tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10885573.post111385889174636026..comments2023-09-10T05:31:48.662-07:00Comments on The Gad(d)about: Lazy reporting, lazy bloggingMatthew Selfhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15826142025854336984noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10885573.post-1114010629540207472005-04-20T08:23:00.000-07:002005-04-20T08:23:00.000-07:00Norm, I'm sure you are paid accordingly. As it sta...Norm, I'm sure you are paid accordingly. As it stands, I work enough to justify what I do make + about 10 hours free OT each week to make myself feel better. It's hard to justify working more than that when you live so close to the poverty line.<BR/><BR/>And then there are those handful of stories that drive me at any cost.Matthew Selfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15826142025854336984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10885573.post-1113966130537421872005-04-19T20:02:00.000-07:002005-04-19T20:02:00.000-07:00Why bother?Well, for starters, we live in a countr...Why bother?<BR/><BR/>Well, for starters, we live in a country that started a major war in the Middle East - presumably to nation-build our way out of a religious war older than our existence.<BR/><BR/>Secondly, we have a government that increasingly edges out dissent with every jot and tittle it adds to the Patriot Act.<BR/><BR/>I will say that you have very clearly defined the problem with America: We just don't give a rat's ass anymore.<BR/><BR/>No wonder Hunter blew his brains out. G-d rest his soul (or, whatever).<BR/><BR/>One final thought. I'm old enough to remember when reporters - journalists - worked a story until they got to the truth. They didn't have the Internet, they didn't have the keys to the liquor cabinet in the "Green Room," and they actually believed that what they were doing could change lives.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, it was hard work. So, who doesn't have that element to their job? Frankly, this disease of complacency is epidemic.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes I daydream about a job where all I had to do was occupy a chair in a cubicle and produce a day's worth of useful widgits.<BR/><BR/>Nah, I would probably join brother Hunter and the fishes after a year or so.<BR/><BR/>In my job, I HAVE to produce my best work every day. I slack off just once, and I lose. And yet, I can't wait to get up each morning for another round.<BR/><BR/>NORMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10885573.post-1113937327608705532005-04-19T12:02:00.000-07:002005-04-19T12:02:00.000-07:00Self-flagellation won't get you a book deal, YC. W...Self-flagellation won't get you a book deal, YC. We already have one Woody Allen too many. Surely there's something worth saying in between all those pretty word combinations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10885573.post-1113936468086791812005-04-19T11:47:00.000-07:002005-04-19T11:47:00.000-07:00Your such a kiss ass, Mark. Gad's content with med...Your such a kiss ass, Mark. Gad's content with mediocrity. We don't need anymore lazy ass reporters around here. We CERTAINLY don't want any more Zonies on staff. I'm still removing the cacti pricks from the last Zonie who sat near me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10885573.post-1113935959648526332005-04-19T11:39:00.000-07:002005-04-19T11:39:00.000-07:00I don't know why you're so hard on yourself. The f...I don't know why you're so hard on yourself. The fact you can admit it makes you more honest and more qualified to work at a major media outlet than most of the slaggards currently employed there. Nice job, Gad. Keep posting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com