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Media Laziness

by John Cole|  January 24, 20036:08 am| 1 Comment

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So you want to write a story about oil well fires, and how we should be prepared to puta bunch of them out if there is another Gulf War? Great idea. A different angle, allowing you to speculate about the future based on an established history of what happened in the first Gulf War. But tell me, how do you write a 7,000 word story about oil well fires and not once mention Red Adair: An American Hero?

I met Red Adair when I was in Kuwait in 1991- so maybe I am biased. But, c’mon. He essentially invented the field of oil well fire containment.

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    Kathy K

    January 25, 2003 at 7:01 pm

    I think the author is far more interested in preaching doom and gloom than in recognizing the much more interesting subject of how we can deal with it if it does happen.

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