Jason:
Re: "The media is a joke." Amen.
Having worked for several highly visible Government agencies, I was always
amazed at media accounts of our activities. They were nothing like the real
story.
Thomas Jefferson once said that while he believed in freedom of the press,
he thought that the media should be in four clearly marked sections, Truth,
Probabilities, Possibilities, and Lies.
73,
Steve
AA4AK
At 08:44 AM 9/8/2005 -0400, Jason Hissong wrote:
I normally don't chime in on these things... My initial reaction after
reading Mr. Screeden's comments was "what a pompous jerk!" But after
re-reading the article, I think Mr.Screeden is referring to Ham radio is
all you got left when he is stating "pretty close to nothing" and not
being demeaning. I think the reporter put his comments out of context
which they do to stir up the pot and keep their ratings up so that people
come back for more. Motorola should not be apologizing (because I don't
think his intentions were what the article leads us to believe). I think
the media needs to apologize. The media is a joke.
I know that this whole disaster has motivated me to take the ARES courses
from the ARRL and get involved in our local ARES organization.
My wife is even thinking of participating (She would make an awesome net
controller!!!)
Going back to lurking...
Jason N8XE
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