Etops, I share you sentiment of alarm at what appears to be the falling standards in journalism and I appreciate allot of your posts.

However, I am even more alarmed by the decline in the standards of politeness and common decency. Calling a lady we don't know from Adam a "chick" and a "bimbo" amongst other things, especially when she is not party to the discussion and thus unable to defend herself, would be an example of such a decline as far as I am concerned.

[This message has been edited by Mvic (edited 12-26-2001).]