This has to be the most
condescending letter I have
ever read in my entire life.
BTW, I tried to do a search on Kos to see if it had been posted yet, but I can never get the damn thing to work, so my apologies if you've seen it and it's been discussed already.
I don't know who the hell Sylvester Brown, Jr. is (St Louis Post Dispatch), or what his politics are, but I gasped at the rudeness, and lack of respect shown in the way he wrote it.
While I'll admit that what he says regarding today's media is the mostly the truth, what the fuck kind of letter is that?
This REALLY pisses me off.
Some snippets after the jump
Dear Congressman:
Thank you for your letter. The issues you've raised are of dire importance to the public interest and all of us constituting the "mainstream media." However, due to our changing demographics, evolving technology and the rapid growth of our industry, it is not an advantageous time to pursue "real news."
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Remember last year when that bonehead Rather ran a report questioning the president's military record based on bad information? Now, that boo-boo almost brought down CBS. See, in the old days, a codger like Cronkite might have still insisted Bush explain his questionable record. That kind of maverick behavior is just plain reckless these days.
I'm sorry to inform you, Congressman, there will be no Bush-Blair-gate anytime soon. Walter Cronkite is retired, and the news is dictated by the rules of the "New Media."
If you want real news, Mr. Conyers, I'd suggest a visit to Disneyland.
E-mail: sylvesterbrown@post-dispatch.com
Phone: 314-340-8374
Talk in his forum: STLtoday.com/sbrown
Maybe I'm over-reacting, but I'm speechless at his lack of professionalism.