constantly interrupted by pointless applause.
STATE OF THE UNION: Many people watch while playing drinking games
MACY’S PARADE: Too early for drinking games. (Except for Ted Kennedy, of course)
MACY’S PARADE: Police line the parade route, keeping the squirming masses off of the street.
STATE OF THE UNION: Congressmen and Congresswomen line the President’s route to the podium, trying to get seen shaking hands with him while squirming and shouldering a path to the aisle. Twice.
STATE OF THE UNION: Leaders of House, Senate, and Administration are up on the podium.
MACY’S PARADE: Williard Scott is dressed in a chipmunk suit, throwing peanuts.
MACY’S PARADE: Santa Claus brings up the rear.
STATE OF THE UNION: (BARNEY FRANK JOKE DELETED)
MACY’S PARADE: Followed by bloated moron commentators yammering during football.
STATE OF THE UNION: Followed by bloated moron commentator yammering during Hardball.