tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post4977610533299121783..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: Concession StandMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-43056348115068885942007-07-22T13:28:00.000-05:002007-07-22T13:28:00.000-05:00yeah, I think you'll be waiting until hell freezes...yeah, I think you'll be waiting until hell freezes over for that one!Life As I Know It Nowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733963455243806298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-72122147122794138512007-07-20T17:48:00.000-05:002007-07-20T17:48:00.000-05:00That corporate globalization viewpoint was standar...That corporate globalization viewpoint was standard fare for NPR (or any MSM these days). But what really marks the "NPR style" is the note of relief that creeps into the story when Gettelfinger is described as not being like the rest of those union slobs. The intro described him as "trim", as having a "background in accounting" and as "unable to tell a joke", i.e. "don't worry, listeners, he's one of us". The obvious implication is that typically, union leaders are fat, dumb slobs who'd rather hang out with their buds than study the business environment of the firms where they represent workers. C'mon, NPR, why don't you REALLY tell us what you think of people who get their hands dirty for a living? No matter how rapidly US productivity grows, NPR persists in retailing the myth that US workers are lazy and overpaid. <BR/><BR/>(Another example of this is the sneering disdain with which Michael Moore's movie SICKO was reviewed.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com