[Boatanchors] Re The Media

[Carl Nord]

The statement was not made by someone from NPR,   "...the (NPR) announcer was commenting on  Paul Reynolds" (a British reporter).  According to Mr. Reynolds, the President  was "Acting like a blind man in a room full of deaf 
 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Jim Wilhite" <w5jo at brightok.net>
> My question is why try to embarrass either blind people or 
> the President.  I guess the answer is, Your Tax Dollars at 
> Work.  If it were not for NPR this jerk probably would be a 
> reporter for the Point Barrow, AK newspaper.
> 
> Jim/W5JO
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
> To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 5:06 PM
> Subject: [Boatanchors] Re The Media
> 
> 
> >
> >  
> > Hi All,
> >
> > On NPR a few minutes ago the announcer was commenting on 
> > Paul Reynolds. According to Mr. Reynolds, the President 
> > was "Acting like a blind man in a room full of deaf 
> > people."
> >
> > Now why is it perfectly alright to use such a description 
> > of a blind person that makes them out to be clumsy 
> > stumbling oafs and demeans the deaf as being ignorant of 
> > what is going on around them?
> 
> 
> > Why do these elected officials, radio and TV announcers, 
> > newspaper and magazine writers and other people get away 
> > with it? >
> 
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