Re: Just as I thought

There's a reason for that, I think.

He's not just cracking jokes or throwing insults. He thinks about things,
and writes what he thinks.

We live in such a fractured culture that it is almost impossible to take the
slams of politicians (for example) at face value. I always take Roger at
face value. (There's a joke in there somewhere.)

Johne Cook
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On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Karl Swenson <[email protected]>wrote:

> Gotta love Ebert, he stands by what he says, for ill or nil.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On
> Behalf Of Johne Cook
> Sent: Wednesday, June 22, 2011 1:21 PM
> To: DADL (off topic)
> Subject: Re: [DADL-OT] Just as I thought
>
> Twice the legal limit - Dunn was drunk and speeding.
> http://mashable.com/2011/06/22/ryan-dunn-crash-report/
>
> Ryan Dunn Crash Report Released Online: Blood Alcohol Twice Legal
> Limit<http://mashable.com/2011/06/22/ryan-dunn-crash-report/>
>   15 minutes ago by Christina
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> A new toxicology report indicates that *Jackass* star Ryan
> Dunn<http://mashable.com/follow/topics/ryan-dunn>'s
> blood alcohol level was twice the legal limit at the time of his fatal car
> crash <http://mashable.com/2011/06/20/ryan-dunn-crash/>.
>
> After initially stating that toxicology results would take four to six
> weeks
> to deliver, the West Goshen Township Police Department were able to provide
> a
> report<
> http://www.metro.us/philadelphia/local/article/897438--ryan-dunn-twic
> e-as-drunk-as-legal-limit-police-say>Wednesday.
>
> Early reports from Barnabies, the West Chester, Pennsylvania bar that Dunn
> was at before the accident, indicated that the star had three beers and
> three shots of liquor. The police report indicates that Dunn's blood
> alcohol
> level was 0.196%, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08%. "No drugs of
> abuse" were detected.
> <
> http://www.metro.us/philadelphia/local/article/897438--ryan-dunn-twice-as-d
> runk-as-legal-limit-police-say>
>
> The crash investigation indicates that Dunn's vehicle, a Porsche, was
> traveling between 132 to 140 miles per hour at the time of the crash.
> That's
> far faster than the 100 mph speed we previously estimated.
>
> The incredibly fast turnaround from the police department in the Dunn case
> may be associated with the growing media attention - online and off -
> related to the crash and the reaction from celebrities.
>
> Film critic Roger Ebert <http://mashable.com/follow/topics/roger-ebert>
> has
> been criticized for insensitively
> remarking<
> http://mashable.com/2011/06/20/roger-ebert-jackass-drunk-driving/>
> on
> Dunn's fate on Twitter and Facebook. His Facebook page was briefly removed
> <http://mashable.com/2011/06/21/roger-ebert-facebook/> following
> complaints
> about his comment. Since then, Ebert has attempted to clarify his remarks
> <http://mashable.com/2011/06/21/robert-ebert-tweet/>, noting that the
> timing
> of his tweet may have been insensitive, but he still stood by them.
>
> *Photograph courtesy of Philly
> Metro<
> http://www.metro.us/philadelphia/local/article/897438--ryan-dunn-twice
> -as-drunk-as-legal-limit-police-say>
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> Johne Cook
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>
> On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Mike Findlay
> <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > Obviously!
> >
> > Mike F.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Bruce Geerdes <[email protected]>
> > To: DADL (off topic) <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Wed, June 22, 2011 10:56:58 AM
> > Subject: Re: [DADL-OT] Just as I thought
> >
> > On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 9:54 AM, Mike Findlay
> > <[email protected]>
> > wrote:
> > >>I think the main distinction with Ebert is what Paul brought up, his
> > > Twitter account is very much a public megaphone. We mere mortals can
> > > get away with a lot more on Twitter and Facebook than public figures
> > > like Ebert.<
> > >
> > > Now that is "mostly stating the obvious".  But still irrelevant to
> > > the
> > issue.
> > > We are talking about what Ebert said on twitter.  If it wasn't Ebert
> > >we wouldn't  be talking about it.
> >
> > So obvious you needed to restate it? ;)
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