I thought it was a disgusting peace of reporting myself. Anything to pull in
viewers I guess, including demeaning, and dehumanizing a person, for all we
know, might just have worked that much harder than everyone else for 13 years.
D
Scott Fairbanks wrote:
> Was anyone else appalled at how NBC shamelessly villified
> this man? The darth vader voice and the still pictures that
> made him look like a child eating ogre? In reality he
> was a cultured hard working athlete. Cultured and hard working
> doesn't fit the Drago-underdog Rocky anglethey were trying
> to frame. "Oh well, let's turn him into a monster"
>
> I'm convinced that NBC embodies everything that is wrong
> with... I'll just leave it at that, they embody everything
> that is wrong. I attempted to watch t and f last night
> but was thwarted by synchronized diving and gymnastics.
> I couldn't watch. I have never known a single person who
> has participated in either of these activities. Both
> of them seem better suited for cirque de soleil.
>
> By the way, where is the DI XC poll located?
>
> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "P.F.Talbot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Cc: "andrew mcdonagh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Track list"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: RE: t-and-f: Bob Costas's view of ALEXANDER KARELIN
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> >
> > Costas said:
> >
> > "Despite his image, he is an intelligent man, listen to music and read
> > poetry".
> >
> > Incredible! Who would have believed that a "Russian bear" spending time in
> > the ring would listen to music and read poetry?
> >
> > I just can't believe it!
> >
> > UG
> > __________________________________________________
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 9:33 PM
> > To: P.F.Talbot
> > Cc: andrew mcdonagh; Track list
> > Subject: Re: t-and-f: Bob Costas's view of race walking
> >
> >
> > Netters,
> >
> > >From the villiage here... What Costas did. Was in 88. He or rather the
> > producers had some callopy type music played then Costas said :He didn't
> > set a world record, but at least he walked like a man." Now, after that he
> > got a ton of letters and in 92 said "I donb't know haw may racewalkers
> > there are in the U.S. but they sure do write a lot of letters." Then he
> > played a taped tribute. The whispering loudest coment is one said many but
> > the first one i have ever heard it attirbuted to was someone with a last
> > name: Hersh. Honestly don't know which one.
> >
> >
> > The 50k was viloently hot and Koresonoswki is incredible! AOY - no one
> > else can even compare. Two Golds. Defends the undefendable does the
> > undoable double! This rival even a paltry 200-400 double.
> >
> > Back to the villiage. Reports coming soon, now that I can get on a comp.
> >
>
> -s
--
Dalton Foster Ph.D.
Post-Doctoral Research Associate
Department of Medical Physiology
Texas A&M University HSC
(409) 845-7990
Science without religion is lame; religion without science is blind. (Albert
Einstein)
