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Date Posted: 13:01:41 02/09/08 Sat
Author: klutz
Subject: Re: The media always finds the winners
In reply to: Deep Diction 's message, "Re: The media always finds the winners" on 12:03:42 02/09/08 Sat

>I think the reason you see so many goofballs getting
>interviewed when disasters happen is that when they
>occur during work hours, it's generally unemployed
>slobs that get the face time. At least, I hope that's
>what it is, and that Idiocracy hasn't quite happened
>yet in real life.

Nah, I think it's that the goofballs say yes when asked if they can be interviewed on TV and tell their stories in all their unedited glory. Non-goofballs would use a little discretion and what's the fun in that sort of sound byte?

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  • Re: The media always finds the winners -- Lynx, 15:27:39 02/09/08 Sat
  • Re: The media always finds the winners -- Deep Diction, 19:07:40 02/09/08 Sat
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