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12thMan 12-03-2009, 12:12 PM News is no longer the 30 minute evening broadcast with Peter Jennings (RIP). It's 24 hours across thousands of tv channels, radio stations, web sites, magazines, and newspapers. That's one reason why you have more and more stories like this. Besides, not all news needs to be hard hitting, Pulitzer prize winning journalism.
And I think this is the chief reason why newspapars in print is a dying industry. By the time the paperboy hits your doorstep with the newspaper the vast majority of that news is either old to you or is of no interest. Nowadays we consume our news in specific chunks. If I want football, I go to NFL.com or NFL network. If I want Skins news I don't go to either of those, I go to www.thewarpath.net (http://www.thewarpath.net).
It's a really sad that we have to sift through all the BS and entertainment to actually get to a few minutes of actual information. Incidently, I believe that's why blogs have grown so rapidly and carved out a niche in the world of media.
SmootSmack 12-03-2009, 12:21 PM Can you think of a story of substance (of late) that has and will command the spotlight the way this has?
Define "substance"
mlmdub130 12-03-2009, 12:30 PM how about the state dinner party crashers there's a story of substance
DynamiteRave 12-03-2009, 12:43 PM how about the state dinner party crashers there's a story of substance
but they haven't been talking about it a lot. I've heard about it on TV... Maybe for 2 days, with a few allusions to it here and there since the story first broke but other than that, nothing.
other than that I hear about the troop increase a lot lately.
GMScud 12-03-2009, 12:43 PM I agree, either do it the right away and get a divorce, or don't get married in the first place. If you want to bang skanks go ahead, but why get married and have kids??
Agreed fully. I've been beating that drum in my conversations about this with friends/family in recent days. If you want to be promiscuous, be my guest. But why be so damn fake? He and Elin haven't been married that long, and he's been fooling around for at least 3 years, probably more. Why enter into a marriage, exchange vows, and have children knowing full well you're going to be unfaithful?
firstdown 12-03-2009, 12:55 PM while jon and kate getting a divorce shoudln't get any air time i fell like this story is on a whole other level. this isn't just some random sports figure, this guy is an icon and the biggest name in sports right now hands down. and the reason his name is so big is because of the image he presents himself in, now it appears that this image is false and he has basically lied to the whole world, which upsets and offends a lot of people.
See I look at Jon & Kate situation more worthy of news because they became famous by being married and having 8 kids. Now what they are famous for is what is falling apart where TW is famous for his golf. TW did not lie to us because I cannot remember him ever saying or being asked if he was having an affair. He lied to his wife and family.
firstdown 12-03-2009, 12:58 PM Agreed fully. I've been beating that drum in my conversations about this with friends/family in recent days. If you want to be promiscuous, be my guest. But why be so damn fake? He and Elin haven't been married that long, and he's been fooling around for at least 3 years, probably more. Why enter into a marriage, exchange vows, and have children knowing full well you're going to be unfaithful?
If those number are right he was cheating on his wife before they even had children and that makes it even worse.
GMScud 12-03-2009, 01:00 PM See I look at Jon & Kate situation more worthy of news because they became famous by being married and having 8 kids. Now what they are famous for is what is falling apart where TW is famous for his golf. TW did not lie to us because I cannot remember him ever saying or being asked if he was having an affair. He lied to his wife and family.
He's lying to us by insisting the car accident and his facial lacerations have nothing to do with domestic violence. I mean, when you hear a car accident, do you grab a golf club? His wife has been through enough, so I'm glad she doesn't have to deal with any domestic violence charges, but we all know what happened.
Jesper Parnevick had a classic line- "...hope she uses the driver next time instead of the 3-iron." LOL.
DBUCHANON101 12-03-2009, 01:02 PM You know a golfer is going to try to get in a few holes whenever he can. :)
skinsfan69 12-03-2009, 01:21 PM He's lying to us by insisting the car accident and his facial lacerations have nothing to do with domestic violence. I mean, when you hear a car accident, do you grab a golf club? His wife has been through enough, so I'm glad she doesn't have to deal with any domestic violence charges, but we all know what happened.
Jesper Parnevick had a classic line- "...hope she uses the driver next time instead of the 3-iron." LOL.
yeah apparently after the cops did the investigation they saw a few different places his suv hit before hitting the fire hydrant. there was a map of the crash site that the cops had outlined and it made it on one of the gossip sites. she was swinging that club like john daly. lol. plus she changed her story. the cops are sweeping this under rug but no question if this was the other way around and he was chasing her his ass would be behind bars.
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