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A television personality echoed my own brain last week when he mentioned that reading comments online of ANY kind of story was a waste of time.  It's as if you took the can of tuna that's your town and ripped it open to find the most confusing mess of your own fellow citizens.  No room in this cab for rational thought.  Those of us in Pacific Gold attend summits in Las Vegas and sit in the sportsbook surrounded by "Talk About Its," but these are generally people who confine their opinions to sports.  That doesn't make what they do logical or right, of course, but shove those dolts into the "fandom" file and close it.

Lest you forget it wasn't always like this.  If you truly had any response to an article, good or bad, you had to write a letter to the editor.  90% were quickly glanced for lobotomy drips...and then tossed.  As you look back, this means that millions of articles in multiple publications never experienced a writer's hard work dumped upon by the lonely and absurd.  So, let's go back in time and give a completely random collection of news articles their due!  (Comments reflect that specific day's response, not current views)

Headline: H.R. Haldeman Dies (11/12/93)
The Story: 4th White House Chief of Staff dies.  Key member of Watergate scandal, post-prison saw him as a successful businessman

Comments
Sandy Huddelston: A low point in our country's history.  How come Bush's group never got such a deal?

Luis Barry: OMG you're kidding, right?  Haldermann totally admitted everything - you can't say he wasn't a patriot.  Right or wrong, at least he copped up to it.

SK8ter_dude: Guy was in jail, bro


Headline: The Atlanta Braves' success is nationwide thanks to WTBS (8/9/82)
The story: Ted Turner's "Superstation" is spreading the Braves' fan-base across the country, creating interest (and ratings) along the way with a winning season.

Comments
Paul LoSchiavo: GO BRAVES!!!!!!!1

DZ41982: This is totally unfair.  I want to watch my Oakland A's play, and there's more Braves games on.  I bought a satellite dish for a lot of reasons, but I can't find my favorite team?  I'm pointing toward Satcom 3 - does anyone know if that's right?

DanielD: Whatever, man, Braves are gonna blow it again.  Did you even read the article or are you another hillbilly moron?


Headline: Exxon Valdez tanker hits reef, spills oil (3/24/89)
The story: A half-million barrels of crude is now all throughout Prince William Sound.

Comments
Natasha Dailey: Guys, this is devistaating.  What is the Red Cross going to do about it???

LI1990: Greenpeace!  We have to stop drilling for oil!  Our planet needs to survive and we're killing ourselves and animals to do it.

PeterD: Like anyone can prove it!

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I think we can agree the "gold" days were nice without em, huh?

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