Re: [SLUG] Of monkies and penguins

From: Frank Roberts - SOTL (sotl155360@earthlink.net)
Date: Fri Aug 29 2003 - 10:14:18 EDT


On Saturday 30 August 2003 09:02, Robin 'Roblimo' Miller wrote:
> Frank Roberts - SOTL wrote:
> >Well what do you expect from a reporter accuracy?
> >
> >On Friday 29 August 2003 23:31, Steven Buehler wrote:
> >>"Hobby hackers?"
>
> It was absolutely the right phrase to use in light of the article's
> generally ironic tone.
>
> Note also the "communist" references, and the fact that the article
> starts by comparing the SCO silliness with the Scopes "monkey trial" in
> 1925, which was also a court case put together primarily with publicity
> in mind -- byboth sides.
>
> More on Scopes:
> http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/scopes/evolut.htm
>
> SCO's statements have gotten so out of hand that it is now impossible
> for a sane reporter to write a "straight" story about them.
>
> - Robin

Considering the home location of SCO and LDS the article cut even much deeper
than that.

Frank

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