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From: heahd@tellab1.UUCP (Dan Wood)
Newsgroups: net.flame
Subject: Re: American sportscasting sucks!
Message-ID: <367@tellab1.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 7-Aug-84 12:59:33 EDT
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Posted: Tue Aug  7 12:59:33 1984
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"I love the smell of napalm in the morning."

But not when it's all over me. I stand before you a charred and burned out 
cinder, and a thorughly chastised one at that. I would like to issue an
apology to any and all fellow US citizens who were embarrased and shamed by my
needlessly harsh rebuke of Mr. London. 

For whatever explantions and excuses are worth after a deed has been done, I
would like to point out that Mr. London's attack on the people of the US
enraged me (in case you hadn't figured that out already). I acted in haste
and anger when I should have cooled off before replying to the original
article.

I would also like to point out that my original posting on this subject was at
least partly tounge-in-cheek. I do not really believe that undying loyalty to
this country is a prerequisite for staying here.  Nor do I beleave that Mr.
London should be deported for his opinions (although he seems to have over
looked the fact that the american people are the ones defending his right to
hold such opinions in this country). 

Once again, I would like to apologize to my fellow US citizens. I will not,
however, apologize to Mr. London as he is still unrepentant in his opinion that
the vast majority of Americans are hypocrits and poor sportsmen. Perhaps he
would change his mind if he put aside his hatred long enough to get to know us
better (assuming he didn't run into anyone like me whose behavior would only
serve to reinforce his original opinion) instead of judging us by the actions
of one of our TV networks.

America, love it or ...stay 
awhile and see if you can at 
least like it.
DW @ ...!ihnp4!tellab1!heahd