Re: Tuna of your Life

[Larry Weil <kc1ih@mediaone.net>]

At 1:00 AM -0500 11/6/99, Chris Beckwith wrote:
>Larry Weil wrote:
>
>> Now that's an aegist statement if I ever heard one.  So what if my parents
>> enjoy shows that are of no interest to you, they've worked hard all
>>their lives
>> and have earned the privelige.
>
>I'll answer this once and move on.  I was just commenting on Maine PBS'
>cynical fundraising tactic of asking its elderly viewers to change their
>wills
>or trusts to transfer funds to the MPBC.  It's no coincidence, I would argue,
>for such solicitations to occur primarily bookending such programming.

Thanks for spelling this one out for me Chris.  While I'm a supporter of
public broadcasting, this technique is one I deplore when used by
televangelists and I equally depore it's use in this fashion.  Sorry for
the misunderstanding.

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Larry Weil
Lake Wobegone, NH