" Brain Droppings " all over the place !

I read in the Providence Journal this morning that the prominent

    Boston Globe columnist, Mike Barnacle , is being asked to resign - " in

    the wake of plagarism (sic ) accusations.  It seems that in big business

    journalism nowadays brains are indeed dropping all over the place.

        At first I was tempted to defend Barnicle against an over-reaction.

    But reading the more detailed story in Boston Globe, I just feel sad

    and a little betrayed. After all plagiarizing jokes is not as big a

    deal as telling lies and smearing reputations. Or inventing " characters"

    to write about in a " serious " column.

         Is it not just plain CORRUPT to plug on TV a book  ( " Brain Droppings " by

    comedian George Carlin ) that you now say you've not even read ?  I recall

    Patricia Smith had ounce " reviewed " a performance of a show she had

    never attended .

           Most  " one liner " columns I read in newspapers seem unworthy of

    even a mediocre talent. All these columnist are being " stupid and lazy "

    to use Barnicle's own words.

          There is enough fluff in the very contents of most newspapers

    nowadays . Do serious columnists have to compete with cheap, two bit

    entertainers ?

          Yes indeed, your brains are dropping all over the place. Are

    there no H.L Menckens anymore. Are brains taboo in the newspaper

    " entertainment " business ?

             If the Pope did report the baseball scores, he might just

    put you out of business !