maybe im a sorry emotionless bastard.. but this whole story of snowball doesn’t seem to be news.. are we going to have stories on the front page of msnbc telling of the death and heroism of each individual PERSON in new orleans?? id think thatd be more fitting in a time like this than the story of some dog..
Oh c’mon Judy, you might disagree with callmemickey, but calling him a scumbag is not justified by his comments. If he had said “I hate Snowball and I hope he dies,” that would make him a scumbag. But he’s just saying “why is this news?” which is a perfectly valid question. As for me, I simply posted it because I know there are some people on this site who are very interested in knowing about this story.
Anyway.. I wasn’t questioning Brendan’s decision to post the report here on the blog. As there was a portion of his audience that wanted to hear the follow up to the story.
My opinion is that even thought the story has become news… i do not believe it should be news. And definately not front page news on MSNBC
the snowball story was just as front-page-worthy as the initial story of that guy harvey or marty jackson - the guy who tried to cling to his wife but lost her. People can’t identify with the misery when it’s hundreds of thousands, but they can easily relate to one story. That’s why the reporters will have stories about a special tree, one sad puppy, one law-student blogger, etc. And, the animal thing…it’s obviously important to people since millions have been donated to orgs like aspca, hsus, american humane and countless others. Must go now - my dog is choking on a damn stick. Okay - never mind. She just coughed up a cicada.
Back in 1997 (I think), there was flooding up and down the West Coast. In the Sacramento Valley, the bit that made the national news was a dog named Rodeo who was filmed sitting on a rooftop after a levee break (his owner called the station to identify him.) That station got calls all day, asking if the dog had been rescued… and he was at dusk, by the very camera crew who had filmed him that morning. (Previously, they had been told to remain above a certain height so as not to interfere with rescue choppers.)
The levee broke, and hundreds of people had to evacuate at less than a moment’s notice… and all day long, people were calling about the dog.
Newspapers report the stories that people want to hear. Obviously, they want to hear about animal rescue.
Well, I care. This story haunted me perhaps because I’m a mom and I know how my kids would feel and I love my pets. Yes, it is one human interest story, but one that moved a lot of people.
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September 8th, 2005 at 4:27:55 pm
Einhorn did it.
Einhorn is Finkel. Finkel is Einhorn. Einhorn is a man!
(Loy grasps for plunger after discovering that Andrew has been lying to him for all these years).
September 8th, 2005 at 5:30:26 pm
maybe im a sorry emotionless bastard.. but this whole story of snowball doesn’t seem to be news.. are we going to have stories on the front page of msnbc telling of the death and heroism of each individual PERSON in new orleans?? id think thatd be more fitting in a time like this than the story of some dog..
September 8th, 2005 at 5:45:45 pm
Conflicting reports with snowball, we really dont know if he has been found.
Call me mickey, you are a scumbag
September 8th, 2005 at 5:52:04 pm
thanks judy!
September 8th, 2005 at 6:24:28 pm
Oh c’mon Judy, you might disagree with callmemickey, but calling him a scumbag is not justified by his comments. If he had said “I hate Snowball and I hope he dies,” that would make him a scumbag. But he’s just saying “why is this news?” which is a perfectly valid question. As for me, I simply posted it because I know there are some people on this site who are very interested in knowing about this story.
September 8th, 2005 at 6:28:59 pm
Brendan thanks for the back up.
Anyway.. I wasn’t questioning Brendan’s decision to post the report here on the blog. As there was a portion of his audience that wanted to hear the follow up to the story.
My opinion is that even thought the story has become news… i do not believe it should be news. And definately not front page news on MSNBC
September 8th, 2005 at 9:06:05 pm
The innocence and helplessness of animals can shake us from the coma that sets in when faced with a endless parade of horror.
And it’s another chance for the Oprah’s and Anderson Cooper’s to annoy another exhausted and helpless creature.
September 8th, 2005 at 9:14:39 pm
the snowball story was just as front-page-worthy as the initial story of that guy harvey or marty jackson - the guy who tried to cling to his wife but lost her. People can’t identify with the misery when it’s hundreds of thousands, but they can easily relate to one story. That’s why the reporters will have stories about a special tree, one sad puppy, one law-student blogger, etc. And, the animal thing…it’s obviously important to people since millions have been donated to orgs like aspca, hsus, american humane and countless others. Must go now - my dog is choking on a damn stick. Okay - never mind. She just coughed up a cicada.
September 8th, 2005 at 9:21:55 pm
Back in 1997 (I think), there was flooding up and down the West Coast. In the Sacramento Valley, the bit that made the national news was a dog named Rodeo who was filmed sitting on a rooftop after a levee break (his owner called the station to identify him.) That station got calls all day, asking if the dog had been rescued… and he was at dusk, by the very camera crew who had filmed him that morning. (Previously, they had been told to remain above a certain height so as not to interfere with rescue choppers.)
The levee broke, and hundreds of people had to evacuate at less than a moment’s notice… and all day long, people were calling about the dog.
Newspapers report the stories that people want to hear. Obviously, they want to hear about animal rescue.
September 9th, 2005 at 2:33:05 am
Well, I care. This story haunted me perhaps because I’m a mom and I know how my kids would feel and I love my pets. Yes, it is one human interest story, but one that moved a lot of people.