Two Thoughts on the Miners’ Tragedy
I have two thoughts on the recent miners’ tragedy.
I am suprised, that Casey has not written anything about it yet, as she has somewhat of a history on this subject. I really can not write anything meaningful, and hers is an opinion I would want to see the most, if she chooses to write of it.
The second seems glib, or at least making political hay out of a tragedy, but it needs to be noted. I am appalled at the way main stream media, newspapers and cable news, are backpedaling. They reported 12 miners survived, only to find out a few hours later that it was indeed 12 dead.
They operated on faulty intellegence. Sound familiar? Not that the administration should be let of lightly for the WMD mess, but given the venom by which the MSM attacked the admin, should they not be issuing the most giant mea culpa, this is unacceptable, we apologise to the familes, etc ever?
January 9th, 2006 at 9:15
RE: the second point — Wasn’t the governor running around dancing and yelling “They’re alive!!” before the “MSM” (btw, you lose respect points ever time you use that acronym without irony) got their talons on the story?
There was a *major* communication breakdown between the guys doing the digging and the people waiting to hear some news. End of story, as far as I know.
January 11th, 2006 at 21:03
shay, give me a fucking break. stop reaching.
January 11th, 2006 at 22:19
Yes, joe I am really reaching. One was given faulty intelligence by government sources. Sources whose job it was to know more than they, and have distinct and clear knowledge of the events they are speaking of, and pass that knowledge on to others.
And the other?
Yeah, no correlation there. Other than getting burned in the exact same fucking manner but judging yourself differently.
Of course, the papers single sourced it and fed off of each other. I am sure the administration took the word of just one guy.
January 12th, 2006 at 23:20
dude. give it a rest.
January 13th, 2006 at 8:59
compelling.
I will have to think about that argument for a while and see if it helps reform my opinion.
January 13th, 2006 at 10:08
after you think about it, can we hang out again? seriously, i don’t want to wait another 6 months before we have a face to face conversation. let me know when you can.
January 13th, 2006 at 10:15
Take the boy out for some wings already!
January 13th, 2006 at 10:19
jake. steak and bacon and bleu cheese sandwiches are the new buffalo wings. oh wait, no. it’s the new slow cooked suicide.
January 13th, 2006 at 10:32
Oh yeah, that’s some tasty vittles. I’m on call this week upcoming, how’s about the week after that?
January 13th, 2006 at 10:33
somebody say wings ? i can eat wings. crispy fried lil’ wings, with tangy sauce and hot waitresses.
January 15th, 2006 at 13:06
week after next is fine and i think that was kinya’s cry for help, so he’s in too.
January 16th, 2006 at 14:22
You really think he is man enough for that samitch?
January 25th, 2006 at 17:14
Update - we are meeting tonight at Wendell’s in Norton around 8:30 for some hot ass wings.
January 25th, 2006 at 17:23
I might be needin’ a frosty mudslide to fight off the immediate effects. Reviews to follow the first movements following consumption.
January 25th, 2006 at 23:34
Follow-up: I am looking forward to tomorrow’s Ring of Fire. Them wings was smoking! I’m sure JDY will have his frosty mudslide then as well, as he did not have one tonight.