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Today we're going to look at Real ID through the eyes of many of our other brothers and sisters in gaming. I think I've made myself fairly clear on where I stand on the issue, but a lot of that has been done via Twitter rather than the blog. So I'm going to share with you some more of my "wonderful" MS Paint skills to describe the views of many and also go ahead and clarify my stance for those that don't follow me on Twitter.
Comic: RIDK (Real ID Knife)
RIDK: Inspiration
The little comic up above there is my interpretation of the feelings of many people that I talk to in the WoW, Twitter, and blogging community. It's my own interpretation of course, and I think it's pretty fitting given the circumstances that we're in. We thought they were handing us a spiffy new toy (some saw the slippery slope, others did not), and then all of a sudden we got stabbed in the back with something huge.
I think Blizzard did pull out the old Rogue spell of Shadowstep on many of their customers. They came at us with a spiffy new tool/toy that really appealed to a lot of people (such as myself) while making quite a few others a bit wary and nervous as well. And while we were looking at it and deciding whether it was something to embrace or reject we found that Real ID knife in our backs and they made a complete 180 from "share this with people you know and trust" to "we're making it public on the forums".
For me that was a "Wait! What?!?" kind of moment. I still don't quite understand how we went from this being something to share with close friends to something we're making public and for no valid (to me) reason. While I'm still not worried much on a personal leveling (anything can happen, even to me), I do see the huge risk this is for a lot of people.
I've talked with people online and people in my guild and there's a pretty big split. And it's true that women do tend more towards the side of caution/outrage on this issue than men, as do people of various cultures and ethnic groups. I don't think there's anything we can do about that part of it to be quite honest. Can you fight Blizzard on this issue and try to get them to change their minds? I certainly think you can try. Will it work? I have no idea to be perfectly honest with you. If you feel the need to fight it though, then I encourage you to do so.
Where Psynister Stands
For me, I don't have a big problem with RID. Though there are about 250 people in the US with my name, I'm really not all that hard to track down because the information that I've made available online leaves a pretty easy trail to follow. I do fall into the "safety bracket" of being a white male between 18 and 40, and according to some that fits me right in with the crowd of people that don't really care because we feel the least threatened by it. But that's just me.
I still stand firm on my belief that Real ID as an in-game communication tool is great, and when used as it was described to us there's nothing to worry about. As with any other tool though, the tool itself can be completely innocent while the person using that tool can be anything but. I don't mind giving out my name and email address from an in game perspective because I have security placed on my account and I'm comfortable sharing that kind of information with people anyway.
I also maintain that a name by itself holds no power. People often look at that one sentence when I bring it up and then dismiss or assume that I'm blind to the rest of what that entails, but I assure you that's not the case. If you've left any other information out on the internet that ties your name into other information, then you are open to being attacked if people find your name. Before I was a part of the WoW community I was part of several other communities and was much more clueless on the whole privacy issue and how easily people could be tracked online. Because of those mistakes I made when I was younger, it's not hard to find the real me.
As we move on to the most recent form of Real ID though, having your real name on the WoW forums, I think Blizzard has gone too far and for no legitimate reason. This change will not fix the problem that they claim that it will. Instead it will cause more problems, just of a different variety.
Does that mean I'm going to head for the hills? Am I going to cancel my subscription and stop playing the game? No, it doesn't. At least, not right now. I don't use the WoW forums, so their change means nothing to me on a personal level. But there's nothing saying they couldn't take this to a new level and do other things with it that could push me beyond that point. I'm an open guy, but even I have my limits.
Changes to the game are what will push me away from playing it, not changes in the forums. If WoW stops being an enjoyable game and turns into a circus of stupidity (from my perspective, not yours), then I'm gone. With the information we have right now though, I'll stay where I'm at and keep on trucking with honest enthusiasm for Cataclysm.
So as of right now, I'm not particularly threatened and I'm going to wait a while to see what else comes of this. If it keeps going along the same lines it is right now then I think I'll probably stick around, but if they push just a little too much in the right/wrong directions then I'll be joining the thousands of others that are cancelling their subscriptions. If WoW turns into Facebook, I'm out.


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Look at this beautiful background painted by Bob Gentle. The night colors are warm, inviting and comfortable, and all done very simply.
If you wanna be surprised at what colors are in any of these bgs, take these frames into photoshop and use the eyedropper to grab certain colors. Then double click the color to bring up the color palette and see what color it is. You might think the shadow on the tree above is brown, but it's actually dark purple. It just looks brown because of its relationship to the blues near it.
The Bgs in Skeeter Trouble were drawn by Dick Bickenbach, who was the most conservative of the early HB layout artists. Dick was an excellent draftsman and always had really good compositions and handsome layouts. He did those great Tom and Jerry model sheets from the 50s too.
The combination of his less stylized drawings and Bob's less stylized BGs makes for a very different look than some of the more abstracted HB cartoons of 1958-like this one below by (I think) Monte and Ed.Someone wrote in and said that they didn't use red or yellow in the original HB cartoons because the cartoons would play in Black and white on TV. I guess that's not so.
I love this accidental mix-and-match approach that HB used in the early days. It made for a wide variety of looks. No "consistency" like they want so badly today in cartoons. Just a consistency of invention which is much more fun for people like me who get bored by repetition easily.
I asked Art about Bob and he said:
Bob Gentle
Hi John,
But there was no need to soft-edge the characters which were drawn mostly with thick and thin black outlines, rarely using light and shadow on them. It would be contradictory, not to mention unneccessarily expensive. The word "limited" didn't refer only to animation. It included bg's as well. By the time it would take to pull out the airbrush equipment, set up the space, make sure the windows were closed, etc....I could've been on BG #44. Am I saying this right?
Hey, my pal Kevin Langley sent me some more grabs. Thanks!
I would sure like to find a BG painter who shares my tastes and need for adventurous color design and texture. If you're out there, I'll find work for you!

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Jim Donaghey was one of the giants of the Ballroom Dancing World, and in particular for his association with the launching of the International Style Dancing in America.
Jim hailed from Scotland where he distinguished himself during his early years as an amateur before coming to America in the late sixties. With a winning formula in the competitive dance arena, he won numerous major professional titles including the prestigious North American Championships in both Ballroom and Latin, and represented the USA both as a competitor and a judge at World Championships.
Jim served the USISTD for many years, first as a committee member and then in the capacity of an Examiner. Know affectionately as 'Gentleman Jim', his quiet demeanor and dry sense of humor endeared him to many of the people whose lives he touched.


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Ok the moment you've all been waiting for :::::::drumroll::::::: Here are the names of the eight winners of the Blook Tour! They will each receive a copy of Trish Berg's The Great American Supper Swap!
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Thank you to everyone who participated and left a comment!
I know I didn't update last night, but I have a good
Anyway, as I was saying, one of my best friends on earth, Jen, and I went out to eat last night. We did really well too. We talked at length and didn't mention diapers even once during our conversation. Neither of us felt compelled to cut the other's entree into bite size pieces and we never told one another, "Finish your drink, a napkin is not a toy, or don't chew with your mouth open." We did very well being Jen and Dawn instead of just "Mom" and "Mom". All was wonderful until a little kid came running by our table and Jen nearly reached out to grab him and tell him to settle down until she remembered that he was not her child and she was out for the evening alone.
I thought of getting all philosophical about how we parents sometimes forget the people we were pre-kids and become "So & So's Mom" or "So & So's Dad". I was going to sing the importance of retaining some of you, the person. I was going to warn against becoming only you, the mom. I know the experts say to take a class, take up a hobby, learn a new skill, get out and exercise, make a little time, every day, for you. However, in the real world, I also know it's sometimes impossible. For those with tight finances, it's usually not affordable to just "take a class" or buy supplies for your hobby. For those whose spouse works long hours or is deployed, how are you supposed to find time to go to the gym or even read a book some days? And is it really so horrible to put your life on hold, so to speak, to become so & so's mother? So & so will only be little for a short while. You've got your whole life ahead of you to take up skydiving, poker, knitting, painting, tennis, or whatever it is you want to do. Just a thought.
Ok, back to my story. So I went out to eat with my best friend, Jen and after dinner, I went back to her home to borrow their video camera. So I'm sitting there talking to Jen, her husband, 3 boys, and 1 daughter. I'm not sure who started it, but suddenly the conversation turned to butts. (As you'll recall from a previous post, "butt" is the funniest word in the English language.) However, it's not just funny in English, as I learned from these guys.
"Dad, how do you say "butt" in Polish?
Dad answers, but I've forgotten what the word was. Apparently it was hilarious though as the boys all started parroting "butt" in Polish.
Butt, butt, butt, butt.
Jen looks at me, rolls her eyes and says, "I'm here all day with the kids trying to teach them not to say stuff like that. He comes home and in mere seconds has them being obnoxious in foreign languages."
And we're in Chicago. Chicago has the second highest concentration of Polish people next to Poland. Someone is bound to understand what they're saying in school come Monday. Gee, thanks Dad!
The hole Clay dug into his wall.
The instrument of destruction. Thankfully it was a safety nightlight, or I can only imagine what he would have done with the screwdriver. In fact, I'm actually pretty surprised he didn't try to unscrew the nightlight. Oh and where did he even get the screwdriver? Out of my middle son's tool box in the garage, of course.
Do not adjust your monitors. Yes, she really does have a white beard. Diaper cream - it's not just for butts anymore.
Brooklyn's artwork. Markers have a way of multiplying in my house. For every Sharpie I toss out, two more appear, much like the Hydra fought by Hercules. Thankfully this came right off with a diaper wipe.
And the Piece de resistance, the banana peel found in my car today. The only way I knew it was a banana peel was from the Chiquita sticker. Ok, this trend of finding food is getting embarrassing, quite frankly. I can understand the occasional fruit snack in the couch cushions, cracker under the chair, wrapper behind the dresser, and French fry on the floor of my car, but this is ridiculous. My wonderful husband cleaned out my van today. He filled the tires with air, the tank with gas, and he washed it inside and out. I'd like to say this disgusting banana was all he found, but alas he found enough nasty, moldy fruit to cover Carmen Miranda's head. I think I may have to put locks on the fridge and cabinets.


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quiescentaphobia- fear of what's happening when my kids are quiet!!
Ain't that the truth!
i am 37 and starting to develop a double chin. i frighten myself.
I often frighten myself too!
Long toenails of "The Lost Boys" proportions on other people also totally skeeve me out.
commentaryclaustrophobia- the fear of what comment might come out of your child's mouth while you are trapped in a small, crowded elevator.
I am afraid of wooden spoons.
Thank goodness for harmful toxin-releasing plastic spoons! :)
My sister and I have found a way to cure this. We have a pact. If either of us does/says something like our mom, we just slap the other one. I think it's working so far. Although, come to think of it, I did go out of my way to avoid making a left turn across traffic the other day....
What is it called when you to to the Planetarium & you're afraid to get spontaneously sucked up into the dome? Or on a crystal blue cloudless day (yes it has to be crystal blue & cloudless) you're afraid you'll suddenly get sucked up into the sky?
Crazy? Just kidding - it must be really scary to be afraid of this.
Fractophobia -- Fear of Fractions. 95% of all high school students have this.
I absolutely have this one!
Lackocashaphobia...fear of not having enough money to get through the month.
Oh yeah. Who doesn't have this one?
I have a sevenpmpmphobia aka as nightlymarathonphobia - the fear that once you come home, you will have to complete the following tasks: cook dinner, feed the kids, bathe them, put pj's on two squirming toddlers, and nurse a toddler with full set of teeth to sleep - all in one hour.
I almost wrote about this one last night!
Fear of Escalators......my family makes fun of how I get on and off and of how I just stand there stiff the whole trip up (or down). It stems back to a childhood injury where I actually sat down and got my youknowwhat pinched....and another time as a child when I pushed a red button to see what would happen......and it stopped and the security guard yelled at me. So, with that said, I fear escalators.
I have this fear too! But I was never injured and I never had any scary incidents with the escalator. I'm just a dork. In fact, I took my daughter shopping at the mall this evening and we had to take the escalator. To this day I still stand there for a full minute while I try to time my jump onto the escalator just right so it doesn't eat me. They're scary! I mean, what's with the glowy green light that emanates from beneath those moving stairs?
Sippycupunderthecouchforaweekophobia - fear of curdled milk
Callingmybluffophobia - Fear of your children finding out that you won't really pull the car over and make them walk.
Itsfridayandsomeonesgottocleantheican'taimwithagameboyinonehandwhilebeingshotatwithanairsoftgun bathroomaphobia.
This one wins the award for the longest word ever.
And thank you to the person who wrote an entire Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia song! LOL!
And my favorite one of all....
aibohphobia: fear of palindromes


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The member of Navy SEAL Team 6 killed during this weekend's rescue in Afghanistan of an American doctor was Petty Officer 1st Class Nicholas Checque, 28, of Monroeville, Pa.
In a statement, the Pentagon says Checque "was assigned to an East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare unit ... [and] died of combat related injuries suffered Dec. 8, while supporting operations near Kabul, Afghanistan."
NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman reminds us that SEAL Team 6 is the unit that flew into Pakistan in May 2011 and killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden at his compound in Abbottabad. The identities of the SEALs from that unit who took part in the bin Laden operation remain unknown, except for one now-retired SEAL who has written a book.
This past weekend's operation rescued Dr. Dilip Joseph of Colorado Springs, Colo., from the gunmen who kidnapped him last week. Joseph and two other aid workers were returning from a visit to a rural medical clinic when they were grabbed. The other two men, both Afghans, were later released.
During this weekend's mission in which Checque died, U.S. forces killed seven of the men who had been holding Joseph.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that Checque "was killed by a single gunshot wound to the head, according to Lt. Cmdr. David McKinney of Naval Special Warfare Command Public Affairs in San Diego. A man who answered the phone at a family member's house in Washington County [Pa.] declined comment."
Joseph, who was kidnapped last Wednesday, is a medical adviser for a non-profit "community and economic development organization" known as Morning Star Development. Today, Morning Star issued a statement saying that:
"Our relief in the safe rescue of Mr. Joseph is now tempered by our deep grief over the loss of this true hero. We offer our deepest condolences to his family and to his fellow team members. We want them to know that we will always be grateful for this sacrifice and that we will honor that sacrifice in any way we can."
From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel.
And I'm Audie Cornish.
And that daring raid in Afghanistan over the weekend that saved one American life cost the life of another. Special operations forces launched their mission by helicopter from Bagram Air Base. Their target: a heavily defended Taliban compound not far from Afghanistan's border with Pakistan. That's where an American aid worker was being held hostage.
We're going to hear what happened next from NPR's Pentagon correspondent, Tom Bowman. He joins us now in the studio. And, Tom, explain to us who was involved in this raid and how it unfolded.
TOM BOWMAN, BYLINE: Well, Audie, the Navy commanders who took part in the raid were from SEAL Team 6. This, of course, is the same unit that took part in the killing of Osama bin Laden, though we don't know if we're talking about the same team.
Now all indications are this is a very tough fight in a mountainous area. You had Taliban defenders with rocket-propelled grenades, heavy machine guns. In the end, at least seven Taliban were killed.
CORNISH: And as we mentioned, one of the Navy SEALs was also killed.
BOWMAN: That's right. His name is Petty Officer 1st Class Nicolas Checque. He's 28 years old from Monroeville, Pennsylvania, just outside Pittsburgh. Now he'd been a Navy SEAL based in Virginia for a number of years. He had Iraq service, and he'd already been awarded a Bronze Star for valor in a previous combat operation.
Now one senior officer I talked with described this as a textbook operation, but these are among the most difficult operations to conduct. You've got an innocent person surrounded by enemy. It's dark. It's hard to get that person out without taking casualties yourself. And I'm told the U.S. felt it had to move quickly. They had intelligence that the life of the American hostage was in imminent danger.
CORNISH: And what have you learned about that man who was rescued?
BOWMAN: His name is Dilip Joseph. He's a doctor who serves as a medical adviser to a relief group out of Colorado called Morning Star Development. He was abducted in the middle of last week while driving to visit a clinic with two Afghan staff members. They were released just 11 hours before the SEAL raid. And apparently they've been negotiating - there have been negotiations going on from the time the men were kidnapped, the relief group's crisis management team and the captors.
And here's what's interesting, Audie. Those taking part in the negotiations included local elders and local leaders who visited the captives and urged the Taliban to release them.
CORNISH: And their negotiations failed to win the release of the American aid worker.
BOWMAN: That's right. Something happened. In the end, people said Dr. Joseph's in great danger. The SEALs had to move fast. Now they were somewhat lucky. They had information on where he was being held since those elders had visited the compound, and likely you had people monitoring Taliban phone calls, drone surveillance. All of that would have helped.
CORNISH: And just a short time left, Tom, but this is just the latest example of special operations forces rescuing hostages in Afghanistan, right?
BOWMAN: That's right. I was there back in June, just as British commandos rescued one of their own. And also two years ago, you had Navy SEAL Team 6 members try to rescue a British aid worker. That ended badly. One of the Navy SEALs threw a grenade and accidentally killed her. And now we have this raid over the weekend, and when it all ended, you have one family who's relieved, and another is in mourning.
CORNISH: That's NPR Pentagon correspondent Tom Bowman. Thank you, Tom.
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Now White Pine Press will be giving away 5 books from their catalog. The editor Dennis is currently traveling, so unsure of what he has to giveaway, this will be a surprise giveaway, but let me assure you, they have incredible books including Susan Rich's new book, The Alchemist's Kitchen
So if you'd like to be part of this giveaway where you have 5 (five!) chances to win a brand-new book of poems shipped straight to your house from White Pine Press in Buffalo, NY, please leave a comment below with your name & email by April 30th, 2010 at 11:59 pm (PST) and I will enter you in the drawing.
If you win, Dennis will mail them to you when he returns to his press in May.
I'll do the drawing on May 1st and contact you for your mailing addresses.
Pretty nifty chances on this one. Good luck!
NOTE: I just spoke with the editor, Dennis Maloney, and he will be sending a bundle of 5 books to 5 winners! (Yes, that's 25 books!)
So this is a wonderful way to fill up those poetry spaces in your life!


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Thus closes my notes for the month of December and also for the year just passed and gone and now numbered with the things that were. Whether the Almighty will spare me to chronicle the daily events of the incoming year is more than I know but trusting in Him I shall enter upon the pleasing task, which is useful as a reference and may be profitable to those who have an interest in me.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Thursday, May 9th, 1861
To day I am engaged generally as salesman both in the store and in the ware house with very little doing however. weather clear and pleasant.
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Saturday, March 8, 2008
"NASCAR Now" Wrestles With Roush Fenway Racing And Reality
Since the 99 Sprint Cup team penalties came down from NASCAR, things on-the-air have begun to take on a very polarized dynamic when it come to the NASCAR TV partners.
There are lots of good phrases that can be used to try and explain exactly how the NASCAR TV networks have presented the "cheating" issue to the public. Walking on thin ice. Skirting the truth. Being politically correct. Using the words of others to avoid creating their own. The bottom line is, this is a big TV mess.
Angelique Chengelis on Friday's NASCAR Now casually said that Roush Racing's notorious company President Geoff Smith is "on vacation in Vail (Colorado)" and wanted to "take his time" in deciding whether or not to appeal.
She went on to act as a RFR spokesperson, which is very unlike the role of news reporter she usually assumes on this program. Chengelis quoted Smith as saying the team is not a bunch of cheaters and this is an incident that "just happened" during the race. Chengelis showed her naive side in representing the words of Smith, who has a long and colorful history in the sport.
ESPN put Chengelis on-the-air in the first segment at the top of the show. She never reported on the other side of the cheating issue. She never dealt with the fact that Edwards pulled away from a Hendrick COT car with Earnhardt Junior behind the wheel and won the race. NASCAR says he cheated, ESPN is saying he did not.
Chenglis said that Smith wanted fans "to know that this was not an overt action." Smith singled-out Michael Waltrip's team at Daytona in early 2007 as a situation where a team "overtly" tried to increase the performance of a car. Chengelis continued her PR work for Roush on ESPN2 by saying "this was an accident, pure and simple." This was not presented as opinion, it was presented as fact.
Still not hearing any opposing views or other opinions, Chengelis continued on into even deeper water. "This was not something that someone came up with a plan, this was not something that they believe would have actually helped their team because they do not know how it happened (or) when it happened," continued Chengelis quoting Mr. Smith. NASCAR fans have heard those words before in this sport many times.
Host Nicole Manske then turned to NASCAR Now commentator Brad Daugherty. Manske specifically said Daugherty was being brought in for "another opinion." The only problem was that Daugherty, a former member of the very NASCAR panel that reviews penalties, refused to deal with the Edwards issue in any way. As he so often is when alone and unsupported by Allen Bestwick, Daugherty was useless.
Finally, Manske brought in Boris Said to deal with the Edwards issue. Even as the cameras panned to the oil tank lid on the "Home Depot garage" car in the studio, Manske asked Said point blank about the advantage of not having the cap on the oil tank. Instead of maintaining his role as a television analyst, Said took-off on an anti-NASCAR rant that once again undermined his ability to walk the line between active driver and national TV analyst.
"That (lid) had no effect on him winning or losing the race...for sure," Said commented. "On a track like that (Las Vegas), it makes no difference at all. I'm really surprised by the penalty. The penalties are so severe right now, it seems crazy."
What Chengelis, Daugherty or Said failed to present was an even-handed approach to a NASCAR news story that represented both sides of the issue. This fundamental failure to handle NASCAR news in an unbiased manner is a problem.
NASCAR Now co-host Ryan Burr is one to push announcers on-camera during interviews with hard questions, even when it makes them uncomfortable. Manske failed to do this even once during any of her interviews. This needs to change fast.
Simply asking Chengelis if, as a veteran NASCAR reporter, she believed any part of what Smith told her would have put the entire report in perspective. Smith is one of the most effective NASCAR PR men in the business, right behind NASCAR VP Jim Hunter who most recently created "the punch heard 'round the world" during a boring Daytona weekend.
Daugherty was never asked his opinion of the "reality vs. spin" topic when he was on-camera, and Said once again used his time on-the-air to lash out at NASCAR. This sports car racer has been out-of-sync with NASCAR for some time now.
This is a moment where the simple commentary of Stacy Compton is missed. Compton quietly spent a lot of time in 2007 putting things that were hyped, spun, or just clearly mis-represented by NASCAR Now back into perspective. On this day, and in this show, a little Stacy would have gone a long way.
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44 comments:
- Anonymous said...
JD, you may have forgotten to mention that Said's No Fear Racing #60 Ford is a Roush-Fenway satellite operation headed up by one-time #99 crew chief Frank Stoddard.
- March 8, 2008 at 11:58 AM
- Anonymous said...
I'd rather see what ESPN did rather than just be puppets for NASCAR like SPEED did during the whole California mess.
- March 8, 2008 at 12:04 PM
- Anonymous said...
How do you prove if it's cheating? All the media can do is speculate and give their opinions. Across the media board, there have been storys and reports taking both sides.
- March 8, 2008 at 12:07 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
I thought about it, but in this context of TV-related topics, I chose to stay with the words on the program.
If Manske had pinned down her announcers like Burr and Bestwick do on a regular basis, maybe things would have come across as more balanced.
Good point though, thanks for the comment.
- March 8, 2008 at 12:10 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 12:07PM,
Exactly right. The role of the media is to present both sides, support those with facts, and let the viewers decide.
As you can hear on Fox right now, the challenge of trying to strike a balance where this story is concerned continues to be a challenge for the TV networks.
- March 8, 2008 at 12:12 PM
- Anonymous said...
Wow, sounds like you are asking for Angelique to take the Eric K role, and stir up some ESPN conspiracy story. Roush held a press conference and denied it was done on purpose. Reporters should report what they know, not speculate. There are enough "talking heads" to do the speculating for us.
- March 8, 2008 at 12:13 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
No, exactly the opposite. Asking her and all the reporters to report both sides of the story.
The other side of this issue was never mentioned, reported or even suggested. The recent comments of other drivers and some team management types have shown the reality of the sentiment in the garage where this "incident" is concerned.
Mike Joy has been talking a lot about this story since SPEED has been on the air this afternoon.
- March 8, 2008 at 12:21 PM
- bevo said...
This is the crux of the problem covering NASCAR - too many of the people "reporting" have by necessity ties to those they are covering. It is still a very insular community.
- March 8, 2008 at 12:22 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Just a heads-up, the Google Blogspot server is once again having problems. If service is slow for some of you, I apologize.
- March 8, 2008 at 12:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
JD, thank you for posting this. I've been one of the people complaining about this. I was very disappointed in the PR approach (which I think you are spot on with) that NASCAR Now took. I think SPEED messed up yesterday too not interviewing some of the drivers that were giving interviews on their opinions on this issue. I've read interviews from Jeff Burton, Dale Jr., and Elliot Sadler to name a few that say that the missing cover could be an accident is very unlikely. Dale Jr. even said that excuse made him laugh and that saying that is ridiculous. Sadler said that calling it accidential "insults my intelligence". That would be some good TV. Many crew chiefs have come forward too and expressed strong opinions.
Like I said in a previous comment - everyone should express their opinion on the matter, but Rusty and Co. flat out declaring that it was accidential and that there was no advantage was wrong. How does Rusty know for sure that it was accidential - many drivers don't seem to agree with him. He should have said it could very well have been accidential if he wanted to express that. And the advantage that it provides has been well documented so I really don't understand NASCAR Now and it's no advantage stance. I think it's funny that Sportscenter reports about the advantage, but NASCAR Now doesn't.
There are pictures that crew members have that showed clips that hold that window in place looked as though they were open -- which would allow air into the driver's compartment and creating downforce. Why didn't this come up in any of Rusty's safety discussions? I've seen it referenced in numerous articles.
NASCAR Now's treatment of this storyline left a lot to be desired IMO. I expected a balanced look with both sides represented.
- March 8, 2008 at 12:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
To me you have Angelique, Marty and Terry as your "Reporters", they should report without opinion. Then there are any number of Analysts and hosts that can give opinions and take sides.
- March 8, 2008 at 2:29 PM
- Newracefan said...
Major google problems here, haven't been able to post for about 2 hours and still pretty slow.
The first problem I had with Nascar Now was that they never really tried to show me, they have a cut away car and 2 crew chiefs and all we got was reporters and a shot of the car. Monday Ray should have been standing next to that car and giving us a hands on birds eye view but no. I finally saw what should have been shown just now on Speed's practice coverage. I also remember waching Angelique and thinking why doesn't she have someone from Roush on camera are they afraid to talk on camera or don't think it was worth their time. Obviously since the Lee White incident Roush is hot and on camera everywhere. It was all just a little strange and if it wasn't for the other stuff I saw and read I would have thought it was just an oops by the 99 team and not a big deal. Overall the coverage was not very balanced. Speed guys are a little better I belive Hammond thinks it was a mistake, Daryl does not and Larry Mac is leaning towards may not have been an overt act but they were hoping it might and did nothing to prevent in and might have helped some things along. Unless of course they have been told to balance it out to be fair. Nascar Now could have spoken to others outside their group for counter opinions and never did or even someone official from Nascar
- March 8, 2008 at 2:30 PM
- Anonymous said...
I don't know if it's fair to now dismiss Boris Said as "this sports car racer who is out of sync with NASCAR" simply because you don't like the way he presented his opinion. He is an analyst (as is Brad), not a reporter and there's a big difference.
For the record I don't agree with his opinion on this event - but Boris has basically been hired by every team in the NASCAR garage to teach every driver under the age of 30 how to drive at Watkins Glen and Infineon. I'd like to find a NASCAR driver under that age who hasn't spent days out practicing with Boris. And he's done that well. He would have sat on the pole at an oval track race last season if it hadn't been rained out. He knows a little something about NASCAR.
So I'd rather just say I disagree with him on this issue rather than insinuate that he doesn't belong as a NASCAR analyst.
Angelique is usually very good, but don't forget that Roush is based in Livonia, Mich, which is where her main base of NASCAR coverage lies (the Detroit area). As she has gotten a lot of Roush news before others before, it wouldn't surprise me if that's how she was able to talk to Smith - probably long established contacts there.
I agree that it shouldn't be couched in spokesman-like terms without a rebuttal from the other side, but this unfortunately happens all the time in NASCAR reporting. I recall when AT&T/NASCAR were having their battle, and Marty Smith couched NASCAR's responses on NASCAR Now in the same way as Angelique couched Smith's. NASCAR's views of AT&T and the lawsuit were bascially presented as is with no opposing view and no followup analysis from Marty or whomever the host was at that time.
So, not the first time this has happened on NASCAR Now and likely won't be the last.
The bottom line is: NASCAR is riddled with conflict of interests, more than about any other sport out there that I've seen. And that includes the NASCAR media, which I've seen compared to Pravda by other media -they toe the party line. Change that and we'll get better reporting.
- March 8, 2008 at 2:40 PM
- Anonymous said...
Simply asking Chengelis if, as a veteran NASCAR reporter, she believed any part of what Smith told her would have put the entire report in perspective.
Chengelis should NOT have been asked or have answered a question of whether she believed Smith or not. That's not in a reporter's job description and would have been completely inappropriate for her to say on air if an interviewee is lying or not. That's for NASCAR columnists and analysts to decide.
That would be like another of the ESPN reporters saying "Despite all these Carl Edwards interviews we've seen, neither I or anybody I know believes what he's saying about this bolt." They can say it to their friends in a bar, but not on TV. It just shouldn't be done.
This is a case where instead of Chengelis taking Smith's words from an earlier interview and restating them on air (which is done on NASCAR Now by all reporters all the time), she should have asked for a emailed statement from him that could have been transcribed into one of those picture graphics with a statement that we see all the time. Or asked to record the interview for replay later. That way nothing could be misinterpreted from Smith's side and she wouldn't seem like she is favoring his POV. Then she should have reported what Lee White and drivers were saying, with no spin and preferably on video.
Otherwise, they should stayed with Jack Roush's clear cut statements from Friday and not Smith's.
- March 8, 2008 at 3:15 PM
- Anonymous said...
JD- Is the column with your take on how FOX SPEED handled this also going up soon? Said so in the comments on the other thread a few hours ago, but Google may have caused a delay....
- March 8, 2008 at 4:04 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
JD- What I find improper is that no one makes it clear that many of the people offering opinions have conflicts. I am a fan of Boris Said, did not see/hear what he said, and believe he should be free to say whatever he thinks - BUT, he or ESPN should make the listeners aware that Boris has a business relation with Roush-Fenway so the listeners can put his comments in context. Likewise, Jeff Burton, Dale, Jr., and Elliot Sadler are all competing with R-Fenway and, thus, also have an inherent conflict, and just might want to try to distract the Roush-Fenway teams from focusing on the race.
I believe this is similar to the poor reporting done last year about Carl Edwards run in on SPEED with Matt Kenseth. When several drivers were quoted criticizing Carl Edwards (and for more than his on-camera actions), I never heard or read anyone say that some of the drivers might have a reason to sully Edwards' reputation for their own personal benefit - such as competitors for the Chase or the driver of the as yet undetermined Roush Cup team that Roush will have to do away with after 2009(?) for Roush to get down to the 4 team limit.
- March 8, 2008 at 4:07 PM
- darbar said...
Fair and Balanced---that's all we want. And with this entire situation, I don't feel we have balanced. Fair, maybe, but not balanced. When any broadcaster is reporting on an issue that has two sides, said broadcaster must present both sides without prejudice. The Nascar Now sequence showed the Roush Fenway side of the story, and not any other. It would have been interesting if NN would have inserted the comments by drivers and by the person from Toyota. What I don't want from NN is anyone shilling for one team over another.
- March 8, 2008 at 4:15 PM
- Vince said...
Good article JD. I kept waiting for the opposing viewpoints when I was watching this show. I like Angelique, but I think she may be a little to close to the Roush camp and didn't want to risk alienating them. As for Boris, like a previous poster said he's basically in Roush's back pocket as it is. With all the help he gets as a satellite operation for Roush. So I knew before he even spoke he was going to be pro Roush in his views on this one.
I'd would have liked to see Marty in on this discussion. I think he might have gotten us more comments from other drivers and crew chiefs. Where was he anyway??
All in all a very one sided presentation of the issue and a poorly done show by ESPN and NN. They dropped the ball on this one.
- March 8, 2008 at 4:22 PM
- Anonymous said...
Is there an ESPN or SPEED analyst who offers opinions who *doesn't* have a business and/or personal connection to the sport? If so, they are unusual. Plus some of the reporters (Marty Smith, Matt Yocum) host radio talk shows with drivers, and I know Marty has led audience Q&As for drivers at personal appearances because a friend of mine went to one(Junior). I assume they don't do those out of the goodness of their hearts and are compensated for them.
But it starts at the top - NASCAR sets the example that everyone follows. You have Mike Helton and a few NASCAR staff - not a separate set of officials who have nothing to do with running NASCAR - officiating the racing *and* assessing both in-race and post-race penalties.
It would be like the NBA's Stu Jackson (Helton/Darby's equivalent, who gives out NBA penalties) sitting upstairs and making the calls on the basketball court action, then deciding the penalties for the same players two days later.
Don't get David Poole started on that lack of separation between NASCAR and race officiating. He can entertain us with his (accurate) rants on that all day!
- March 8, 2008 at 4:32 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
Anon 3:15PM,
I could not disagree with you more in this one instance. The reason she should have been asked is because she "reported" the opinion of a senior management person at Roush as fact. She never disclaimed any of it as opinion or public relations spin.
The simple question from Manske should have been, "how much of that do you think is true?" That is the only way to cap-off a reporter who is trying to slip something by on-the-air.
That way, you could have on the record her response. If she said "not a lot" it would change everything.
I agree that under normal circumstances (which is the example my column used as normal) there is not need to ask the reporter for an opinion.
This show needed Ryan Burr, Marty Smith or an analyst no longer actively involved in the sport like Petree.
If you check courant.com for Shawn Courchesne's outstanding column, you will see the outrage and laughter from the garage about what Smith had to say, and ESPN swallowed hook, line and sinker.
- March 8, 2008 at 4:38 PM
- Anonymous said...
I'd would have liked to see Marty in on this discussion. I think he might have gotten us more comments from other drivers and crew chiefs. Where was he anyway??
Despite what some people choose to believe, Marty Smith is not the perfect NASCAR reporter and has as many conflicts or more as the rest of them. He doesn't always bring us both sides of the story (I remember the cingular thing, because I was mad that the NASCAR guy actually had the nerve to say "the fans" are tired of lawsuits so cingular should stop fighting so "the fans" would be happy. Marty read those quotes off his notepad on camera; he didn't say what he thought of that or if he thought any part of it was true. Nor was he asked if he thought it was true.
The ESPN Insider - Angelique - and the program producers made a mistake in the way they presented the information. Other insiders including Marty, have done the same on past shows and may have done it yesterday if they were there. We don't know. But this "Marty Smith would have saved the day stuff" is getting kind of tiring to read, and I like the guy.
- March 8, 2008 at 4:54 PM
- red said...
i guess what bothers me the most is that the scientific realities of the oil tank lid situation is something that should be so clear but has now become so muddied. it's become unreasonably hard to understand what actually happened and it seems that it should be pretty easy to explain. instead, we now have people discussing the number of bolts involved, the lid being off versus partially off, the status of the right rear window latches: all of these questions should have been answered BEFORE there were any discussions about who and why. good reporting should have dug at these questions first.
once these questions are answered, then i would like to hear a serious discussion about what the impact of all that could have been. only after all of that is brought to a consensus answer should the interviews and discussions move to who and why and how and who is biased in what direction.
seems it all moved directly to the personalities and loyalties and positioning that the few facts we may actually know about what happened have been lost.
hard to be either fair or balanced when one doesn't have basic information. getting that should have been the roles of these reporters.
- March 8, 2008 at 5:02 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
If you eliminated all the reporters and commentators who have conflicts, then all you would have left would be those who have no idea what they are talking about- such as Erik K.
I see no problem in using reporters or commentators who have conflicts, PROVIDED the conflict or potential conflict is disclosed so the listener, or reader, can put the comments made into context-and print reporters, in my view, are the very worst for failing to disclose their conflicts.
I did not hear what Boris Said said- and I am a fan of his - but, it sounds to me that he actually sidestepped the question by instead asserting that the cover removal would have given Edwards no benefit, which I have heard others say.
- March 8, 2008 at 5:20 PM
- Daly Planet Editor said...
BTW - don't forget Tradin' Paint on SPEED tonight at 9:30PM. It should be interesting to see what Kyle Petty and his media guest have to say about all this stuff.
- March 8, 2008 at 5:23 PM
- Anonymous said...
red - great comment.
I agree with you that we should know by now exactly what the issues is with the oil lid cover, but the problem is that NASCAR was not specific. All they said was it was a violation of three rules in the mysterious NASCAR rule book.
Leaving everything open to speculation and rumor, which results in the different stories presented by the media. NASCAR is the entity that could state the exact condition of the lid and latches since they examined the car at their research facility, and they should have done that when issuing the penalty, not relied on vague rule violations.
No surprise, though - We still don't know substance what was in Michael Waltrip's car last year because NASCAR said they weren't going to tell us. Mind-boggling if you stop and think about it.
- March 8, 2008 at 5:26 PM
- Brrrn Rubber said...
"I see no problem in using reporters or commentators who have conflicts, PROVIDED the conflict or potential conflict is disclosed so the listener, or reader, can put the comments made into context"
IMO that's pretty darn impossible the way things are now.
-Is DW going to mention his Toyota Connection every time he's on RaceDay or an actual race talking about how great the Toyotas are or how great Kyle Busch is? What about Hammond owning part or all of a race team (Trucks)?
-Is Michael's Toyota connection going to be mentioned on TWIN or a Truck Race?
-Every time Yocum or Marty Smith interviews Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, or Dale Earnhardt Jr. on a controversial issue or praises them on TV, are they going to mention that they'll be recording a weekly XM/Sirius show (or something similar) with them the day or two after that week's race?
And on and on. It would take up way to much broadcast time to mention all the connections the NASCAR folks have goin' on when they are commenting or reporting on a controversy. Sad really.
- March 8, 2008 at 5:42 PM
- red said...
hey anon 5:26, here's my follow-up then: is it just us, the fans (and maybe media) who don't know exactly what was/wasn't done? do the teams know? i mean, not just in the same vague way we're entertaining but in a real, detail level way? 'cause, if not, how can the same "error" be avoided in the future? granted, some "errors" are so egregious that they are, by default, obvious. but if the teams aren't told in specific detail what was wrong, what then? shouldn't they be told more than just which chapter & verse of the infamous rulebook has been violated?
as for me: i keep trying to figure it out based on what i've been able to dig out from sites like stockcarscience.com and courant.com but it would really make more sense to get concrete info from nascar. why the secrecy &/or vague information? concrete answers would eliminate a whole lotta this speculation and bashing. guess i just always prefer to start with hard science first then move into the other stuff!
- March 8, 2008 at 5:42 PM
- Anonymous said...
It would be like the NBA's Stu Jackson (Helton/Darby's equivalent, who gives out NBA penalties) sitting upstairs and making the calls on the basketball court action, then deciding the penalties for the same players two days later.
For real! Actually the even more real comparison would be Stu running around on court refereeing the game, Stu throwing a player out of the game for two technicals, and then Stu announcing later that the player was suspended and fined for "actions detrimental to the NBA." A one stop shop!
That's NASCAR, and I agree, if they aren't going to clean up or own up to their own conflicts of interest, why should the related parties do it when they're called on to analyze the news?
- March 8, 2008 at 5:58 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
Brrrn Rubber- In my view running a scroll across the top or bottom of the screen would be adequate - or don't use reporters or commentators where a conflict exists. I will not hold my breath until any network does either.
On CNBC when an investment analyst or manager speaks about a particular stock, at the end of the interview he or she is asked whether his firm has done any business with the corporation and whether the interviewee, his firm, his fund, or his family own any stock in the discussed corp.
- March 8, 2008 at 6:04 PM
- darbar said...
I sure would like to see Elliott Sadler on Tradin' Paint. On Nascar.com, he has some very interesting, and controversial, comments about the 99 situation. He says that he wants to see stiffer penalties like having wins taken away from cheating teams. Of course, you have to define what's cheating and what's an "oops". When you consider that Edwards won more than $425,000 for his Vegas win, and got 195 points, fining them $100K and taking away 100 points doesn't really mean diddly. I mean, look at Jimmie Johnson---they were caught cheating at Daytona and he still went on to win the championship. So, if Tradin' Paint really wants a great show, bring on both sides of the issue and them them duke it out.
- March 8, 2008 at 6:38 PM
- Anonymous said...
JD, I'm anon 3:15. While I certainly respect your opinion and appreciate you explaining your thought process, I will still disagree.
If Chengelis had answered "Not a lot" to Manske's supposed question "How much of that do you think is true?" she would never get to talk to Geoff Smith or probably anyone else at Roush again. That's burning a source, plain as day.
It doesn't matter if this was a normal circumstance or if Chengelis was wrong - as she was -in this case for not presenting interviews from other sources. I'm not trying to stick up for her. As I said in my post, she also should have recorded the smith conversation for on- air use or had a statement for on air use delivered in email rather than interpret it for Smith.
She didn't, so a mistake was made and she should be called on it. No need to compound the mistake and make it 100 times worse by having a reporter humiliate the president of Roush Fenway Racing by inferring he is a liar. (BTW, I don't like Geoff Smith.)
It's not like some scandal where a reporter reports something untruthful and that subject (like a coach) is fired and the reporter doesn't have to deal with them again. Geoff Smith wouldn't get fired if Chengelis said she didn't believe his statement. That's a small world (NASCAR), and they all have to still work together. ESPN and Chengelis have nothing to gain and everything to lose by doing something like what you suggested.
- March 8, 2008 at 7:05 PM
- Richard in N.C. said...
As I recall, NASCAR's consistent policy has been that fans are going to know the winner of the race when the race is over - period, not a day or days later.
I believe Dale, Jr. would have made the Chase in 2007 if he had not had points deducted for an improper wing mount - so points can be significant.
- March 8, 2008 at 7:10 PM
- Newracefan said...
I agree that asking Angelique her opinion might not be the way to go but how about What are some of the other teams saying would prob have provided a different perspective
- March 8, 2008 at 7:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
She didn't, so a mistake was made and she should be called on it. No need to compound the mistake and make it 100 times worse by having a reporter humiliate the president of Roush Fenway Racing by inferring he is a liar. (BTW, I don't like Geoff Smith.)
March 8, 2008 7:05 PM
Yeah, I think the best thing would be to handle that privately on staff (NN) and say, we blew that let's not do it again. Plus if Nicole just sprang an unexpected question saying do you think that's true to Angelique on TV without warning, that could create tension too, putting Nicole in the position of acting like she doesn't believe what Angelique is reporting. It's different if Nicole said that to Rusty or Boris or somebody because they are supposed to give their view.
- March 8, 2008 at 7:21 PM
- Anonymous said...
It's no big secret that every car on the track is cheated up. It's just when and if they are caught.
Asking Daughtery his opinion regarding a Nascar issue is an exercise in futility. #1 the guy doesn't know jack and #2 the guy is never, ever, going to go against Nascar. Plus, I thought his role was to be the average fan or some such nonsense.
- March 8, 2008 at 7:31 PM
- Anonymous said...
NASCAR Performance is on SPEED now. Chad gave a great explanation of how the cover being off provides more downforce to the car. Bootie expounded on it and was candid enough to give his opinion on that he didn't think it was accidential. Will be interesting to watch Trading Paint and see what they say on there.
- March 8, 2008 at 9:08 PM
- SophiaZ123 said...
NASC Perf was good about the oil lid issue. Larry mac was quick to say HE WASN'T JUDGING INTENT but Chad and Bootie seemed to believe there was intent and it made a substantial diff on downforce.
Wish Rusty could've been there. :-)
- March 8, 2008 at 9:46 PM
- Anonymous said...
When does McMann and the midget appear?
- March 8, 2008 at 10:33 PM
- Anonymous said...
I disagree with you calling BD completely useless, maybe in that situation, but he does an awesome job. He was one of the few that didnt annoy the heck out of me last year and I think he has gotten better this year.
- March 8, 2008 at 11:06 PM
- Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
I disagree with you calling BD completely useless, maybe in that situation, but he does an awesome job. He was one of the few that didnt annoy the heck out of me last year and I think he has gotten better this year.
March 8, 2008 11:06 PM
Specifically what does BD do an awesome job doing?
By his own admission, he owes his job to Nascar/France, and his goal is to promote diversity.
Nascar.com: Hoop star Daugherty joins ESPN/ABC team - Oct 13, 2006
The job with ESPN will build on Daugherty's long-running efforts to increase minority participation in one of the least diverse of the major sports.
"This is huge," he told The Citizen-Times in a story published Thursday. "It's unprecedented to have a full-time African-American covering NASCAR, and I'm excited about the opportunity." He and NASCAR chief executive Brian France co-founded NASCAR's Diversity Council several years ago.
"Brian said to me that the cultural impact of this is huge, and I think that's what intrigued me the most," Daugherty said. "I thought that if I don't step up and take this opportunity, who will? It probably wouldn't be another African-American. So I felt some responsibility as well as being a big racing fan who loves the sport."
- March 9, 2008 at 3:32 AM
- Tom said...
I don't like the idea of asking a reporter "Do you believe it?", but I would have liked to hear Nicole say "OK we have heard what RFR has said, what are other drivers/owners/crew chiefs saying about this?" This is the approach needed to be taken with a reporter. Ask people like Brad Rusty and Boris the "do you believe it? question. I am not sure you would get a good answer, but I would rather leave the reporters free to collect the news and others to comment on it.
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Let's get something straight, I did not call Daugherty "useless." Read my column again.
Each analyst or commentator works best in a certain environment. When Daugherty is alongside of Allen Bestwick to steer the conversation and set the parameters, he is fine.
When he is alone, on a liveshot, on NASCAR Now, he is useless. The reason is exactly the one you see when he is on NASCAR Countdown. Daugherty needs a conversation to contribute. Even when he was turned loose to do a feature on Petty Racing, because he was having a conversation with the King, it was fine.
Alone with an anchor in a studio far away reading questions from a script, what does Daugherty bring to the table? The answer is very little. His perspective and experience works in the roundtable or in the Infield Pit Studio, but certainly not alone.
- March 9, 2008 at 10:27 AM
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There is a new post up about the Sunday morning one hour version of NASCAR Now.
- March 9, 2008 at 11:29 AM
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--As he so often is when alone and unsupported by Allen Bestwick, Daugherty was useless.--
--Let's get something straight, I did not call Daugherty "useless." Read my column again.--
I did and you called him useless. See what you said in the first paragraph here. How did you not see what you wrote and deny you wrote it when it's a scroll up the page.
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When we first walked in, a woman came up to me and said, "I read your blog!" Hee hee! I was recognized! I was giddy for like half an hour! Here's a shout-out to Melissa from Arkansas who recognized me! (At least I hope that's her name. I'm horrible with names. If I got it wrong, I apologize. I'm so sorry!)
I think Disney is overpriced and I hate how they route half the rides to exit through a gift shop. I think it's really cost prohibitive for the average family. Until this year, there was no way we could afford such a trip. Still, I have to admit there's something magical about the place. Their attention to detail amazes me. From the employees' costumes, to the music, the design of the buildings, the decor and decorative accents, and the landscaping, everything just flows and blends with the area it's in.
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I will not be so bold as to say that I can prove the resurrection didn't happen but I will argue that it has not been proven that it happened and there is no reason to believe it happened based on the evidence. There are three other plausible hypotheses two of which are introduced in the Bible itself for what might have happened to the body of Jesus. It might have been stolen, or since Jesus was only on the cross for about six hours, he might not have been dead at all. The Koran tells us that he wasn't. Another plausible explanation is that the story of the resurrection might have been Folklore.
"Folklore whether oral or written is characterized by multiple existence and variation. The variation may be reflected in such details as different names, different numbers, or different sequences of lines" (Dundes, 7). This would also account for the different stories between Paul and the Gospels.
The argument as I understand goes like this.
Premise1: The Gospels are a testimony that the resurrection happened
Warrant1: We would expect testimony for something this important
Premise2: The gospels support each others testimony within reason
Warrant2: We would expect there to be variation in different testimonies.
Premise3: There is no body
Warrant3: There would be no body if he was taken up to heaven.
Premise4: People suffered and died to defend the idea of the resurrection
Warrant4: People would not suffer and die to defend if it were not true.
Conclusion: The resurrection happened.
There are strong and weak forms of evidence and argument. Testimony is regarded as weak evidence because it is based on a presumption of the honesty of the speaker. Presumptions from testimony are defeasible because they are not based on objective 'hard' evidence. They can be overturned by the introduction of new information. Corroboration can make testimony stronger. Expert witness testimony is stronger based on the presumption that the expert is in a "position to know". Objective or 'hard' evidence can make testimony stronger. First hand testimony is more plausible than second hand testimony. One way to test testimony is cross-examination. Cross-examination checks for consistency and plausibility. In a legal case, witnesses are required to swear to the truth of their statements introducing pressure on them to tell the truth under penalty of law (Walton). In the case of the Gospels, there is no clear pressure from consequences to tell the truth and the length of time from the source make it unlikely that a challenge would be issued among believers.
In the case of the scriptures, Paul (50-60CE) was the earliest account of the resurrection. His details don't match with the Gospels. Mark was second (65-80 CE), his don't match with what the other three said even if Matthew (80-100CE) and Luke (80-130 CE) copied Mark heavily to make their own. John (90-120CE) is farthest away from the incident, up to 90 years after the fact (Home). This is not corroboration, this is plagiarism and it would not have been a violation of the principles of canonization since they were not canonized yet. It is unlikely that the apostles or even eyewitnesses wrote any of the Gospels. That makes them at least second hand testimony.
Since Mark was probably not an eyewitness, he must have put his Gospel together from a source such as 'oral tradition'; stories he heard, collected and wrote down and/or other writings. He may not have realized that the major points of his resurrection story came from Daniel, especially chapter 6. The irony is that Daniel in the Lions Den is similar to Aesops Fable "The Lion and the Slave" written up to 500 years before (Aesop). Another characteristic of the Book of Daniel is that according to Tim Callahan, "in general the history in Daniel is so corrupted that it must be (written) by someone who lived much later and was unfamiliar with the specifics of a far-off time (Callahan, 335).
The points of similarity to Daniel 6 are as follows.
* The leader of a nation opposed to the spokesman for Gods people (Darius of Persia, Joseph of Arimathea)
* Yet one who reveres that spokesman (Daniel, Jesus)
* Though greatly distressed, feels obliged to place the spokesman into a pit in the ground and cover it with a stone (Lions Den, Tomb).
* An act that clearly means a permanent end.
* The Death of the spokesman is required by Law (Law of the Medes and Persians, the Law of Rome)
* The executor is reluctant to enforce it (Darius, Pilate)
* Despite reluctance and delay, late in the afternoon, both are placed in the pit
* Both are covered by a stone
* In both stories the one who put the stone in place has hope in the providence of God
* Early on a subsequent morning the pit is approached by those who care for the hero,
* Next comes joyful news
* The stone is removed
* death is miraculously overcome
* and deliverence is assisted by another entity
(Helms, 135)
Years later, Matthew and Luke evidently realized the source and modified Marks to create their own and make it match the Old Testament better. (Helms) Marks Gospel presented a problem because he had the women going to anoint the body and finding the body gone, a more plausible explanation than a resurrection would be that the body was stolen. Matthew 27:64 fixed this by having guards placed at the tomb to prevent that. This is called Redaction and typical of Folklore so this was not something necessarily deceitful.
So Paul was first, years after the fact. Mark was second even further after the fact. He said a youth told the women that Christ was risen, but they didn't tell anyone. Matthew Addresses the possibility that the body had been stolen, but changes the facts in his story to make that implausible, and changing the youth to an angel having the guards fall prostrate. Mark says that Jesus could not do miracles in home town because of their unbelief. Many of the best psychics have had that experience, especially in the midst of skeptics. Mark makes Jesus sound normal, and that his body was stolen. Mark was the closest to the event. There is no corroboration for Mark. Mark is unique. The most significant thing they agree on is that there was no body.
The Bible tells us that Jesus was on the cross for six hours or a little more. In fact, Pilate was surprised he was dead (Matt. 27). It appears to be unusual for six hours of crucifixion to kill a man. The historian Josephus wrote about pleading for a reprieve for two of his crucified friends and reports that one of them lived. Roman-style crucifixions usually resulted in the victim dying of suffocation after days. Ritual crucifixion happens in the Philippines, even in some cases using nails through the hands not resulting in death (Crucifixion). A New Scientist magazine article says that in some cases the time it takes to die could be short but overall the intent of crucifixion was torture till death and in some cases, the legs were broken to hasten death (Cross). The Bible tells us Jesus legs weren't broken. Joseph of Arimethea went to ask for the body and got it. The Koran may be right in saying that Jesus wasn't dead yet:
4:157 And because of their saying: We slew the Messiah, Jesus son of Mary, Allah's messenger - they slew him not nor crucified him, but it appeared so unto them; and lo! those who disagree concerning it are in doubt thereof; they have no knowledge thereof save pursuit of a conjecture; they slew him not for certain.
This would explain sightings after the fact, but it is not clear if he went straight to heaven, to Galilee or if he hung out in Jerusalem for a little while. It would make sense if he went straight to Galilee (Marks version) if he survived and was making an escape.
He was in the tomb less than 48 hours. Friday evening to Sunday morning is not 48 hours. Three days is seventy two hours. They were at least 24 hours short of seventy two hours. The sign of Jonah was three days not one day and two nights. To say that Jesus was in the tomb for three days requires a bit of equivocation on the meaning of "three days".
The Gospel of Mark is similar to Daniel in the Lions den, and Daniel in the Lions den is similar to Aesops "The Lion and the Slave". The characteristics of Folklore are multiple existence and variation
Premise1: The Gospels are a testimony that the resurrection happened
Warrant1: We would expect testimony for something this important
Rebuttal: The Gospels were not eyewitness testimony. The Gospels have characteristics of Folklore. They could just as well be folklore.
Premise2: The gospels support each others testimony within reason
Warrant2: We would expect there to be variation in different testimonies.
Rebuttal: The stories are all inconsistent in the details, show signs of significant plagiarism, and were written at least a decade apart from each other. This is a characteristic of Folklore.
Premise3: There is no body
Warrant3: There would be no body if he was taken up to heaven.
Rebuttal: Jesus could have survived the crucifixion and had help getting out of the tomb. The story could also have been folklore.
Premise4: People suffered and died to defend the idea of the resurrection
Warrant4: People would not suffer and die to defend if it were not true.
Rebuttal: People suffer and die for Islam all the time.
Conclusion: The resurrection happened.
I think anyone would be justified in having a reasonable doubt about the resurrection.
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Callahan, Tim. 2002. Secret Origins of The Bible. California. Millennium Press.
"Cross Examination". 1995. Richard Forrest Nottingham. http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=lw195
"Crucifixion." Wikipedia. Wikipedia, 2007. 31 Mar. 2007. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crucifixion
Dundes, Alan. Holy Writ as Oral Lit: The Bible as Folklore. Lanham, Maryland. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
"Home".Early Christian Writings. Early Christian Writings, 2007. 31 Mar. 2007.
Helms, Randel. 1988. Gospel Fictions. Amherst, New York. Prometheus Books.
The Koran 4:157.
Walton, Douglas N. 1992. The Place of Emotion in Argument. University Park, Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania State University Press.
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Spring is tax season in the United States, but that also means it's the heart of the phishing season for Internet crooks.
According to the Merriam-Webster online dictionary, Phishing is "a scam by which an e-mail user is duped into revealing personal or confidential information which the scammer can use illicitly" 1.
Linda McGlasson at Government Information Security Blogs recently provided an excellent list of things to avoid in your e-mail inbox so you don't get hooked by phishers' subtle tricks:
Be a smart cybercitizen. If it looks fake, delete the message without opening it. If an e-mail seems legitimate and appears to come from a trusted source (such as the government), call the source directly rather than simply giving them certain information over the Web.
Look closely at the URL (web address) of any site you think you should click on. If any strange or extra numbers are added BEFORE the dot com, it is not a legitimate site. For example, www.mybank.xyz.com is not a link to MyBank—it's a link to XYZ.com, and that could be a mock up of a website that looks exactly like MyBank's site.
See the short security video here for more examples and information 3.
1 "Phishing." Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved from http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phishing
2 McGlasson, Linda. "It's Phishing Season; Beware These Scams" (18 February, 2010). Government Information Security News. Retrieved from http://blogs.govinfosecurity.com/posts.php?postID=451&rf=021810eg.
3 Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cyz90LRl2eQ&feature=player_embedded


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Pancake, sausage breakfast benefit
The Levy County Tax Collector's Office is having a benefit pancake breakfast for the Heddins Family from 7:45 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. at the Levy County Courthouse.
Proceeds will be used to help defray the medical bills for James & Michelle Heddins' daughter Ashley. She is undergoing her fourth round of chemotherapy. The latest treatment is working, according to the family, and in coming months she will begin the stem cell transplant.
Original Florida Tourism Task Force meeting
The Original Florida Tourism Task Force meets at 10 a.m. at the Dakota Winery in Chiefland.
Quilt museum open house
The Log Cabin Quilters are planning an Open House and to celebrate Winnelle Horne's life on Saturday, May 19, at the Levy County Quilt Museum. We will also celebrate the new Levy County Sheriff's substation that will be housed in the Museum. We invite you to come out and see what we are doing. We have set aside a corner to honor Mrs. Horne. We are 11050 N.W. 10th Ave, Chiefland. We are about one mile north of U.S. Highway 27A on Northwest 10th Avenue between Chiefland and Bronson.
Help 4-H shooters go to competition
Levy County 4-H Shooting Sports is having a "Tuesday Spaghetti Dinner" at 5 p.m. at the Levy County Extension Office Pavilion in Bronson. Dinners include spaghetti, salad, garlic bread, dessert, tea. Cost is adults, $5; and children, $3.
All proceeds go to the four muzzle loading shooters who will be traveling to Grand Island, Neb., in June to represent Florida at the 4-H National shooting competition. Each child must raise about $800 to attend.
Dinners can be made to go, eaten at the pavilion or delivered in the town of Bronson who can't travel.
Tickets are being sold for pre-pay orders or can be paid for the night of the dinner. For more information call Brenda Roberts at 486-4991 or 949-2839.
Levy County Republicans meet in Bronson
The Levy County Republican Executive Committee will meet starting with food and fellowship at 6:30 p.m. followed by a meeting at 7 p.m.
Come hear the current Republican leaders and candidates tell their stories, issues, solutions and more. Get to know them, pick up materials and shake their hands.
For more information, visit www.levyrepublicans.com.
Bronson homemakers annual bingo
The Bronson Home and Community Educators club will host its annual bingo from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Levy County Extension Center. The cost is $5 for two cards and $1 for two additional cards.
The club will provide drinks and dessert and there wil be prizes. For more information, call Dee Olsen at 486-2319.
May 31
Public hearing on Tarmac permit
A hearing to take public comment on the draft environmental impace statement for the Tarmac King Road mine will be held at 7 p.m. at the Inglis Community Center in Inglis.
The hearing is being held by the U.S. Department of Environmental Protection and the Army Corps of Engineers, the agency which drafted the report. For more information visit www.kingroadeis.com.
June 2
Chiefland Watermelon Festival, bike ride
The Chiefland Woman's Club is hosting the 58th Annual Chiefland Watermelon Festival in historic downtown Chiefland and partnering with the Suwannee Valley Rotary Club's 1st Tour De Melon. The Tour De Melon is a cycling event for cyclists of all ages on the Greenway Trail and local roadways. The Watermelon Festival will include a parade, watermelon pageants for all ages, watermelon contest, family fun, fanfare, arts, crafts, food and much more.
For more information visit: www.chieflandwomansclub.org and www.tourdemelon.com
June 9
BACK Fighting Cancer golf tourney
The Swinging for a Cure golf tournament is being replaced by a new tournament, the BACK Fighting Cancer golf tournament to be held at the Chiefland Golf and Country Club.
Proceeds will benefit BACK Fighting Cancer which in turn supports families in the Tri-County area who have a child who has been diagnosed with cancer.
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County Cork Irish Pub Hearty fare and breathtaking views of the bay every day
In the land of the Blarney stone and lucky pots of gold, an expression rises up over the rolling emerald hills ~ "Slainte"! "Slainte", the word for "down the hatch" or "bottoms up", can be heard in pubs across the county -and now, in the Greenwich Cove home of County Cork Irish Pub. As soon as you walk into this authentic Irish pub, you can feel the spirit of this beautiful, distant land, and will want to join in the revelry. "Slainte" to you in bonny Warwick!
County Cork Irish Pub is the passion of Ireland native "Cora from Cork" and her husband Patrick. This welcoming, pub-style restaurant, just minutes from the Greenwich Bay Marina, is the ideal place to quench your thirst with a Guinness beer, Irish whiskey or maybe even one of this autumn's full-bodied pumpkin beers. As the season turns and the days grow colder, indulge in a bowl of County Cork's famous Guinness Irish Stew or clam-packed chowder.
This fall, house chef Shawn is serving up some homemade chili - Tennessee style! When the deep South meets the Irish palate, you are sure to have a feast of flavors ~ we are talking spicy and hot, with a puddle of potatoes sunk in the middle, smothered with melted cheese for an added flair. These favorites round out a full menu of hearty lunch and dinner options, and a list of daily specials such as Ribeye Steak and Calamari with Pepper Rings.
Owner Cora recently lent her lustrous voice to the Garden of Heroes ceremony at the State House. Though Irish, Cora is honored to sing the National Anthem of her adopted country and considers herself a "true patriot of the patriots" This football season, she celebrates our very own New England Patriots by offering up County Corks delicious .25 cent wings and pitchers of Coor's light for $14.00 and IPA's for $16.00.
County Cork Irish Pub is also a perfect destination to host your next party or fundraiser! What better place to surround your selves with 50 of your closet friends, teammates and loved ones than at this pub overlooking the sparkling bay? The outside terrace, open until it snows, will soon be bedecked with gas fires to light up the night. Perfection.
Don't forget to start your Saturday and Sunday morning from 8:30 until noon with a homemade breakfast at County Cork. Come enjoy a tasty menu of omelets, pancakes, home fries, breakfast meats and the best Bloody Mary's this side of the Atlantic.
As if it could get any better, there is live entertainment every Friday & Saturday from 8:00pm - midnight, and Sunday from 5:00-9:00pm. If you are lucky, you will here Cora's Gaelic voice, every other weekend.
County Cork Irish Pub is located at 50 Waterfront Drive in Warwick. For questions, call 732-2675. They are open Mon. & Tues. from 5:00pm -1:00am, and Wed. - Sunday, 12:30pm - 1:00am.