Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles; site convex.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!holt From: holt@convex.UUCP Newsgroups: net.flame Subject: Re: American sportscasting sucks! - (nf) Message-ID: <34900028@convex.UUCP> Date: Fri, 3-Aug-84 09:59:00 EDT Article-I.D.: convex.34900028 Posted: Fri Aug 3 09:59:00 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 4-Aug-84 23:44:10 EDT References: <361@oddjob.UUCP> Lines: 23 Nf-ID: #R:oddjob:-36100:convex:34900028:000:810 Nf-From: convex!holt Aug 3 08:59:00 1984 #R:oddjob:-36100:convex:34900028:000:810 convex!holt Aug 3 08:59:00 1984 > The Americans are such hypocrites: on the one hand, they talk about > how politics shouldn't enter into the Olympics and criticize the Eastern Bloc > countries for doing just that; on the other hand they never leave politics > out of their comments in their biased, tunnel-visioned reporting. > > David London, > proud *NOT* to be an American. > ..!ihnp4!oddjob!london Substitute "ABC Sportcasters" for "Americans" in above. Really, saying that Americans are hypocrites because of one network's biased olympic reporting is absurd. Also, isn't pride usually based upon accomplishment? Good accomplishment there David; managing to be born somewhere other than America... Dave Holt (Happy to be an American.) Convex Computer Corp. {allegra,ihnp4,uiucdcs,ctvax}!convex!holt