From: <A HREF="mailto:rmrose@toast.net">rmrose@toast.net</A>
<<Am I the only one on the list annoyed by Bill Patrick, the bicycle-illiterate bozo teamed with the excellent Phil Leggett and Paul Sherwen on OLN's TdF coverage? After three weeks of ignorant and asinine comments, he pronounced on this morning's coverage that Armstrong is "now arguably the greatest of all time" or something to that effect. How ridiculous! >>
Journalists -- both TV and press -- are more ratings-conscious than accuracy-conscious. They think that if they can pump up the coverage, more people will pay attention. There's actually a word I'm thinking of, but I figure it's not appropriate for the list. Slang for someone who sells himself, if you know what I mean.
Shrug.
Now back to your regularly scheduled programming.
Peter Bridge
DenCo