'Hero' of Chile is rock bottom.

A slightly different news bulletin from the one we were given:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/columnists/reade/2010/10/21/hero-of-chile-is-rock-bottom-115875-22649215/

They had maps, charts, videos, stories on the group's married man (men) with mistresses, discussion of what the miners hoped to eat for their first warm dinner when they got out, information on the arrival of hair dressers and lingeree salespeople from the big cities to get the waiting ladies all decked out, news the US astronauts had advice for miners, as well as miners from the U.S. with advice for the 33, miners from Australia, the attempt to glorify the US drilling operator, Team B, as the 2nd Coming of Christ, even a heated discussion in LBN coming close to blows with the wingers actually accusing people who DIDN'T think the guy from Colorado deserves to be viewed as a god, as being anti-American, interesting tidbits that one of them used to be a footballer, one was from Bolivia, etc., etc., but they plain just didn't feel there was time enough to mention these men knew there was a problem, begged for help, and were denied before it was too late.

So the government decides to send 25 bidness men along with Pinera to strike while the iron was hot by working this event as a chance to solicit more bidness from Europe.

Every cloud just might have a silver lining, eh? Or gold, as the case may be?

Very sad news they had to live with the knowledge they had actually heard the ground itself moving from down below. That would drive some people mad, I have no doubt. Then dead silence from the ones who could help. Unbelievable.

Thanks for the article. Didn't know 13 men already were killed in the same mine, and that it had been closed earlier because it was dangerous.

Can only hope all the noise, circus atmosphere surrounding the rescue will help to draw attention to those urgently needed laws to bring humane attention to poor people in hard jobs which shouldn't be fatal.

is not considered appropriate for you in the US. Not that this was reported in most of our rabid corporatist press and TV, but the Mirror, sadly corrupted by NuLab(c) is still occasionally a beacon of sanity. I must say I'm surprised none of it appeared in the Guardian.

That Archbishop Helder Camara, whose comment about capitalism I use for my signature line, must have turned in his grave at what had really transpired. An attitude of the Latin american right, with which he was all too familiar, of course. I'm sure you're familiar with his more well-known comment that when he gave to the poor, they called him a saint, but when he asked why they were so poor and hungry, they called him a Communist.

It tickles me to death. Is it just vernacular?

He's been using the word "bidness" since the 80s.

just as funny, but I can't remember it. It's always more satisfying to use "bidness" when possible.

after Katrina, but nobody bought it ... I don't believe the people of Chile are buying that b.s. either (the media is just hype)

committed to a home for their own, and society's good. His seizure of the Presidency was so toxic it seems only yesterday that he left Washington. It's all still so rancid. He put our country back several decades, and it started as soon as he entered the stolen White House, day by day, overturning every important step taken during the previous administration to make important, desperately needed changes.

What a shame his love slaves are still all around us, as ignorant, and idiotic, underhanded, and violent as always.

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