Helene Cooper and her amazing story of privilege and flight from Africa in “The House at Sugar Beach.”
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This is ridiculous — hundreds killed or wounded in a terror attack in India and all you do is offer rebroadcasts.
Next time you ask me for membership renewal I’ll tell you where to go.
You people are useless.
Posted by Robbins, on November 28th, 2008 at 9:43 am ESTHow obtuse, petulant, and unreasonable can you get?
Didn’t it occur to you that the tireless and always current Tom Ashbrook and the Friday panel might just want to take this one day off to be with family, like millions of other hard working Americans?
Posted by Sandi Quotes, on November 28th, 2008 at 10:14 am ESTQuite right, Sandi, and it’s not just Mr. Ashbrook, but his staff and outside commentators who are taking the day off. Or did Robbins think Ashbrook did the whole show alone?
Posted by Peter Lake, on November 28th, 2008 at 10:46 am ESTOn Point isn’t some radio equivalent of CNN, but a more in-depth analysis of current events.
If Robbins needs to find out about the Islamo-fascist attacks then he need only turn on cable news.
Ashbrook will undoubtedly handle the topic next week when more facts are known.
Robbins, if you think On Point is a breaking news show, then you obviously haven’t been listening very carefully.
Posted by Brian, on November 28th, 2008 at 10:51 am ESTBy the way, this is a fascinating conversation.
Posted by Brian, on November 28th, 2008 at 10:52 am ESTI am glad about this rebroadcast (I missed its original airing). It has informed me about a topic of which I might have remained ignorant. What disturbes me, however, is how the ex-slaves who have ample memory of the horrible discrmination in the US replicated their own kind of discrimination toward the “country” people, who were the natives of the land that they “colonized.” Cooper’s narrative doesn’t seem to recognize this irony fully as she talks about how “proud” she is of her heritage (being descended from the “founder” of Liberia) and reminiscing with tenderness her life of extreme privilege.
Posted by Stella, on November 28th, 2008 at 11:25 am ESTThere are many Liberian women living and working in Worcester, Ma. They have survived the hell that was Liberia and the camps in Ghana and the Cote d’Ivoire.
Countries at war educate no one well and women less than that. These Worcester Liberians are working in the health care field and going to school to learn basic reading and writing skills.They are caring for their children while living in some of the meanest ares of the city. They are sending money to families at home. Mr. Ashbrook, they are worthy of a spot on your program.
Posted by Sue, on November 29th, 2008 at 8:34 am ESTWhat a bunch of on point sycophants!
On Point is supposed to deal with current events as well as cultural programs. If Tom Ashbrook wants a day off, let him get someone else to sit in for him.
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