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Re: Glitches and Brainlessness
- Subject: Re: Glitches and Brainlessness
- From: "Terrence M. Wood" <TERRY_WOOD@prodigy.net>
- Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 10:19:29 -0400
Richard, I agree, it shows that immaturity is rampant in the News Biz also!
- -----Original Message-----
From: Richard Chonak <rac@gabriel.cambridge.ma.us>
To: boston-radio-interest@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu
<boston-radio-interest@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>
Date: Thursday, May 14, 1998 4:27 AM
Subject: Re: Glitches and Brainlessness
>
>Dan B. wrote:
>
>> In the 1970's, as a joke, a reporter in Maine included the name of a
State
>> Senator who was known around the State House for his lack of intelligence
and
>> ability on a list of people that were being talked about as possible
>> candidates for Governor. [...] I
>> am sure he did not think it was funny, but the State House press corps
sure
>> did.
>
>
>Did they figure: he's a dolt and therefore it's OK to mock him?
>
>That sort of episode justifies the low opinion in which the public regards
>reporters.
>
>Oh, the press, those lofty teachers of humanity.
>
>---
>Richard Chonak, rac@gabriel.cambridge.ma.us
>
>
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