Spring Break
Columnist longs to report serious journalism
Column: Media Bias
Steve Markley, Senior Staff Writer
Issue date: 4/22/05 Section: OpEd Page
Sure, I've made a splash once or twice as a columnist, but now when people tell me, "I read your column," I really have no clue what that means. It could mean that they read my delightful comments on the Pope and agree that contributing to the AIDS crisis in Africa and Latin America by telling his followers that condoms will send you to hell should get him a Nobel Prize for Slack-Jawed Idiocy (they changed it because they couldn't find anyone for the Peace thingy anymore). Invariably, it could also mean that you find me detestable and repugnant (and not just because of my goiter) and would rather circumcise yourself with a bear trap than ever speak to me again. Basically, I've just stopped all social interaction to avoid this predicament.
Anyway, the point I think I was trying to make was that from now on I will try to dedicate myself to more serious journalistic endeavors. That is, until the editors reject my story about how Richard T. Farmer drinks the blood of virgins to protect his wealth, at which point I will revert to making jokes about poop.
Anyway, the point I think I was trying to make was that from now on I will try to dedicate myself to more serious journalistic endeavors. That is, until the editors reject my story about how Richard T. Farmer drinks the blood of virgins to protect his wealth, at which point I will revert to making jokes about poop.
