Now that the National Football League owners have successfully revealed themselves to be a collection of tightwads and nitwits, could we please, as a people, use this moment to pay homage to the struggling concept of expertise?
You know exactly what those owners were thinking. They pay obscene sums of money to the players, who perform in ridiculously expensive stadiums, some of which, heaven forbid, the owners even funded themselves. The television audience isn’t going anywhere, except maybe to the kitchen for another beer and a fresh bag of Doritos.
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maybe hack if words like integrity still mattered a hack like you would morph back into being a real journalist once again. ma
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Thank you MikeArnold for a point well illustrated. Compare a thought out article vs a spasmodic diatribe.
great article
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Hold on here. It is no triumph for expertise. it is a microcosm of how a business plays a zero sum game works. Simply put the owners wanted an "I win you lose" scenario. Yes maybe there were some really bad calls but most of them were just fine. No one left their seats and gee enough ink and blather has been expended to energize almost the whole nation. Also no one got hurt or died. In the meantime the owners revealed their greediness refusing to dole out an earned share of the profits to their employees. What did they get? A little raise but also some security in life when they retire. It was a lesson that workers have strength sticking together and are clear about justifying their claims to expanded income and better working conditions. So the upshot is that experienced refs do add a significant contribution to the sport and should be paid for it. The larger sums should not make other workers jealous but make them understand if they are an important part of an enterprise they should be treated accordingly. Too many working stiffs compare their paychecks to the higher rollers instead of figuring out if they are of more worth to their organization and then fighting for it. These locked out refs should be praised for their actions not vice versa.
Nowhere is this more true than with education reformers. Everyone is an expert--the more removed from the classroom, the greater the expert.
Hear, hear, Brian! I won't venture to say you're an expert (!), but you have certainly honed your craft over the years and make a compelling argument for respecting those who have worked to master a field, a craft, an experience. Yes, louder doesn't mean more truthful or reliable. It just means loud.
Colonel in the National Guard trumps Professor in my book, not to mention title of US Senator which he will still hold after the election.
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NFL owners are just like the NHL owners - greedy - the fans be damned!
McGory, looking forward to your article on Warren practicing law without a license. Is that coming out Monday, the day of the debate, just to add a little balance for your last attack on Brown?
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In the public mind, honesty and competence in calling football games clearly outranks honesty and competence in legislating and governing, where bad calls are the norm.