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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whatever their political or religious beliefs, I have only admiration and respect for people who've put in 35+ years of incredibly hard work and would never view them as a "yokel." They are an example to all.[/quote]

So then why does the Washington Post go out there and interview them and print their dumb comments?[/quote]

I'm a Republican and attended a recent Fairfax rally for Romney. Since it was at noon, there were a fair amount of the 60+ set. It got cringeworthy rather quickly watching the reporters getting SO many rich qoets. There was one particular codger just going off on Obama, with multiple reporters just taking it all in. I realized how pointless it would be to suggest that the old guy take into account how he was representing himself and the candidate indirectly. Wasn't my place and it's a very big country, would do little to prevent a story such as this.  Upside is maybe they are retired govt employees and had some intelligent things to say, since they lived in this area, or vets. [/quote]Yes, I think to lay this at the feet of reporters who like to show that people in "flyover" country are dumb is somewhat shortsighted, given that we have lots of people in the DC region who have absurd beliefs about Romney or Obama.  It was a sad story, though, because I don't think Steubenville will ever recover from the decline of the steel industry.  Lot of places like that in Ohio, where I'm from and it makes me sad.[/quote]

PP here. Not really my point at all. [b]If you can't admit the highly competitive nature of the press, and getting a good story, then that's your prob.[/b] [/quote]

You've provided an extremely understated comment here about the press. Many newspeople are conscientious about providing information that is accurate and beneficial in spreading truth; however, it's not uncommon for them to "go for the jugular," with little regard for the consequences--all for a "good story" and money. Disgusting.[/quote]

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