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"I hope NBC goes broke"
I'm always interested in how the major news outlets are using blogs, and as so many call it, "joining the conversation." Sometimes, though, I wonder why they bother. Take this "blog" entry from ABC News.
The story interviewed a current air marshal and drew attention to alleged operational and management failures making, according to the marshal, the program significantly less effective.
Many of the comments praised the story. Many of the posters said they were air marshals or flight attendants.
Then, there was this:
I have been flying almost every week since May 1998. I was on a flight on 911 and held at DEN for days.
I, as well as most honest citizens see this segment for what it is. A slap at President Bush and his administration as all the liberal press has been doing since President Bush was elected.
I worked for a major airline for 34 years and after retirement worked for a air line contractor. I am extremely familiar with air marshals and procedures as well as aircraft boarding procedures. While traveling by air I never noticed marshals and I never witnessed any other passengers identifying or even mentioning air marshals.
Air travelers want the security that the air marshal program brings but that was shot all to hell by your lousy report exposing details of that program.
I am incensed by your stupidity in trying to descredit the President and his administration.
I intend to never watch you stupid network again. You have jepordized the safety of air travel in the United States by your selfserving interests at getting back at the President.
Shame on you.............I hope NBC goes broke........there are many viewers that do not appreciate you lack of interest in keeping air travel safe to further your petty attempt to "Get Bush".Posted by: James Blue | May 19, 2006 10:36:31 PM
Well, okay, I support free speech. But the fact the poster confused ABC and NBC -- I guess they are all "liberal media" -- is, to me, representative of the quality of his comment. Not to mention the numerous spelling mistakes.
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Ok, wait, his typos make him wrong? Last I read, he was a pilot, not a third grade teacher.
Posted by: d at May 21, 2006 02:49 PM
No, his typos don't make him wrong. What annoys me is his ranting -- to the point where he confuses ABC for NBC, despite the giant logo -- in an effort to prove the "liberal press" is out to "Get Bush."
Is it not possible this is a story that needed attention? There are many ways to try and "fix" things that are broken. One way is by calling attention to them. There are others.
However, choosing to ignore the problems certainly won't fix anything.
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at May 21, 2006 03:13 PM
