Do you ever wonder if Fred is secretly a leftie, and this is all an elaborate satire?
The problem being, of course, that anyone who has ever heard of Phelps will already KNOW what he has to say. The man’s opinions are as predictable as the sun rising in the East every morning.
Interestingly enough, that’s almost word-for-word what I asked auntie em tonight while at dinner.
Yes, and anyone who’s ever seen a train wreck/car crash will know roughly what to expect. Doesn’t combat rubbernecking one iota:)
Re: Fred being a leftie, there is a not insubstantial group on this here MB who think Fred might actually be gay, and this is all to make us think he’s incredibly heterosexual, since after all nobody could be gay if they’re this anti-gay. Self-hate must be unknown to him or something.
Hey, it’s a thorny issue, you know? I’ve been flogging myself for not having a gospel answer. Maybe I should ask a Rolling Stone?
Another possibility:
The Duluth paper is part of the Knight Ridder newspaper publishing chain, which also owns the St. Paul Pioneer Press, which is my local rag.
Now, the bosses at the PiPress use the Duluth paper to “break in” green reporters. They learn their chops in Duluth and those that show promise are promoted to work in St. Paul at the PiPress.
Thus, the Duluth Tribune is almost entirely staffed by still-wet-behind-the ears journalism school graduates who don’t have a good feel for what kind of sources should be included in a story. If they don’t get promoted, and stay in Duluth, well then they are most likely sub-par material that will never obtain more advanced journalism skills (it’s the Peter Principle in action, people!).
I’ve seen the most Ogawful stories by Duluth Tribune writers (whose stories are sometimes picked up and printed by the PiPress).