Showing posts with label civility. Show all posts
Showing posts with label civility. Show all posts

Just sayin'


Election of 1800.
Thomas Jefferson: John Adams has a “hideous hermaphroditic character.” 
John Adams: Thomas Jefferson is “the son of a half breed Indian squaw.”

Good night. And good luck.


Today I was listening to All Things Considered and, as it closed and they read the interesting names of all the producers and editors and writers and engineers and others who make the show happen, I thought how respectful it is of NPR to give these folks the credit they deserve.

Turns out it was the last time. Another courtesy removed from our impoverished culture.

The rest of the story:
NPR And On-Air Credits: The End Of A Thank You by Jim Wildman (NPR)
 
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