for the 12 YO vac collector!
kennyGF
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/03/assignment_america/main1276706.shtml
kennyGF
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/03/assignment_america/main1276706.shtml
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Just goes to show what the general population still think about people who collect appliances. 'Is he tidy or troubled'?
I guess collecting baseball cards and coins is a much more suitable hobby. LOL! Oh Brother.
I guess collecting baseball cards and coins is a much more suitable hobby. LOL! Oh Brother.
Is he tidy or troubled??
It will never cease to amaze me how "adults" could be so insensitive to a child, especially ones who hold a position of higher power/visibility such as people in the media.
Of course we all are intelligent enough know the answer to that question which of course is neither. He just likes having fun like the rest of us.
It will never cease to amaze me how "adults" could be so insensitive to a child, especially ones who hold a position of higher power/visibility such as people in the media.
Of course we all are intelligent enough know the answer to that question which of course is neither. He just likes having fun like the rest of us.
I don't think I'd look to TV News (an industry populated by bobble-head dolls masquerading as reporters) for guidance as to whether a child is "troubled" or not.
I sent the following complaint to CBS News:<blockquote>On the page for Steve Hartman Reports: Assignment America, the description for the voting choice of Vacuum Collector is "As a kid, you may have collected coins or baseball cards. But 12-year-old Kyle Krichbaum collects …vacuum cleaners. He's got more than 100 uprights. Is he tidy or troubled? Send Steve to meet him."
I find the line "Is he tidy or troubled" to be highly offensive. I ask that you remove the sentence, it does not need to be there. A newspaper is out-of-line in effectively passing judgment with that inflammatory comment. I personally do not collect vacuums, but I am involved with a group that collects washing machines. These hobbies are unusual but certainly the individuals involved are no more "mentally" or "emotionally" troubled than people who collect model trains or postage stamps or a particular brand/model of automobile.<blockquote>
I find the line "Is he tidy or troubled" to be highly offensive. I ask that you remove the sentence, it does not need to be there. A newspaper is out-of-line in effectively passing judgment with that inflammatory comment. I personally do not collect vacuums, but I am involved with a group that collects washing machines. These hobbies are unusual but certainly the individuals involved are no more "mentally" or "emotionally" troubled than people who collect model trains or postage stamps or a particular brand/model of automobile.<blockquote>
Either way, I hope he wins. I want to see his collection!
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Yeah, that's really unfortunate that they did that, and I hope he doesn't see it. His article ran in the LA newspaper and there was no such wording in it.
Interesting to see Steve Hartman has gone on the big leagues. He was on channel 5 in Minneapolis once upon a time. His segment was called "Hart of The City" and he did human interest stories.
It's been interesting to see how many tv news people from Minneapolis have landed here in LA as well.
Interesting to see Steve Hartman has gone on the big leagues. He was on channel 5 in Minneapolis once upon a time. His segment was called "Hart of The City" and he did human interest stories.
It's been interesting to see how many tv news people from Minneapolis have landed here in LA as well.
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