“Give me a break. How many times have numerous FReepers posted comments about Ted Kennedy’s driving skills and bridges ... “
Bad example. Teddy was a scumbag who went unpunished in a case of murder. Most here wished nothing good for Ted, including me.
Yeah, the river burned 41 years ago. And I remember the dead fish all over the place. Today, my dog swims in, and drinks out of that very same river. My dog is 10, has been swimming in the river for at least the last 5 years. No, she doesn’t have 2 heads, 3 eyes, or 12 legs. The liberal media in attempt to villianize industry in Cleveland, pronounced the river AND lake Erie dead in the 1970s. Gee, the libs were wrong about an environmental issue, go figure?
Propogating the story as if it were true today, is hurtful to Cleveland. Do you wish ill on Cleveland the same way FReepers wished nothing good for Ted Kennedy?
I get it. I know things will be joked about. If it’s kept in the context that it’s the long ago past, no harm no foul. To dredge that story up, (pun intended), and use it as if the river were still a stinking mess, damages the image of a city that doesn’t need any further tarnish.
Some things just aren’t funny. Or maybe everything’s funny? Wanna hear some Palin jokes?
Actually he went unpunished in a case of negligent manslaughter, but your point has some merit. OK how about another example. On almost any thread about a rabbit, somebody will inevitibly post a picture of President Peanut in his canoe slapping at the ferocious swamp bunny with his oar. We just can't let go of that ancient news. Does Jimmy have a bunny phobia? Probably not, but it is still funny and we still laugh about it.
I kind of doubt that some convention planner that was considering Cleveland as a potential site is going to change plans and go to Chicago or Pittsburgh instead because somebody joked about the fires on the river in Cleveland. Now maybe a basketball player might decide to move to Miami for its cleaner environment, who knows; maybe he heard somebody joking about the burning river.
Gotta go now, Dove Season opens here in Texas in a few weeks and I'm trying to set up an appointment for that opening day hunt with Dick Cheney. We're hoping Harry and Nancy will join us but haven't heard back from them yet.
Not that there is anything wrong with that.