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Favorite Post Q4

My favorite post from quarter three is my post entitled "Gross
National Happiness."

I think that this post did a successful job of combining succinct descriptions of unknown terms with links to more elaborate descriptions. I also think that I did a good job of mixing my own theories with those of the hosts of "Stuff You Should Know."

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

The Enquirer... Wins?

We were talking in class about the problem facing the members of the Pullitzer committee.  On the one, as Doc Oc said, they uncovered an important story.  On the other hand, they are kind of... what is the word I'm looking for... trashy.

I agree that the Enquier is trashy, but I don't think that the story that they uncovered is all that important.  Before you accuse me of being partisan and only taking John Edwards' side because I tend to allign myself with liberals, let me say this. 1) He is a democrat from North Carolina, which is like a Republican from the North.  2) I have the same views on Mark Sanford's scandal.

The reason that I don't care about these stories is that they are totally irrelevant to the (in Edwards's place former) representative's credentials.  If the story were considering a person who was trading sex with a corporate sponsor, I would definately consider it relevant.  This story, however, is no different than what the Enquier usually publishes.  After all, what is the difference between a Edwards' infidelities and Brad Pitt's?
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  1. T KingMarch 9, 2010 at 1:44 PM

    Personally, I am not a huge fan of gossip magazines and such like the Enquirer and People and whatnot. I think they're trashy, we should just let celebrities live their lives. It seems as nothing is sacred these days, and barely anyone with an ounce of fame gets any breathing room in their personal relations. I wish that these people should be let alone to live their personal lives, we see enough of them in music, television and movies, that they should be able to have a personal life.

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