Surf’s Up…
Want to see who can afford a whole fleet of those whips? Read no farther than this New York Times Magazine piece on Rush Limbaugh:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/06/magazine/06Limbaugh-t.html
In Germany…they spent hours making a wax dummy of the homicidal despot that brought their nation to defeat and collapse. They put it on display..and…
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article4280326.ece
If you are looking for satire with a Knoxville and Knox County seasoning, this is your bowl of dumplins:
http://knoxpatch.com/
I laughed out loud at the “Sedgeway Shout”, and “Ragsdale Surgery” pieces.
Next, a story about a TV anchor who simply walked away from his job:
http://www.ajc.com/news/content/metro/stories/2008/07/05/savage_0706.html
I sent some of my broadcast friends my “marked up” version of this story. You might have to go back and read it again to see what I mean, but it appears this man started out with a hugely inflated opinion of his importance in news, matched with a self-centered irresponsibility to the very craft he says was getting clobbered. I applaud his turn to God for guidance and direction.
As one who is saved alone by Grace, I have to be reminded quite often of my lack of importance in the scheme of things. As a news broadcaster, my job is to bring you the story with as little “me” in it as possible. That does not mean a lack of style or presentation technique. It just means that I must realize that I am not the story.
You are only as powerful as the watts used to pump out the signal. And that’s watts important.
