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Not What Meant but at Least the Writer's Entertained
RECEIVED Mon., Aug. 23, 2004
Dear Editor,
Translating "Page Two," Aug. 20, Louis Black column for readers so they don't have to:
LB: "'Alex Jones is 90% poseur and 110% asshole, which makes him truly larger than life. But on the balance, I think the ACTV producers are onto something here.' Jones told his listeners of this assault on him, free speech, and all things that make America great, probably leaving out the second sentence, where Clark-Madison basically agreed with him."
LB meant to say: I handed him a napkin after I bloodied his lip, and he pushed it away, so I hit him again.
LB: "So we received over 100 phone calls and not quite two dozen letters. Overall, not much of a response."
LB meant to say: It's the highest numbers we've seen from any subject other than from the gay community, and higher than the "Postmarks" forum, which boasts only 20 members and 10 posts that actually have responses. The majority of all posts are about Alex.
LB: "Overall, not much of a response, and one I'd be especially ashamed of if I were Jones; in the name of free speech and independent thought, to urge people to respond blindly is sad."
LB meant to say: But not as bad as our reader's response at the election polls of the candidates we endorse. Did I forget to mention the subjects in our forum are dominated by Alex Jones responses?
LB: "Now, I had just been knocked out, was barely conscious, and was on painkillers."
LB meant to say: Hey everyone, I'm still cool, I do drugs, and it's daylight.
LB: "If only I could remember even a couple of words of what I said."
LB meant to say: Another typical day at the office.
Translating "Page Two," Aug. 20, Louis Black column for readers so they don't have to:
LB: "'Alex Jones is 90% poseur and 110% asshole, which makes him truly larger than life. But on the balance, I think the ACTV producers are onto something here.' Jones told his listeners of this assault on him, free speech, and all things that make America great, probably leaving out the second sentence, where Clark-Madison basically agreed with him."
LB meant to say: I handed him a napkin after I bloodied his lip, and he pushed it away, so I hit him again.
LB: "So we received over 100 phone calls and not quite two dozen letters. Overall, not much of a response."
LB meant to say: It's the highest numbers we've seen from any subject other than from the gay community, and higher than the "Postmarks" forum, which boasts only 20 members and 10 posts that actually have responses. The majority of all posts are about Alex.
LB: "Overall, not much of a response, and one I'd be especially ashamed of if I were Jones; in the name of free speech and independent thought, to urge people to respond blindly is sad."
LB meant to say: But not as bad as our reader's response at the election polls of the candidates we endorse. Did I forget to mention the subjects in our forum are dominated by Alex Jones responses?
LB: "Now, I had just been knocked out, was barely conscious, and was on painkillers."
LB meant to say: Hey everyone, I'm still cool, I do drugs, and it's daylight.
LB: "If only I could remember even a couple of words of what I said."
LB meant to say: Another typical day at the office.
Lorne Rawlins
[Ed.'s Note: "It's the highest numbers we've seen from any subject other than from the gay community, and higher than the 'Postmarks' forum, which boasts only 20 members and 10 posts that actually have responses. The majority of all posts are about Alex." This is simply not true. We have received far more response on other topics, and that's without a radio host urging a far-spread audience to reply. Get real about the forums; they are not even out of the "still testing" phase yet.]
