Comments on: Please Don't Remind Me

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 26 Oct 2003 21:15:03 +0000

The thing that's taken 'getting used to' in the new media age, is the ultrahype. One can be just as 'touched' by an event or a rememberance without being 'assaulted' with it, but 'marketshare' where eyeballs are concerned has corrupted the news delivery process. I don't want to miss important 'breaking' events, but to avoid the actual visceral/emotional baggage that comes with all this, my TV stayed off for damned near the whole week.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 24 Oct 2003 06:40:28 +0000

Look, i'm just going to go right out and say it. Unless someone was directly affected by losing a loved one, most of us over here on the west coast really could care less about Sep 11th. To me it's just another day with annoying 24 hour New York coverage. Thanks to 9/11 New Yorkers have become even more annoying than before. Just letting you New Yorkers know what us west coast liberals really think.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Sep 2003 16:50:35 +0000

“I'm sorry Chris but I have never heard of over 3,000 people dying in a terrorist act.”
Hello?!? Ever hear of Auschwitz and the holocaust??? *rolls eyes*

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 13 Sep 2003 15:33:33 +0000

Just thought you'd like to know that your post was plagerized by the guy over at http://www.livejournal.com/users/_shawn In case you cared :(

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 16:38:08 +0000

Larktown, I hope that wasn't directed at me. I actually agree with what Chris said.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 16:32:39 +0000

Where in the blog did Chris dismiss 3000 people? I didnt read it that way. The events of 9/11 were tragic, agreed, but for the media to tell us every five minutes to remember is overkill. I am in the DC area because of that event. I serve my country and am reminded daily of the “threats”. I can do without the reminders. Do we have to ONLY remember those events on 9/11 or can we do so privately each and every day since?
Oh, and just because we dont live in PA, NY, or DC doesn't mean we cant have feelings on the issue. You dont corner the market on sympathy.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 16:06:26 +0000

What I don't understand is how one can sit back and say that 3000 Americans dying is somehow more important than 3000 of some 3rd world countries innocent civilians dying. How many innocent civilians died in Afghanistan or Iraq all in the name of liberty? Look, the terrorists, fanatics, extremists, blah, blah, blah, bloodied our nose when they brought down the Towers. I think what we fail to realize is that Bin Laden and his cronies, view US as terrorists. We are just perpetuating this by killing innocent civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now Bush is asking for 87 BILLION to help rebuild Iraq? What the hell? What about THIS country? What about 87 BILLION to help rebuild our economy which is in the toilet right now?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 12:07:16 +0000

I love it when people don't agree with your personal opinions. That's whats great about this country. People are free to express their own beliefs and i am free to laugh at them. Keep up the good work Chris!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 10:58:55 +0000

While Chris has a right to his opinion, and that is what makes this country great, I disagree with it. Yes, terrorism is out there in other countries, but nothing like this happens every day. 3,000 people?!?! It kinda scares me that an American would think this way and that someone from another country would comment back to because they wanted to see what Americans think. I hope they do not feel that all Americans think this way.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 08:42:49 +0000

I was jokingly giving Chris a hard time, but he has a right to his opinion. We have the privilege of sharing ours because Chris has comments activated. We have different opinions. While we may not agree, that is what makes the world great. If everyone agreed all the time, life would be boring. I think there are two issues here…remembering and honoring 9/11 & the complete saturation of media coverage. Let's face it, if we don't let THE NETWORKS know how we feel, they will keep doing what they are doing. Either no one is telling them or the response they are getting is overwhelmingly in support of playing all the clips. So just remember, Chris is entitled to his opinion and we are all entitled to agree or disagree with him. If you don't like the way this works, don't come back here, move out of your mom's basement, learn how to spell and get a freakin' life already.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 07:32:22 +0000

Maybe you pro radio and telivison people were right after all. Theres nothing I like more then being bombarded by the same gutwrenching images, played over and over in a loop while a group of total strangers tell me the way it is suppose to make me feel.
Watching TV and listening to the radio would have been much better use of time then the phone call to my I made to my congress-woman about how ( some two years later) I don't actually feel any safer, or the e-mail I sent to My President asking how “WE” could do more for the moral of the service men and women fighing in the Middle-East.
Yeah this time next year I think I 'al just plant my ass on the couch and watch “the news” since that's the only real way to show your support for the victims of 9/11 right?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 05:14:54 +0000

I feel the same now. But yes it seems that way your surroundings effect you thank god i live in idaho!still like ya chris but come on!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 05:06:31 +0000

Yet another, “my shit don't stink” post from good old C. Pirillo. Only this time you point out that you are even above paying a tiny bit of respect to the families of those who died in the tragedy. “Don't get me wrong”, but I'm pretty sure this is one of the only countries in the world where a moron like you can make money by writing junk email newsletters and scribbling crap on your bare chest. Keep up the good work chump.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 03:16:49 +0000

I couldn't agree with you more. You'll probably take lots of heat for this and so will I. Placing a flag on your SUV and saying you're a patriot after this happened only is proving your ignorance. Real patriots fight to make a difference. Babies wish to continually morn and wonder how anyone could hate the United States. Ignorance is bliss for some I guess.
It's not that I don't care I'm just sick of this stupid media/ignorance circus this issue parades around.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 12 Sep 2003 02:46:05 +0000

Right on Brother!!