Re: !! Kenny Rogers Receives Ovation; Moronic Media Gobsmacked; Film At Eleven! ;-)

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From: Steven (remove wax and invalid f...
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 00:35

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devlin@mrjones.nul wrote:
> Kenny Rogers was greeted with applause and cheers, dumfounding the media,
> by the greater majority of Arlington ballpark participants, as he made his
> way to the pitching mound, yesterday.

I'm perplexed too.  The only thing I can think of is that he had 
apologized.  Fans like that.

> The idiotic demagogues of the media machine just never seem to learn
> that most of the public is sick and tired of their antics, involving the
> demonisation of those who they prefer to attempt to crucify to suit
> their own selfish, vindictive purposes.

What a load of crap.  The media is part of the sports promotion 
establishment.  The cameramen that Rogers knocked over were just doing 
their jobs.  Their job is to videotape the players.  Their work is shown 
on TV.  People watch TV and they stay interested in the sport.  Fans buy 
tickets to the game and they watch on TV.  That provides a way to show 
commercials for beer and pickup trucks.

Sure, cameramen and reporters and media and commentators make mistakes 
and they're biased.  But Rogers' tirade was totally uncalled for.

-- 
Steven

  The late Mo Udall of Arizona once famously said when he
  lost a House leadership race he expected to win that the
  difference between a cactus and a caucus is that in a
  caucus, "the pricks are on the inside."

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