I thought that it was pretty clear that the kids knew they were being set up. Indeed somebody obviously told the kids to complain the moment they didn't hear the story books they expecting.
I thought that it was all pretty harmless fun. And very funny. Adam On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 8:47 PM, PGage <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 12:03 PM, Joe Hass <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't know what to make of it, to be honest. I think the Iran > > situation was the proverbial "one-in-a-million" shot. I know how the > > sausage is made, and as I noted, I don't believe there should be a > > blanket moratorium on them. > > > > I put that last graf separately with the understanding that I get why > > people find it funny. I just don't. And, as people have said > > repeatedly, if you don't like it, don't watch it. > > > > You can listen to Episode 96 of The Bugle at http://sn.im/tel3b: I > > would have to look later for the exact segment. He mentions that he > > had told the kids he was going to read two other books, then started > > reading Palin's book. > > Thanks for the info on the Bugle - I just subscribed to it on itunes, > and will listen to Episode 96 in a few hours when I make my annual > pre-Thanksgiving run to teh garbage dump (er... waste disposal). > > When watching the Palin Book piece originally I was hoping that maybe > these were kids of TDS staffers who knew what was going on and had > agreed to use their kids in this way (I don't judge - I would have > almost certainly been happy to have my kids used in that way at that > age). But using young children in this way, either without the > parent's permission, or with their permission but without being fully > informed, is probably a mistake. > > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
