As a Fan, I guess I bleed Corporation?Check for the update below...----
By now, most of you who happen by the
OILBLOBOSPHERE! know about
THIS.
I've already made my comments at
Dave Staples' blog and on
CiO so I won't repeat myself, but I will say that I hope Oilogosphere writers whom I respect and visit daily don't cheap out and keep silent on the issue to cover their own asses in hopes of getting their own Golden Press Ticket in the future. There's something to be said for looking out for Number One while silently scooting the remains of your colleague under the bus. What's said is: coward.
To the Edmonton Oilers Organization: stupid stupid stupid.
This story is spreading like wildfire.
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As an aside, I made the mistake of checking out reaction at HFBoards. Can someone please tell me how the myth and meme that "bloggers" want to be "journalists" got started? What a joke.
I hear this repeated on radio, see it on TV and and I can't grasp how someone who might glance over a site like mine would ever think I'm a frustrated writer who's trying to make the grade. Jebus! I'm just an average fan with rudimentary computer skills.
Guys like Grabia, DMFB, Mirtle...you know, actual writers who already get paid for it? These guys aren't blogging for their writing careers, they're doing for the fun.
And this past event is leaving a sour taste in everyone's mouth.
Anyway, to all you idiots out there: the majority of fan blogs out there are for one purpose alone: having fun and expressing an opinion you can't find in MSM. Please clue in.
**UPDATE**Check this out, it's worth the few minutes. Bob Costas talks about bloggers and the internet. Bluster galore.
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