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The End of Tolerance forBS
April 16, 2009
Things are rough for a lot of people, including me and Sam Zell, facing the publishing precipice. But if there&;s a silver lining, America may have reached the end of its tolerance for bullshit.
Consider:
Instead of placating the pirates of Somalia, the Navy shot them on President Obama&;s order. And few weep for the tragically early demise of these teenagers.
Although they love illusionists, they&;re not big on bullshit in Nevada. That&;s why OJ Simpson was convicted of robbery and kidnapping in Las Vegas and immediately remanded to prison, where he is serving what could be a 15-year sentence.
Texas legislators are getting sick of creationism in the public schools.
Despite his millions (billions?), Bernard Madoff was immediately put in jail after he pleaded guilty. He remains there today, even though his lawyers argued he should remain free before sentence is pronounced in June.
Even celebrity Phil Spector was found guilty by an LA jury of murdering Lana Clarkson and, again, sent immediately to jail while awaiting sentencing. This jury didn&;t buy that Clarkson killed herself on her first date with Spector.
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