Thursday, July 18, 2013

Incisor Media Thoughtlessness

Yesterday the fun continued at work with an early morning staff meeting before rushing out to a dentist appointment while at the same time answering dramatically posed questions from the political leadership about today’s board meeting.  I’ve never had as much fun driving the Mass Pike! 

Once the dental hygienist was finished excavating the plaque buildup it was a hurried trip back to work to jump into another meeting with the political leadership and the union.  They are terrified of the union and talk a brave front until they get into the meeting where they meekly propose items they stated before hand they were going to demand.  It’s kind of fun to see the union leadership sniff the blood the in the water; highly entertaining.

There was a huge buzz around here yesterday because the Rolling Stone chose to put a photo of one of the Boston Marathon bombing idiots on their cover.  Anybody who read this blog know the absolute disdain I feel for most modern media outlets.  This act only further cemented that impression.

I can certainly understand the  interest and maybe even the need to explore his motivations in print but the editors of this rag had to know by putting his angelic face on the cover would generate this type of controversy and, of course, sales.

The Cover that Should Have Been
That’s the problem I have.  They chose to endanger future lives by making a “rock star” out of this bozo.  I’m sure he smiled a lot when he saw the cover.  Other would be idiots look at this type fame and are encouraged.  Freedom of the press is necessary in a truly free society but someone in a position of authority had to know the kind of reaction this would generate in a community still recovering from the bombings.  Shame on them, although I doubt they “get it”.  Run the story but put a picture of the heroes who saved lives that day, not the mass murderer who took them.

Downhill Construction Today

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